Shedding the (Spot)light for Social Anxiety by https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5 en-us 2025-10-09 05:46:04 UTC 2026-06-22 01:01:28 UTC hello@padlet.com ho_wai_wai_angela https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3626280152 2025-10-10 05:58:10 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3626280152 Please indicate group member's names in the 'Subject'. ho_wai_wai_angela https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3626288860 Post your group's responses to the discussion questions in each column!

]]> 2025-10-10 06:05:12 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3626288860 What are the signs and symptoms of social anxiety that Anna is exhibiting? ho_wai_wai_angela https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3626290204 2025-10-10 06:06:53 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3626290204 What other signs and symptoms do you notice in your students who may struggle with social anxiety? ho_wai_wai_angela https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3626290959 2025-10-10 06:07:46 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3626290959 If you are Anna’s teacher, how would you prepare yourself and carry out a conversation to support her well-being? ho_wai_wai_angela https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3626291322 2025-10-10 06:08:16 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3626291322 ho_wai_wai_angela https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3626292656 2025-10-10 06:10:03 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3626292656 ho_wai_wai_angela https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3626292849 2025-10-10 06:10:17 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3626292849 Ed + Dan + YC limyangcherng2 https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631275256

  • Heart Pounding

  • Sweaty palms

  • Froze in front of audience

  • Procrastination


    • ]]>     2025-10-14 08:16:04 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631275256     JTx2 https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631276247 Palms sweaty

    Heart racing

    Stuttering

    Fidgeting

    Freezing

    Inability to speak/read

    Social withdrawal

    ]]>     2025-10-14 08:16:55 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631276247     Sean, Muhammad, Dian, Serene https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631276452 Heart racing, palm sweaty, freezing up, forgetting words during public speaking

    ]]>     2025-10-14 08:17:05 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631276452     huiru &Yueshen & Huey Chyi https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631276529 The thought if having oral presentation make her heart race, her palms sweaty. She also recalls her brain being fuzzy. During presentation she would stutter, fidget and even freeze up (In primary school)

    ]]>     2025-10-14 08:17:09 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631276529     EG+DG+WL dgannuar https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631276858 Trauma from past stage frights : Heart pounding, foggy brain, frozen and loss for words.

    ]]>     2025-10-14 08:17:28 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631276858     Liana & Timothy & Meng https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631276960 Sweaty palms, racing heart and cold sweat

    ]]>     2025-10-14 08:17:33 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631276960     Jamues, Henry, Mew Chew, Raimi https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631277071 Heart racing, palms sweaty, stutter, fidget, freezing up.

    ]]>     2025-10-14 08:17:38 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631277071     Mrs Indra, Vani, Mdm Jas, Mdm Sharm, Mdm Jennifer, Premila https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631277306 Perspiring, heart rate increase, freezing, pounding heart, having past thoughts.

    ]]>     2025-10-14 08:17:50 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631277306     W + F + C + S fariza_begum_mohamed_zabir2_1 https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631277396

  • Sweaty Palms

  • Heart Racing

  • Brain Fuzzy

  • Stutter and fidgety

  • Freezes up

  • Tongue Tied


    • ]]>     2025-10-14 08:17:56 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631277396     Ed + Dan + YC limyangcherng2 https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631277451

  • Refusal to contribute (especially presentation in front of others)

  • Absent / Skip lessons for "selected" days/periods

    • ]]>     2025-10-14 08:17:59 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631277451     nbrsshumanities https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631277462 Immediate symptoms

    • sweaty palms

    • stutter

    • fidget

    • froze


    Longer term symptoms

    • withdrew from friends and family

    • procrastinated on work related to public speaking

    ]]>     2025-10-14 08:18:00 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631277462     Liana & Timothy & Meng https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631278023 Frozen body, avoid eye contact, clammed up

    ]]>     2025-10-14 08:18:32 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631278023     Jamues, Mew Chew, Henry, Raimi https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631278080 Avoidance, skipping classes, skipping school, long term absenteeism, unhealthy coping mechanism

    ]]>     2025-10-14 08:18:34 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631278080     https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631278189 No eye-contact, stuttering, shutting down when being addressed, breaking out in tears, clenching fists and tensing up

    ]]>     2025-10-14 08:18:40 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631278189     Jerroy+Meiyin+Jee Yue https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631278350 1. frozen in front of people.

