Anxiety Disorder

It corresponds to the experience of excessive fear, worry, or anxiety

about different situations.

IT IS REFLECTED:
Physically : Psychologically :

Stomach upset. Concentration problems.

Heart rhythm disturbance. Sense of timing.
Hormonal alterations. Hinders making decisions.
Sweating, trembling or Bad mood.
shaking. Sleeping difficulties.
Sense danger, panic or doom.

IMPORTANT! Symptoms vary from person to person.

15% of people between 18 and 25

years old present anxiety
Did you know? disorder.
Anxiety disorders
are the second In the educational system, anxiety
most common is present in 18% of children.
mental illness in
Chile.
8% of the adolescent population has
anxiety disorders.

Most of these characteristics may alter the students’ behaviour, which can be
reflected in the classroom.
So...

WHAT CAN WE DO?

Instructional strategies

Identify and reduce Check students’

Maintain frequent
students’ anxiety triggers. understanding
home communication.
of instructions.

Environmental strategies

Establish a Supply stress Avoid stimulus overload

time-out area. reduction tools. (noises, bright lights)

And always remember to

Establish rapport and be gentle

ENGLISH CLASSROOM

How to reduce
Causes
anxiety?

Fear of making mistakes. Using games.

Low self-confidence. Appying cooperative learning.

Lack of vocabulary. Applying various styles

of learning.
Fear of being judged
Making jokes.
by others.
The teaching method does Applying material according
not meet the students’ to the students’ level of
linguistic needs. proficiency.
Teaching materials are Be more friendly.
beyond the students’
proficiency level.

Tatiana Gallardo and Isidora Griñen

TEFL Literature Methodology
Universidad de Santiago de Chile
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