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What is the name of this group?
CALM Kids
What feeling did we learn about in this group?
Anxiety
What was a goal of this group?
Learn how to cope with anxiety
What was one group rule?
Raise your hand; Ask permission; Do not speak while others are talking; Be respectful; What is said here, stays here; Always try your best
Demonstrate how to do deep breathing.
Breathing in through your nose, and blowing out through your mouth.
Guess the thinking trap!
When we believe we know what other people are thinking (when we really don't!), we are being like...
Psychic Suki - Mind Reading
Fill in the blank: Avoiding things that makes you nervous make you feel more ________________.
Anxiety
Guess the thinking trap!
When we focus on the negative, we are being like...
Negative Nina - Ignoring the Positive
Name a kind of relaxation exercise.
Deep breathing; Progressive muscle relaxation; Guided imagery
What is one skill you learned in this group?
Identifying triggers; Relaxation skills; Thinking traps; Detective thinking
What did we do with the anxiety thermometer?
Helped us organize our anxiety triggers from most fearful to least fearful.
What is one example of a thinking trap?
Psychic Suki/Mind Reading; Jumping Jack/Jumping to Conclusions; Disaster Darrell/Assuming the Worst; Negative Nina/Ignoring the Positive
Give 3 examples of physical symptoms of anxiety.
Heart racing; Difficulty breathing; Muscle tension; Headaches; Sweatiness
What is progressive muscle relaxation?
An exercise where you tense your muscles and then relax them.
What should you do if you have an anxious thought?
Use detective thinking
Give 3 examples of anxiety triggers.
Taking a test; Speaking in front of class; Crowds; Speaking to new people; Alarms
What are the responses for the internal alarms in our bodies?
Fight, Flight, Freeze
What are the five senses and which relaxation exercise uses all five of them?
See, touch, feel, hear, taste
Guided Imagery!
What are thinking traps?
Patterns of thinking that increase our anxiety.
Give 2 examples of anxious behavior.
Running away; Avoiding; Nail biting; Crying