    1. brain being fuzzy

    2. fidget

    3. stutter

    4. sweating

    ]]>     2025-10-14 08:18:48 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631278350     EG+DG+WL dgannuar https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631278479

  • Panic-stricken expressions

  • Absence (sometimes at the last minute, or no update at all)

  • Grounded in staying where they are, refuse to come in to the class or step forward

    • ]]>     2025-10-14 08:18:54 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631278479     VTTM https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631278630 Avoidance such as being absent, going to the toilet., wearing of mash. Avoiding eye contact.

    ]]>     2025-10-14 08:19:02 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631278630     HYHC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631279046

  • Refuse to do any presentation

  • Avoid eye contact when it comes to presentation

  • Skipping school

  • Unable to enter school, cry outside school gate

  • Sudden breathlessness during lesson

    • ]]>     2025-10-14 08:19:26 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631279046     Lorong https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631279578 1) No eye contact

    2) Selective mutism

    3) Avoidance of any social situations

    4) Tantrums/ refusal to participate

    ]]>     2025-10-14 08:19:43 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631279578     EG+DG+WL dgannuar https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631279639

  • Prepare script well before hand

  • Start casually

  • Focus on listening and affirming

  • Offer small steps of support

    • ]]>     2025-10-14 08:19:47 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631279639     Trisha and Nadia r_trisha1 https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631279704 Stutter, fidget, freezing during presentations, heart pounding, sweaty palms

    ]]>     2025-10-14 08:19:51 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631279704     Mew Chew, Raimi, Jamues, Henry https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631279819 We will turn to our wonderful SWOs, school counsellors, and SEN officers for advise on how to strike the conversation with the student and on how to provide a wrap around support for the student.

    ]]>     2025-10-14 08:19:57 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631279819     C & S https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631279900

  • Mild aggression

  • Selective mutism

    • ]]>     2025-10-14 08:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631279900     nbrsshumanities https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631280060 1. School refusal

    1. prefer to be alone

    2. avoid group work


    ]]>     2025-10-14 08:20:07 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631280060     Mdm Au, AJ & YL https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631280480 Little eye contact during interaction,

    Body trembles / shivers

    Speaks softly

    ]]>     2025-10-14 08:20:26 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631280480     W + F + C + S fariza_begum_mohamed_zabir2_1 https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631280484

  • Avoiding eye contact

  • Will not respond to questions asked

  • School refusal

  • Withdraw from group related activities

    • ]]>     2025-10-14 08:20:27 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631280484     Trisha and Nadia r_trisha1 https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631281046 remove themselves from situations, avoid eye contact

    ]]>     2025-10-14 08:20:53 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631281046     JTx2 https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631281096 Missing lesson time by choosing to spend long time in the toilet or sick bay/skipping school entirely

    ]]>     2025-10-14 08:20:56 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631281096     Jerroy + Jee Yue + Meiyin li_meiyin1 https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631281479 1. Poor eye contact

    2. Soft voice

    3. Low energy

    4. Withdraw from friends and social circle

    5. Frequent avoidance such as going to the toilet

    6. Deflect questions

    ]]>     2025-10-14 08:21:18 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631281479     nbrsshumanities https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631282066 Speak to other teachers to find out more about his/her behaviour - is the behaviour consistent?


    Learn from others on whether there have been successful efforts


    Affirm their efforts if any



    ]]>     2025-10-14 08:21:44 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631282066     VTTM https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631282139 Prior to a big group presentation, prepare the student and also do check in with the student privately.

    ]]>     2025-10-14 08:21:48 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631282139     Ed + Dan + YC limyangcherng2 https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631282408

  • Recall - try to identify a time when she was successful.

  • Recall - why is she nervous / anxious

  • Rationalise - Is the reason(s) for the feelings valid? or overly amplified

  • Replace - Would things be different if she tried?

  • Replace - manageable goal(s)

  • Replace - positive thoughts (e.g. people will still be encouraging)

  • Affirm her for opening up

    • ]]>     2025-10-14 08:22:02 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631282408     W + F + C + S fariza_begum_mohamed_zabir2_1 https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631282667

  • MODEL AFTER NADIA FROM HUMANITIES DEPT

  • Don't appear like you are judging them

  • Arms NOT folded

  • Rationalize rather than scolding/punishing

  • Tone and volume of our voices


    • ]]>     2025-10-14 08:22:17 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631282667     C & S https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631282785 Refer to the CARE team to ensure that the right support is given to the child. At the same time, we would seek the CARE team's advice and instructions to align efforts across.

