WARM UP

NOTEBOOK CHECK TODAY!!

I AM LOOKING TO SEE THAT YOU TAKE GOOD

NOTES50 POINTS

TODAY WE WILL…

• DEFINE ANXIETY• IDENTIFY SYMPTOMS / PHYSICAL

EFFECTS OF ANXIETY• IDENTIFY SITUATIONS THAT MAKE US

ANXIOUS• DISCUSS HOW TO DEAL WITH

ANXIETY

ANXIETY• FEELING NERVOUS, UPTIGHT, UNEASY OR APPREHENSIVE• DISCUSS WITH A PARTNER WHAT THIS DEFINITION MEANS.

HOW ANXIETY MAKES US FEEL

•DISCUSS WITH A PARTNER WHAT ANXIETY DOES TO YOUR BODY AND MIND. •HOW DOES ANXIETY MAKE

YOU FEEL?

PHYSICAL EFFECTS OF ANXIETY

• “BUTTERFLIES” IN STOMACH• INCREASED HEART RATE• SHAKY HANDS / VOICE• SWEATY HANDS / ARM-PITS / FORE-HEAD• MUSCLE TENSION / CLENCHING TEETH OR

JAW• DRY MOUTH• HARD TIME CONCENTRATING

WORKBOOK ACTIVITY

•COMPLETE PAGES 58 AND 59 IN YOUR LIFE SKILLS WORKBOOK.

DEALING WITH ANXIETY

•BRAINSTORM WAYS PEOPLE DEAL WITH ANXIETY

BAD WAYS OF DEALING WITH ANXIETY

• SMOKING• DRINKING ALCOHOL• DRUG USE• IGNORING THE PROBLEM• EATING• BAD BEHAVIOR

GOOD WAYS OF DEALING WITH ANXIETY

• EXERCISE• LAUGHTER• MUSIC• TALKING TO SOMEONE• DOING SOMETHING FUN• CHALLENGE YOURSELF TO BEAT THE

ANXIETY

LS WORKBOOK

• PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 57• WE WILL LOOK AT WAYS TO BEAT ANXIETY

TOGETHER AS A CLASS

Quiz!!!!

•Look at your notes for a short quiz