What is Anxiety? 🧠
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This feeling happens when your brain thinks something might be dangerous, even if it’s not.
Answer: What is anxiety?
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Why did the student eat his homework?
Answer: Because the teacher said it was a piece of cake!
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Taking slow breaths in through your nose and out through your mouth is called this calming skill.
Answer: What is deep breathing?
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This animal sleeps up to 20 hours a day and loves naps.
Answer: What is a cat?
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This type of thought assumes something bad will happen without proof.
Answer: What is a worry thought?
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This body part sends alarm signals when you feel scared or worried.
Answer: What is the brain?
200
Why can't you give Elsa a balloon?
Answer: Because she will let it go!
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This coping skill uses your five senses to help calm your mind.
Answer: What is grounding?
200
This animal’s fingerprints are so similar to humans that they can confuse scientists.
Answer: What is a koala?
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Asking “Is this thought 100% true?” helps you do this to your worries.
Answer: What is challenge or question your thoughts?
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Name one body clue that might happen when someone feels anxious (like sweaty hands or fast heartbeat).
Answer: What are body symptoms of anxiety? (examples: fast heart, sweaty hands, shaky feeling)
300
What do you call a bear with no teeth?
Answer: A gummy bear!
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Saying kind things to yourself like “I can handle this” is called this.
Answer: What is positive self-talk?
300
This animal can change colors to blend into its surroundings.
Answer: What is a chameleon?
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This means facing fears little by little instead of avoiding them.
Answer: What is exposure or brave practice?
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True or False: Anxiety is always bad and should never happen.
Answer: What is False? (Anxiety can sometimes help keep us safe.)
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Why did the math book look so sad?
Answer: Because it had too many problems.
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Moving your body, stretching, or going for a walk can help reduce this feeling.
Answer: What is anxiety or stress?
400
A group of flamingos is called this colorful word.
Answer: What is a flamboyance?
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When your brain acts like an alarm that goes off even when there is no fire.
Answer: What is a false alarm?
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This is when anxiety makes us imagine the worst possible outcome.
Answer: What is catastrophizing?
500
What do you call cheese that isn't yours?
Answer: Nacho cheese!
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This strategy means breaking a big scary problem into smaller steps.
Answer: What is problem solving (or taking small steps)?
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This sea animal has three hearts and blue blood.
Answer: What is an octopus?
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A helpful person you can talk to when anxious (teacher, parent, counselor) is called this.
Answer: What is a support person?