1. CAMP MAKES PEOPLE ANXIOUS
WHAT WIILL YOU CHANGE?

2. SPECTRUM OF ANXIETY Generalized Anxiety Disorder Specific Phobias
Panic attacks
Feeling anxious
Stress

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. FEELING ANXIOUS “Normal anxiety”
Feeling of uneasiness about danger or misfortune
Caused by discomfort
Often protective
A way of checking bonding

7. STRESS
Strain or tension
Physical
Mental
Emotional

8. ACUTE RESPONSE Perceived threat Cortisol dump Inability to reason
Less than a second to start
Minutes to stop

9. STRESSORS New stimuli Unknown patterns Change Unknown support system
CHANGE IN AUTONOMY

10. OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH
Discomfort
Identifying problems
Expressing feelings
Building supports
TAKING CONTROL

11. OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHANGE
Sleep
Free time
Pre-camp (all 11 months)

12. SLEEP AT CAMP
Sleep improves
Mood
Judgment
Empathy
Decision-making

13. FREE TIME Creates anxiety Gives anxiety-management practice
Teaches mad skills!

14. PRE-CAMP Build trust Model communication When-not-if language
Expections
Previewing!

15. PRE-CAMP Before camp During camp Forms Communication Expectations
Staff training
During camp
Reaction

16. CAMP IS THE BEST PLACE TO BE!