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Catastrophic thinking

Catastrophic thinking is expecting the worst possible outcome and treating uncertain events as if they will cause complete failure or disaster.

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Managing anxiety before speaking in front of the class

Managing anxiety before speaking in front of the class

Understand what the child is experiencing Presentation anxiety is a situational form of nervousness that can occur when a child expects scrutiny, embarrassment, forgetting, or negative evaluation. The brain may interpret standing before a group as a threat, activating sympathetic arousal. This can produce a fast pulse, muscle tension, dry mouth, gastrointestinal discomfort, dizziness, sweating, […]