    ]]>     2025-10-14 08:22:23 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631282785     HYHC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631283808

  • Start with small talk and slowly lead her to talk about her anxiety, try to find out the key trigger point.

    • ]]>     2025-10-14 08:23:16 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631283808     Liana & Timothy & Meng https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631283915

  • Be aware of our emotions and body language.

  • Be sensitive to the feelings of the student. Create a safe space.

  • Keep a look out for positive things of the student and inform her of her strengths.

  • Affirm her efforts and contributions

    • ]]>     2025-10-14 08:23:20 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631283915     Jay-Ong-Cai https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631284153

  • Avoidance of people and tasks

  • Find excuses, e.g. say they don't know when a question is being asked, when in actual fact they do know but choose not to share as they are fearful of being judged

    • ]]>     2025-10-14 08:23:32 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631284153     https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631284329 Recall: Asking Anna why she is so anxious


    Rationalise: Talk Anna through her thoughts and what she thinks might happen during the Science project presentation.


    Replace: Work out more positive thoughts about encountering failure / unexpected situations. Could also offer Anna a more manageable task such as allowing her to present a smaller section or co-presenting with a groupmate.

    ]]>     2025-10-14 08:23:42 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631284329     JTx2 https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631284341 Find 1 on 1 time to chat outside of classroom

    Gather evidence from different subject teachers to compare anxiety levels/behaviour across different subjects

    Seek support from CARE team to prepare the talking points to focus on student wellbeing rather than 'misbehaviour'

    Focus on student's feelings then apply 3Rs

    ]]>     2025-10-14 08:23:43 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631284341     Mrs Indra, Vani, Mdm Jas, Mdm Sharm, Mdm Jennifer, Premila https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631284392

  • Social withdrawal

  • Skipping selected lessons

  • Truancy from curriculum and CCA

  • Lack of eye contact

  • Hiding behind a mask

    • ]]>     2025-10-14 08:23:45 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631284392     i lung, jay, ariff, khairi https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631284457 Her heart began to race, her palms turned sweaty, her mind felt foggy, and she couldn’t stop fidgeting. During the presentation, she froze up and later withdrew from her friends and family.

    ]]>     2025-10-14 08:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631284457     Lorong https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631284824 1) Identify the ANTs [that ppl might judge her]

    2) Maybe encourage to present a part of the presentation instead of presenting entirely.

    ]]>     2025-10-14 08:24:03 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631284824     Jerroy + Jee Yue + Meiyin https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631285131

  • Acknowledge student's social anxiety / problems that they are facing

  • Hear from different points of view (across different subjects) to see if anxieties are subject-specific

  • Acknowledge student's effort when they try to speak in front of their peers

  • Be welcoming and open - do not judge student for their social anxiety, and allow them to feel free to share with you their struggles

  • Use the Recall-Rationalise-Replace strategy - get students to realise and challenge their interpretation bias

    • ]]>     2025-10-14 08:24:21 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631285131     Trisha and Nadia r_trisha1 https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631285180 have regularly 1-1 check ins with the student, be calm and regulated in classroom settings

    ]]>     2025-10-14 08:24:24 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631285180     ariffs group https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631286872 Possible signs of social anxiety in students:

    • Avoids speaking or making eye contact in class

    • Appears nervous or shaky during presentations

    • Withdraws from group activities or peers

    • Worries excessively about being judged

    • Complains of physical discomfort before social situations

    ]]>     2025-10-14 08:25:34 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631286872     Jay, Khairi, Ariff, I Lung https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631287099 the most important step is to validate her feelings privately while emphasizing that choral reading is a group activity where her voice will be supported and blend with others. Ensure she has maximum support by starting with the entire class reading in unison from a short, familiar text, and let her choose a safe seat or a supportive buddy. The key is using a graduated approach: avoid surprising her with solo work, offer her choices (like seating), and if any individual parts are necessary, agree on them in advance. Finally, keep all feedback directed at the whole group to avoid singling her out, even for praise, and acknowledge her effort privately to reinforce that her participation and courage are valued.

    ]]>     2025-10-14 08:25:44 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631287099     https://padlet.com/neo_hui_yi1/9ukb92jfak957hh5/wish/3631292903 Validate the feeling(s), let student feel comfortable to share, ignore poor sentence structure, let student pour out in whatever way comfortable, observe and be sensitive to body language, get the trust first.

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