Brain and Body
When anxiety shows up, your heard may beat faster and your body prepares to deal with danger. This is called the ________ response?
What is fight/flight/freeze?
Anxiety often starts with worried _______ that pop into your mind.
What are thoughts?
Butterfiles or pain in this body part are common signs of anxiety.
What is your stomach?
Slow breathing that fills your stomach like a balloon is called.
What is belly breathing/deep breathing?
Anxiety is a feeling that tries to protect us from _______ or danger.
What is a threat?
Anxiety can make your breathing faster or shallow. Slowing it down help calm this body system.
What is the nervous system?
When your brain imagines the worst possible thing happening, this is called___________thinking.
What is catastrophic thinking?
When anxious, muscles in this area of the body often tighten up.
What are the shoulders and neck?
Naming 5 things you see, 4 things you hear, 3 things you feel is a __________ exercise.
What is grounding exercise?
Everyone experiences anxiety sometimes. This means anxiety is _____ for humans.
What is normal?
This brain part acts like the alarm system ad warms you about possible danger.
What is the amygdala?
A thought like " I will definitely fail this test" is an example of a __________ thought.
What is an anxious/negative thought?
Sweaty hands, shaky legs, or feeling hot are examples of anxiety ___________ signals.
What are body signals?
Talking back to anxious thoughs is called _______ your thoughts.
What is challenging or questioning your thoughts?
Avoiding something scary can make anxiety feel stronger over time. This is called the _____ cycle.
What is avoidance?
This calming system in your body turns on when you breathe slowly and relax.
What is the relaxation response/parasympathetic system?
A more balanced thought that challenges anxiety is sometimes called a __________thought.
What is a coping/balanced thought?
This feeling happends when breathing too fast and may make you feel dizzy or light-headed.
What is hyperventilating/breathing too fast?
Facing fears slowly instead of avoiding them is called _________ exposure.
What is gradual?
When anxiety tells you something is dangerous but it really isn't, it is giving a _______ alarm.
What is false?
When the alarm system turns on even when you're safe, it's alled a false _______.
What is alarm?
When your brain treats a possiblity as if it is guaranteed to happen, it is called ________ _______.
What is called fortune tellig?
When your body stays in anxiety mode too long, you might feel very tired. This is called _________ from stress.
What is fatigue/ exhaustion?
Doing things like exercise, drawing, or listening to music are healthy ___________ strategies.
What is coping?
Learning to notice thoughts, feelings and body signal without judging them is called__________.
What is mindfulness?