Anxiety
Name 3 physical symptoms of anxiety.
Examples: Heart beating quickly, breathing rapidly, knot in stomach, etc.
What are primary emotions?
This is the part of our brain responsible for decision-making.
What is the pre-frontal cortex?
The breathing method we can use to regulate our emotions. (HINT: think of a square)
What is box breathing?
A specific 4-second breathing method we can use to regulate our emotions.
What is box breathing?
Name the diagram that shows us how anxiety rises and falls within us.
What is the anxiety cycle?
This is what we want to do to stop a dangerous situation from taking place.
What is prevention?
This part of our brain fires signals to our body in order to prepare us for fight, flight, or freeze.
What is the amygdala?
This coping skill involves picturing this common traffic sign.
What is a stop sign?
This is a type of communication that relies on our bodies, not our words.
What is non-verbal communication?
This is an empathetic action that involves listening.
What is active listening?
This diagram shows us how anger peaks within us, then how we return to normal.
What is the anger cycle?
This person was a man whose tragic accident helped us learn about the role of our brain in behavior.
Who is Phineas Gage?
Give an example of a trigger.
Disrespect, insults, lying, getting cut off in traffic, etc.
This type of effective communication has us using "I" instead of "you."
What is using "I" statements?
Name 3 examples of impulsive behaviors.
Destruction of property, escalating problems, frequent outbursts, etc.
This is a useful visual tool for seeing emotions that are experienced with anger.
What is the anger iceberg?
This is one of many chemicals that enters our body when we are becoming angry.
What is cortisol?
This coping skill requires you to remove yourself from the situation, in order to come back later with a different perspective.
What is a time-out?
What does the L in HALT stand for? (Can you name the other letters? 100 extra points per letter!)
What is loneliness?
Extra: Hunger, anger, tiredness
This part of the cycle of anxiety is when we stay away from things that can make us anxious.
What is "avoidance"?
Anger expressed in this way is directed at the other person to hurt him/her emotionally, physically or psychologically.
What is aggressive anger?
This is what the chemicals that come from our brain are called. (HINT: it begins with "neuro-"
This is a way to deconstruct an angry situation, identify triggers, and help us find ways we can act differently. (HINT: this is done by writing things down)
This diagram shows us how anger peaks within us, then how we return to normal.
What is the anger cycle?