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Anxiety coping skills

Anxiety coping skills

Assessment

Presentation

Life Skills

9th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

Created by

Vivienne Mafé

Used 7+ times

FREE Resource

10 Slides • 4 Questions

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Stress and Anxiety coping skills

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Poll

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Your self-care habits are:

Great! I often put time aside for myself

They're okay, could be better

I don't practice any self-care habits

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Self-Care Assessments

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Did you...

gauge your self-care habits correctly?

Underestimate your self-care routine?

(Do you take care of yourself more than you thought?)

overestimate your self-care habits?

(Do you take care of yourself LESS than you thought?)

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Check all that applies to you:

I never experience any anxiety or stress

I mostly experience stress related to academics

I feel anxious most of the time

I am okay with school, but I am worried about other stuff

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Different Types of Stressors - same effect

​- Catastrophes

​- Significant life events

​- Daily Hassles

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​The Impact of Stress Hormones

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Stress does not make people sick

BUT it reduces immune system’s ability to function optimally

(and leaves us less able to resist infection).

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​First Step: Rule Out Any Deficiencies!

  • Thyroid problems

  • Iron deficiencies

  • ​Asthma

  • Vitamin D deficiency​

Drugs like caffeine, nicotine, THC, alcohol​

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​Supplements

  • ​Vitamin D

  • ​Vitamin B complex

  • ​Magnesium

  • 5-HTP​

  • ​GABA (-> inhibitory neurotransmitter)

  • L-Theanine (-> elevates levels of GABA, serotonin and dopamine)

  • Sam-e​ (-> serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine)​

​ALWAYS ASK THE NURSES/YOUR DOCTOR FOR ADVICE!

As a boarder, you need to get those supplements approved first!)

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Challenge ​Negative Self-Talk!

Stop and think:

Is my automatic thought part of my distress?

Could I view it more objectively?​

Trick your brain into releasing happy hormones!

(-> Botox Study)

https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.603087​

Practice self-kindness

​Put yourself first!!

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​Self Care Strategies - Make a Plan!

​What triggers you?

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​What calms you down?

​What will you do when you feel frustrated?

​Which friends/dorm parents/advisors/people can you approach?

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​Progressive Muscle Relaxation

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Open Ended

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a) What is a coping skill that has helped you in the past? b) Will you try to implement a strategy you learned today?

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​Thank You

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Stress and Anxiety coping skills

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