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ANXIETY AND TEEN DRIVERS
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SPECTRUM OF ANXIETY Generalized Anxiety Disorder Specific Phobias
Panic attacks Feeling anxious Stress
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GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER
cause people to feel excessively frightened, distressed, or uneasy during situations in which most people would not feel that way, and they worry about many topics
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SPECIFIC PHOBIAS Unrealistic and excessive fears relating to one issue
Phobias usually cause people to avoid the things they fear Social anxiety is most common
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PANIC ATTACKS Can occur for no apparent reason
Sudden and intense physical symptoms that can include a pounding heart, shortness of breath, or dizziness caused by the body's normal fear response Pseudo panic attacks can happen
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FEELING ANXIOUS “Normal anxiety”
Feeling of uneasiness about danger or misfortune Caused by discomfort Often protective A way of checking bonding
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STRESS Strain or tension Physical Mental Emotional
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ACUTE RESPONSE Perceived threat Cortisol dump Inability to reason
Less than a second to start Minutes to stop
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GOOD & BAD STRESS CAUSE New stimuli Unknown patterns Change
Unknown support system CHANGE IN AUTONOMY
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Comfort vs Discomfort Comfort Security Healing Identity Discomfort
Learning Change GROWTH
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH
Discomfort Identifying problems Expressing feelings Building supports TAKING CONTROL
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“Happiness Now” Pressure
Unattainable Conflicts with resilience Removes opportunity for resilience “practice” Causes us to change the narrative to support everything being ok Limits the resources we offer We’re terrible at predicting it for others
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WHY DO ADULTS SAY NO? Love Fear Guilt Genuine enjoyment responsibility
Future consequences Relationship rupture Guilt
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CULTURE OF “SUCCESSFUL” FAMILIES
Myth: “Only I can fix this!” Truth: Failure must be experienced.
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RESILIENCE CHALLENGES
Mistakes Accidents Pain Social consequences Judgment 11:00 News…
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When not if Set expectations Remove the premise of failure as disappointment Model the cycle
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When-not-if Language Set Remove Model Set expectations
Model the cycle Remove Remove the premise of failure Set Set expectations When-not-if Language
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Resilience in Practice
Resilience in REALITY Build trust Demonstrate gratitude Express empathy Connect resources Offer solutions Resilience in Practice
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TAKE AWAY STRATEGIES When-not-if language Set good expections
Build trust Don’t forget empathy Model communication
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