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Activates the parasympathetic nervous system, promoting relaxation and reducing anxiety.
Benefits of relaxation skills
What relaxation skills can help with anxiety? (3)
PMR, deep breathing, guided imagery
Coping skills to use when you see 'red'
Punch a pillow, yell, cry, TIP skills...
Telling the brain that there is no danger, and everything is alright.
What is relaxation skills
The fastest land animal in the world is this big cat
What is a cheetah?
Physiological changes such as increased heart rate, rapid breathing, and muscle tension.
What is anxiety
What is a skill known to help with fear or feeling 'numb' (5 senses)
grounding skills - touch, taste, hearing, vision, smell
Box breathing, belly breathing, rainbow breathing...
Thoughts, feelings, behaviors?
What is the CBT triange
This professional basketball player is often referred to as “King James” and has won multiple NBA championships.
Who is LeBron James?
These skills, often used alongside other CBT techniques like exposure therapy and cognitive restructuring,
Relaxation skills
The "rest and digest" system, also known as the...
Parasympathetic nervous system
Fight, flight, freeze responses?
How anxiety triggers the nervous system
This exercise combines movement with breathing.
What is yoga
This country is famous for the Great Wall, Terracotta Army, and Beijing
What is China?
Visualizing calming scenes or experiences can help reduce stress and promote relaxation?
What is guided imagery.
The 'fight or flight' response system?
Sympathetic nervous system
Purposely tightening your muscles and releasing your muscles can trick your brain into not staying tight/tense.
What is progressive muscle relaxation
'Just calm down'
What is not helpful
This shiny celestial body orbits the Earth and reflects sunlight.
What is the moon
Practicing meditation and mindfulness can help individuals focus on the present moment and reduce racing thoughts.
What is Mindfulness
Skiing in the mountain, lying on the beach, my happy place...
What is guided imagery
Cortisol
What is a stress hormone, released in your brain
Focuses on paying attention to physical sensations throughout the body, promoting awareness of tension and allowing for its release.
What is the Body Scan
This movie series features a team of superheroes, including Iron Man, Captain America, and Thor.
What is The Avengers?