- excessive anxiety, worry or
fear
- a specific fear that signifucantly
interferes with a student's daily life
- rapid heartbeat, shortness of
breath, dizzieness, nausea or digestion problems
- concentration difficulties,
trouble sleeping, irritability
Goals:
- verbally indentify specific
worries, fears and anxieties
- reduce anxiety so that daily
fumctioning is not impaired
- increase physical exercise as
means of reducing anxiety feelings
- implement relaxation and cognitive
diversion acyivities to decrease the level of anxiety
Online Resources:
The Child Anxiety
Network
http://www.childanxiety.net/
All About Anxiety
(for Teens)
http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/mental_health/anxiety.html
Test Anxiety (for
Teens)
http://kidshealth.org/teen/school_jobs/school/test_anxiety.html
Anxiety
http://www.massgeneral.org/schoolpsychiatry/info_anxiety.asp
Self-test for Teens
http://www.adaa.org/GettingHelp/SelfHelpTests/selftest_ADA.asp
Anxiety Disorders
in Children and Teens
http://www.adaa.org/GettingHelp/FocusOn/Children&Adolescents.asp
Stress and Anxiety
in Teenagers
http://www.stressandanxietyinteenagers.com/
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