Lesson Plan

Understanding Anxiety Roots

Students will explore the physiological and psychological roots of anxiety, enhancing self-awareness and empathy, and learn strategies for coping with anxiety in everyday life.

Understanding anxiety's roots helps students identify their own triggers and fosters a supportive environment where they can empathize with others' experiences.

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Review Lesson Materials

10 minutes

Step 1

Warm-Up: Emotions Chart

5 minutes

Step 2

Main Activity 1: Anxiety Explained

15 minutes

Step 3

Main Activity 2: Empathy Circle

15 minutes

Step 4

Cool-Down: Reflection Journal

10 minutes

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Warm Up

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Slide Deck

What is Anxiety?

Introduce the slide by explaining that anxiety is more than just a feeling—it involves both physiological responses and psychological experiences. Use the diagram on this slide to illustrate the 'fight or flight' response and open the floor for students to share if they've experienced similar reactions.

Physiological Responses

Discuss how physical symptoms like a racing heart or sweating are part of the body's natural response to stress. Ask students if they know why these reactions happen.

Psychological Aspects

Shift to the psychological side of anxiety. Explain that thoughts and feelings also play a huge role in how we experience anxiety. Engage students with questions about their thought processes during stressful times.

Integrated View of Anxiety

Show a diagram that integrates both physical and psychological components. Use this slide as a reference for summarizing how these aspects interact.

Questions & Discussion

Conclude the slide deck by inviting students to share questions or insights. Encourage discussion about moments when they experienced anxiety and what helped them manage it.

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Discussion

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Cool Down

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Why Do I Feel This Way?

Walter Lyons

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