AMLE ARTICLE

This article sparked my interest because I understand that the middle school time is it huge time for anxiety disorders to front. During the time that adolescents are in middle school, a lot of different emotions and development is occurring which make it difficult to juggle all of those events at once. In this article I was able to learn new methods to help students as well as sharpen up all the material that I already was able to recall.

One section of the article was titled how do we respond to students having a panic attack at school? That stuck out to me because I recently witnessed a panic attack occurring in a college student. I've never seen a panic attack nor had I ever had one as extreme as what was occurring, so I was unaware of what to do. So this article is oriented towards middle school classrooms and middle school students, I think it was valid information for individuals across all aspects because people can suffer from anxiety and panic attacks all of their life. A few pointers that the website talked about was to contact the schools counselor. I think this could be a good method to use if you were able to catch the anxiety attack in time. From my experience which is very little these anxiety attacks come on very quickly and abruptly. 

As a teacher when a student alerts you to a panic attack or you notice the student may be having a panic attack, it's important to remind the student to breathe deeply, when discussing the episode ensure to call it a panic attack so students know that it will pass. As a teacher you can also remind students to close their eyes which helps limit external stimulation, practice relaxing the muscles in the mind as well as focusing on a certain object or thinking of a soothing place. If you know that a student is possibly prone to panic attacks you may begin to incorporate lavender into your room because the smell of lavender is a very calming effect that helps individuals.

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I think panic attacks can be very frightening for students and students who are learning English or may seem overwhelmed by the content may be prone to more frequent or unexpected panic attacks. Overall, as a teacher you should learn about your students and how you can help each one individually. Even if a student is it diagnosed with a panic attack disorder, but use expect that something may be occurring. If this were the case you can take these precautionary measures and create a calmer classroom environment as well as relax on tests and benchmark standards which many times lead to these anxiety moments.