Anxiety Quiz

Louise Petty

April 13, 2016

4 min read

Test Your Anxiety Knowledge

Anxiety has the ability to affect a person both mentally and physically. Sometimes there are obvious triggers which cause these moments of anxiety but, on other occasions, it may seem to appear out of the blue and simply cause you to panic, tense up or run away without warning. Have a go at our quiz below to test your knowledge.

When you're feeling anxious you may find that your muscles tense up, which can lead to headaches and cramps. What could you do to relax in these situations?

Replay the anxious situation in your mind a few times

Leave the room and deal with the problem later

Go for a short walk or run to relax your body

There's nothing that can be done

Correct! Wrong!

Which of these methods can help you to re-train your brain and manage the ways in which you think about things?

Family Therapy

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Couples Counselling

Transpersonal Psychology

Correct! Wrong!

If you find yourself having negative thoughts which are holding you back from doing something, what should you do?

Take a step back and try to think of an alternative positive response

Give in to the thoughts: you can't change how you think

Accept the stress and negativity until the feeling passes

Ask someone else to complete the activity for you

Correct! Wrong!

Which of the following suggestions would NOT help you to relax and minimise the effects of anxiety?

Closing your eyes and imagining your favourite place for a few moments

Taking a deep breath holding it for 5 seconds and breathing out slowly

Listening to a piece of music that you enjoy without distractions

Thinking about the 'what-ifs' and what might happen later

Correct! Wrong!

If you're at work and feel yourself becoming overwhelmed with anxiety at your desk, what's the best thing you can do?

Ignore the feeling and carry on working

Take 5 minutes away from your desk to breathe

Leave the office and go home without bothering anyone

Think pessimistically about all the things that are going wrong

Correct! Wrong!

Test Your Anxiety Knowledge

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Anxiety Quiz

Test Your Anxiety Knowledge

When you're feeling anxious you may find that your muscles tense up, which can lead to headaches and cramps. What could you do to relax in these situations?

Which of these methods can help you to re-train your brain and manage the ways in which you think about things?

If you find yourself having negative thoughts which are holding you back from doing something, what should you do?

Which of the following suggestions would NOT help you to relax and minimise the effects of anxiety?

If you're at work and feel yourself becoming overwhelmed with anxiety at your desk, what's the best thing you can do?

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