Anxiety Video
What part of the brain gets activated when we sense some kind of danger?
Amygdala
It gets us ready to react
What are the three reactions we could have when our brain senses danger?
Fight, flight or freeze
How is anxiety helpful?
It can alert us when there is actual danger or something threatening to us so we can take action
When does anxiety become problematic?
When our anxiety confuses nonthreatening situations (public speaking) for an actual threatening situation (being in an actual life-threatening situation)