Anxiety
A sudden feeling of intense fear or discomfort that peaks within minutes.
What is a panic atttack?
The ability to focus completely on a speaker, understand their message, comprehend the information and respond thoughtfully.
What is active listening?
The person whose job it is to be monitoring the chanichimot in their shtachim during zman chofshi and is key to limiting the chances of bullying taking place without madrichimot knowing.
Shetach Toran 😩
A great tool for opening up peulot and making sure chanichimot are engaged with one another as well as the peula.
A cute nickname for physical distancing.
What is fiddy diddy?
Name 3 everyday events at machaneh that could cause a chanichol to experience anxiety.
-meal times
-bed times
-tiyul
basically any time...
An exercise intended to promote effective and healthy breathing and breath control
What is a breathing exercise?
A core Habonim Dror movement value which reinforces the equal value of human life and is conveniently also a really good reason to make sure all chanichimot are being inclusive and respectful of one another.
Shivyon Erech Ha'Adam 🔥
An overwhelming experience which occurs when the body’s sensory system is over-stimulated and cannot take in or process additional input from the environment.
What is sensory overload?
Every 4-5 hours maximum.
How long can a medical (not reusable) mask be worn before it needs to be changed?
Name 3 differences between everyday anxiety and an anxiety disorder.
Everyday Anxiety:
-feeling nervous around new people
-worrying about getting to work on time
-feeling nervous before a big event
etc.
Anxiety Disorder:
-experiencing continuous anxious thoughts which interrupt and intrude upon daily life.
-feeling intense worry despite the lack of any threat
-backing out of social plans because the idea causes too much stress and worry
-trouble sleeping, eating, and generally functioning.
Strategies that can help a person manage their traumatic memories or strong emotions by encouraging them to focus on the present moment and their surroundings.
What is a grounding technique?
The number one preventer of bullying.
Name 3 techniques for helping out chanichimot who have difficulty paying attention for long periods of time.
-fidgets
-making sure medication is taken on time
-clearly outlining schedules and expectations
-let the chanichimot run part of a peula
-active methods
-pocket seder yom
Name 3 ways that you could make sure a chanichol feels heard about their Covid-19 concerns.
-reassuring and validating them
-understand the underlying need
-try to understand replacements or alternatives to meet that need
-be positive...but also realistic.