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Text-Dependent Questions
1. Why was being fearful sometimes good for our ancestors?
2. Describe a situation when feeling nervous or anxious actually helped you.
What made you nervous, and how did that feeling end up being useful?
3. Describe a situation when feeling nervous or anxious was a problem for you.
What caused the feelings, and what did you do to handle them?
Research Project
Interview friends, family members, and teachers to find out what makes
them feel anxious, and also what they do to feel better. Turn their answers
into a list of ideas for what you can do the next time you feel anxious.
Try out the ones that sound good to you.
America. They can be very scary and frustrating for people
who have them. They can also be frustrating for their friends
and families.
But anxiety can be overcome. With help, you can learn what
triggers
your anxiety. You can also learn what to do when
those feelings occur. Some people need to take medication to
control the feelings. Sometimes it is possible to learn to control
the feelings in other ways. Sometimes both might be needed.
It all depends on the type of anxiety disorder and how bad it
is. Anxiety disorders and how to handle them should always be
discussed with your doctor.
The most important thing to remember is that lots of
people have anxiety disorders. And lots of people learn to
manage that anxiety and have great lives.