1. Coping with Stress and Anxiety In Aviation Meteorology (AMT 220)

2. Anxiety? • How do you know when you are feeling anxious? • What do you think anxiety is?

3. Psychologist say: Anxiety is the perception of threat or expectation of future discomfort that arouses, alerts or otherwise activates the organism.

4. The problem with anxiety... • When you become anxious you become Self-Focused • When you are self-focused it distracts you from what you should be doing. • If you are self-focused you ARE NOT test focused!

5. The ABC Model of Stress

6. The Cause of Stress? It is not the event it is Your beliefs about the event and Your self-talk!

7. Dealing with Anxiety • A - the event • Change the event • Problems: • Not very practical • You have to take the Aviation Meteorology exam!

8. Dealing with Anxiety • B - Your beliefs • Become aware of “self-sabotaging beliefs” • Seek to changes those beliefs • Problems: • This is a long term solution • Today you can work on your “self talk”

9. Examples • Class discussion

10. Bandage Solutions • Bandage solutions are solutions for dealing with anxiety THIS WEEK • Give yourself permission to worry later • Consider the consequences later (NOT DURING THE EXAM).