An anxiety tracker is a tool that monitors and helps with managing anxiety by exploring different ways to feel better. This can entail taking deep breaths, staying mindful, doing exercises, getting support from friends, and more.
The Anxiety Tracker worksheet is designed for kids to track their thoughts and anxiety triggers, and try out different coping skills to handle their emotions. They can jot down the coping skills they’ve used in a situation and rate their effectiveness on a scale of 1 to 5. Examples of coping skills like Relaxation, Distraction, Movement, and Thinking are also listed for those who need ideas to get started.
Using this worksheet helps kids gain insight into their difficulties. When paired with the Anxiety Triggers worksheet, the data from this self-monitoring activity can be used to further identify unhelpful patterns or styles of thinking.
After completing the worksheet, parents and teachers can suggest keeping a daily journal where kids draw or write about their day, focusing on the times they used coping skills to handle anxiety.
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References:
- Mychailyszyn, M. P., Beidas, R. S., Benjamin, C. L., Edmunds, J. M., Podell, J. L., Cohen, J. S., & Kendall, P. C. (2011). Assessing and treating child anxiety in schools. Psychology in the Schools, 48(3), 223-232. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.20548
- Velting, O. N., Setzer, N. J., & Albano, A. M. (2004). Update on and advances in assessment and cognitive-behavioral treatment of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 35(1), 42-54. https://doi.org/10.1037/0735-7028.35.1.42
