Barriers in Learning:

Anxiety and Depression

 Think About It
What do you know about
anxiety and/or depression?

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 What is Anxiety?
▷ Anxiety is a mental health disorder.
▷ Feelings of worry, fear, dread, and uneasiness that are are
strong enough to interfere with daily activities.

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Signs and Treatment for Anxiety
Signs Treatment
▷ Racing thoughts ▷ Counseling
▷ Feelings of dread, panic or ▷ Medications
“impending doom”
▷ Uncontrollable overthinking
▷ Restlessness

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 What is Depression?
▷ Depression is a mood disorder that causes a
persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest.
▷ It affects how you feel, think, and behave and it can
lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems.

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Signs and Treatment for Depression

Signs Treatment
▷ Hopeless outlook on life ▷ Medications
▷ Lost of interest in things ▷ Talk-therapy
▷ Fatigue and sleep problems ▷ Or a combination of both
▷ Uncontrollable emotions
▷ Suicidal thoughts

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How does anxiety and
depression affect students?
▷ Students with anxiety and depression can have social
and behavioral problems
▷ Students can have poor performance in school. It can
be hard for them to focus on what they are learning
and complete work on time.
▷ They can neglect their hygiene and have poor self
care practices
▷ Students can lack motivation, which can make it hard
for them to complete the simple everyday activities

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How teachers and schools can help
students with these barriers:

▷ It is important for teachers to receive training that

will allow them to identify students with anxiety and
depression
▷ Teachers can provide emotional support to students
with these barriers
▷ Teachers can provide a safe environment and help
students access mental health resources

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● 37% of students in
the U.S have
depression
● 38% of children
aged 13-17 years
have been
diagnosed with
anxiety (about 4.4
million people)
● 75,000 adolescents have had at least one MDE (major
depressive episode) in a year
● 42.4% of students in VA have received treatment for
depression and 57.6% have not received treatment
● About 28,000 adolescents have not received treatment for
anxiety
1 in every 8 children has anxiety

80% of children with anxiety are

not receiving treatment
60% of children with depression
are not receiving treatment
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3-2-1 Exit Ticket

3 things you learned today

2 things you thought were interesting
1 thing you still have a question about or
one thing you already knew

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