* Candy Friday! * Will your class qualify? * Assumptions Activity * T/F Quiz * Fear and Anxiety Differences * Work on your study guide HW/ Coming up: Time Management HW Activity due Thursday, the day of the test! College Stress Cheat Sheet due Thursday! Chapter 15 Test- Thursday! Study Guide due then, too! All missing work for this unit due then as well! Goal(s): To be able to explain fear and anxiety. To be able to recognize irrational assumptions. To be able to differentiate among defensive and active coping strategies. 1. Pick up the bell work. 2. Work on the bell work.

* In your notes, do the following: * Finish the statement: * I often worry about ___________________________.

* Now, answer this: * Q1: Is your cause of worry logical or unrealistic? Explain why.

1. When people look at me, they are examining what I do. 2. If I am criticized, it means that I am wrong. 3. If I make a mistake, it means I am stupid. 4. If I don't agree with people, they won't like me. 5. To be a good person, I have to be nice to everyone. 6. If someone is hurt or offended by what I do, this means I am a bad person. 7. If I show emotion, it means that I am weak. 8. People will think that there is something wrong with me if they see that I am anxious. 9. The opinions of other people about me are very important. 10. I am afraid that I look or sound silly to other people. 11. I can tell that people will evaluate me negatively. 12. I have to be very careful about what I say in case I offend someone. 13. Approval is very important to me. 14. Being anxious is a sign of weakness. 15. When people see me behave like this, they will talk badly of me to others.

* Way more true than false answers? You are most likely an anxious person. * Anxious people often imagine that other people are judging them harshly.

* When you are anxious, you tend to think in particular, distorted ways * thinking errors * Thinking the worst, ‘The pain in my chest means there is something wrong with my heart’. * Exaggerating negatives, ‘I made a complete mess of it. It was an absolute disaster’. * Overgeneralizing — if something happens once, you think it will always happen, if you feel anxious at the supermarket checkout, thinking ‘I'm always anxious when I go out’. * All-or-nothing thinking, ‘Unless I do it with no mistakes at all, I have failed’. * Imagining that you know what other people are thinking, ‘I can tell they are thinking what a fool I am’. Anxious People Characteristics

* Now, answer this on there as well: * Q2: Are any of your beliefs irrational or based on societal influences? If so, which one(s)? Explain.

* Now… * Look at figure (page 433) * Read about the irrational assumptions and constructive alternatives to them. * Answer the following questions in regards to those assumptions and alternatives you just read about: 1. How does cognitive appraisal (the interpretation of an event that helps determine its stress impact) play a role in how stressed you are? 2. Is it better to feel in control of stressors (situations that cause stress)? Why? 3. How might recognizing your irrational assumptions help you better cope with stress?

1. How does cognitive appraisal (the interpretation of an event that helps determine its stress impact) play a role in how stressed you are? 2. Is it better to feel in control of stressors (situations that cause stress)? Why? 3. How might recognizing your irrational assumptions help you better cope with stress?

* Anxiety- a form of vague, generalized, undefined feeling of danger * Worry before anything happens * Example- a future job interview- imagine unpleasant things will happen- won’t like me, I won’t be able to get the job, etc.

What are some difference(s) between an active and a defensive coping strategy to dealing with stress? * 8 th period- please place chairs on top of desks

* SUB TODAY * All Stressed Out PsychSim5 HW/ Coming up: Stress/Time Management HW Activity due the day of the test! Chapter 15 Test- Thursday! Study Guide due then, too! All missing work for this unit due then as well! Goal(s): To be able to assess your level of stress. 1. Work on the bell work.

1. College Stress Cheat Sheet Pamphlet Project- due the day of the test! HW/ Coming up: Chapter 15 Test- study for it since it’s tomorrow! Study Guide due then, too! College Stress Cheat Sheet Pamphlet due then as well! Anything else you are missing for this unit is due the dat of the test, too! Goal(s): Be able to create a pamphlet incorporating different terms and concepts we learned this unit, using the textbook and researching sources online. 1. Place the PsychSim5 Activity from yesterday on the turn in table. Be sure your name is on there! 2. Work on the bell work.

* Due the same day as the test! * You have only today left to work on this! * Get started right away!!! * Work will be passed back while you work on this!

* Do you think you have a solid plan of decreasing your stress after high school? Why or why not? * 8 th period- please place chairs on top of desks

1. Chapter 15- Stress- Test 2. Complete Chapter 16 Section 1 Questions (#1-5) on page 454 after you are done with the test! Due Friday of next week! HW/ Coming up: Complete Chapter 16 Section 1 Questions #1-5 by Friday of next week! Read all of Chapter 16 by next Friday! Goal(s): Assess what you learned throughout the stress unit. 1. Place the following on the turn in table: * Study Guides * College Stress Cheat Sheet Pamphlets * Stress/Time Management Homework Activity * Anything else you completed for credit- in the missing work bin! 2. Work on the bell work.

1. Take out a separate piece of paper and WRITE your name on it. 2. Once you finish the short asnwer part of the test, leave it on the side counter and pick up the scantron and test. 3. Use the BLUE side. 4. Only your name and DATE needed on it! 5. Follow instructions given on the test. 6. No cheating or helping to cheat! That includes using your phone while the test is in front of you. 7. Place separate piles on top of the counter. Once done: Answer questions 1-5 from page 454 on a separate piece of paper. This will be due next Friday! Stay quiet until everyone is done. You can listen to music AFTER you’re done with the test.

* What psychological disorders interest you the most? In other words, which psychological disorder(s) are you most interested in learning about? * List at least three and prioritize them in a list, with 1 being the one you are most interested in. * Hint- you can skim chapter 16 OR look at the chart on pg. 452 in your textbook to see what disorders there are. * 8 th period- please place chairs on top of desks

Candy Friday! Does your class qualify? Finish any Exceptional Adjustment Project Presentations How to Relieve Stress HW/ Coming up: Complete Chapter 16 Section 1 Questions #1-5 by Friday of next week! Read all of Chapter 16 by next Friday! Goal(s): Be able to practice your public speaking, as well as your LISTENING, skills. 1. Work on the bell work.

* Presentations As you listen to every presentation, for every single one (except your own): write down one thing that you learned that either fascinated you, made you upset, you did not expect, etc… (part of you thought of the day)

* As you watch this, write down at least five ways to reduce stress THAT ARE HEALTHY! * O8Ag

Write down one thing that you learned that either fascinated you, made you upset, you did not expect, etc. * 8 th period- please place chairs on top of desks