Attack of the Nerves

True or False: A little anxiety is a normal human reaction to stress?

• True

• False

Anxiety is similar to ______.

What chemical does the body release during the fight-or-flight reaction?

• dopamine

• adrenaline

• stress

• oxygen

What changes may happen in the body when adrenaline is released?

• faster heart beat

• breathe quickens

• muscles tense

• sweating

What does William Shryer compare anxiety to that helps us to stay safe?

True or False: Anxiety is always bad?

• True

• False

What are two strategies people can use the next time they are feeling anxious?

You can use this sentence frame: Two strategies that people can use to help calm down are ______.

Think of a time that you may have felt anxiety in the past. What strategy or strategies have you tried that have worked?