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Anxiety:

To Worry or Not to Worry


Kristen W. Green, PhD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Chattahoochee Child Psychology Services, LLC

Assistant Professor and Director
Brenau Center for Counseling and Psychological Services
Brenau University
Fact of Life
Occasional nervousness is expected
Protective purpose
Age-appropriate


Anxiety: What is Normal?
Growing importance of social status
Social comparisons
Social acceptance
Academic Performance
Athletic Performance
Social Group identification

Middle School Anxieties
How is the worry impacting functioning?
Have worry and avoidance become an
automatic response?
Is constant reassurance needed?
Is anxiety preventing and not
protecting?
When to Worry about the Worry
Easily distressed or agitated in a
stressful situation
Needs repetitive reassurance
Headaches, stomach aches
Sleep disruptions
Anticipatory anxiety
Common Red Flags
Perfectionism
Overly responsible, people pleasing
Excessive avoidance
Disruption in child or family functioning
Excessive consoling and/or coaxing
Common Red Flags
Genetics
Children of anxious parents are 7 times more likely than
others to develop anxiety
Genetics accounts for 30-40% of anxiety transmission
No anxiety gene
Learning/Modeling
Anxious parents, siblings, peers, teachers
Environmental
Where Did The Anxiety Come From?
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
PANDAS
Separation Anxiety Disorder
Panic Disorder
Social Phobia
Post-Traumatic Stress Reaction
What Kind of Anxiety Is It?
Let the anxious moment pass
Worry is a false alarm
Wearing worry glasses leads to What Ifs?
Feeling scared Danger
Identify worry thoughts and treat them
differently
The Anxiety Talk
Maintain the same expectations
Build your child's personal strengths
Let your child learn to do things on their own
Help your child handle their own feelings
Keep your fears to yourself
C0-parent effectively
Parenting an Anxious Child
Classroom Accommodations
Seating
Following directions
Class participation
Class presentations
The board
Testing
Unstructured time
Safe persons

Cool down pass
Assemblies
Return after illness
Field trips
Substitutes/Changes
Fire/Safety Drills
Homework
Q & A
Kristen W. Green, PhD
Chattahoochee Child Psychology Services, LLC
430 Prior Street NE
678-971-5355

Brenau Center for Counseling and Psychological Services
423 Brenau Avenue
770-297-5959

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