emma Llewellyn

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Primary teacher currently teaching within a year 1 class.

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    Involving parents: establishing realistic routines

    Themed topic for whole school.

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    Thinking about behavioural change in depression

    I would probably cancel my plans and replay the day over and over. Would probably try and go to bed early but not be able to sleep.

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    Fictional case studies: Tom and Pam

    Chris tried to learn from her readers and find ways to overcome them. Tom concentrated worries and anxiety developed.

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    Thinking about ‘normal’ anxiety: what does it look like and why do we experience it?

    A few years ago I had a new boss who mine and others life unbearable. As a result it got harder and harder to get out of bed in the morning. I went from dealing with the normal levels of stress linked to my job to no longer being able to cope on a day to day basis. Feeling nervous or worried about job interviews etc is normal it's when it starts affecting your...

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    Physical signs of anxiety

    All of the above feelnhs were known

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    How does anxiety manifest itself?

    Loss of weight. Panic attacks. Poor sleep or needing more sleep. No energy of drive to do any daily tasks. Feeling very low and nervous

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    Review of what we’ve covered this week

    The diagrams were very helpful. Interesting to see how much our own thoughts can influence our state of mind.

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    Patient view: depression

    Very interesting to listen too. A brave women for sharing het experiences. I would never thought disorientation was linked to depression.

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    Addressing stereotypes in depression

    You can't physically see depression especially as people hide it so well. In general people just don't understand depression.

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    How did you do?

    I didn't do very well at all. Too optimistic.

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    Review of what we’ve covered this week

    Bite size information very useful and easy to read.

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    Interpreting ambiguous information

    Can't believe how positive my thoughts and reactions were.

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    Perceptual expectancy: an introduction

    I hate wasps. I'm petrified of them. Never been sting by one just remember them always being on it around me in the summer. They never seemed to give up.

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    Selective attention: reflection and discussion

    About half were ticked. I tend to ignore my immediate surroundings as I'm too busy doing other things

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    Selective attention: a practical example

    Allow me to focus completely on my surroundings.

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    Perception versus reality

    At first a heard them say far because I could see that his lip movements were different. After a while I just heard bar.

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    Processing and making sense of the world

    I can usually clearly see things in my mind and imagine what things and places will be like. I'm sure that previous experiences allows the brain to aid these images. Not sure if it's actually pictures I see or my inner voice showing me.

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    Five human senses and beyond

    I am now aware of these senses.

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    An introduction to perception

    I can hear my daughter's kindle playing while she munches on her food. Music from the spare room and a car reserving outside. I can see my husband doing his exercise while I am concentrating on my screen.