2. STRESS

3. Eustress  Good/ Positive Stress  Helps motivate and achieve goals Effects of Eustress: AlertFocusedMotivatedEnergized

4. Distress  Bad/Negative Stress  Keep you from doing your best. Effects of Distress: NervousForgetfulFrightenedConfused

5. What Causes Stress  Environment  Biological  Thinking Stressors  Behavioral Stressors  Major Life Changes

6. Signs of Stress  Jittery  Uptight  Upset stomach  Head ache  Tension  Sweaty Palms  Blushing

7. Long Term Stress  If persists over a long period of time your body is more at risk for a wide range of stress related diseases.  Headaches  Heart Attacks  Poor defense against infections due to a weakened immune system

8. Physical Problems that can be Traced to Stress Eating Disorders Eating Disorders Anorexia, Bulimia, Obesity Anorexia, Bulimia, ObesityAddiction High Blood Pressure Digestive Problems Arthritis

9. Mental Issues Related to Stress Concentration Negative Projection AnxietyDepression Clinical Issues leading to risk of injury to self or others.

10. How the body responds to Stress  Adrenaline Released  Heart Rate Increases  Pupils Dilate  Body Temp Rises  Blood Pressure Rises  Breathing Rate Increases  Blood Supply to Brain and Large muscles Increase  Muscular Strength Increases

11. Fight or Flight response  When your body provides you with the energy, reflexes and strength you may need to respond to a stressor  Body releases EPINEPHRINE also called ADRENALINE  Breathing speeds up, heart beats faster, muscles tense up, pupils get wider, digestion slows down, blood sugar increases

12. How to deal with Stress  Take care of yourself Exercise regularly, this will help to release tension Exercise regularly, this will help to release tension Get enough rest, this will keep you alert and prepared Get enough rest, this will keep you alert and prepared Eat right, this will keep you free from illness and keep your body nourished properly Eat right, this will keep you free from illness and keep your body nourished properly  Learn to relax!! Breathing exercises, slows you down and keeps you focused Breathing exercises, slows you down and keeps you focused Tension-releasing exercises, this will help you relax and make a more educated and thought out decision based on the stressor Tension-releasing exercises, this will help you relax and make a more educated and thought out decision based on the stressor  Build Resiliency Being resilient will help you remain optimistic, and will give you the ability to recover quickly from the stressors Being resilient will help you remain optimistic, and will give you the ability to recover quickly from the stressors

13. Dealing with Stress Cont.  Change your attitude! Use positive self talk Use positive self talk Be confident about yourself Be confident about yourself Don’t worry about things you can’t control Don’t worry about things you can’t control  Manage your time List and prioritize things List and prioritize things Know and set limits Know and set limits Make a schedule Make a schedule Priorities first, be realistic in terms of goals, prepare for problems, make time to relax, DO IT!Priorities first, be realistic in terms of goals, prepare for problems, make time to relax, DO IT!

15. Body Response to Stress 1. Adrenaline released 2. Heart Rate Increases (normal 60-80) 3. Pupils dilate

16. 4. Body Temperature 5. Blood Pressure 120/80 normal 6. Stored sugar released from the liver. 7. Breathing Rate increase (18-20 normal) 8. Blood supply to brain, heart and large muscles increases. 9. Muscular Strength Increases

18. IT IS… 1. A basic characteristic of Life 2. It is critical to self preservation 3. It is critical to reproduction 4. It is an essential of life and survival

19. General Adaptation Syndrome The relationship between Stress and Disease 1. Alarm: Physical Response to Stress Heart Rate, Breathing, Blood Flow, Adrenalin Heart Rate, Breathing, Blood Flow, Adrenalin 2. Resistance: Mental process takes over. …Strategies are considered. 3. Exhaustion: Physical impairment due to stress. Mental impairment due to stress.

20. Eustress Total control over stressor Total control over stressor Growth though the stress Growth though the stress Attentuation Attentuation Emotional, sympathetic response to the stressorEmotional, sympathetic response to the stressor

21. DISTRESS Not with in my control. High Blood Pressure High Blood Pressure Ulcers Ulcers Heart Problems Heart Problems Reproductive Problems Reproductive Problems

22. Type A-B-C Type A: Hard working, aggressive, competitive Never has enough time Several Tasks at once More Heart Attacks More Deaths

23. Type B More Relaxed, but still ambitious Takes Things one at a time Less Heart Attacks Less Deaths

24. Type C Hard Work at Work Relaxed when not working Healthy activities as part of relaxation Less Heart Attacks Less Deaths

25. Attenuation  Sympathetic response caused by stress For example… Body responses to stress heart rate breathing blood pressure

26. Anger

27. Anger………….. Need vs Want Expectations Realistic/Unrealistic Events In Life Accurate/Distorted Appraisals Expectations satisfied Expectations NOT Satisfied *!?***!!! *!?***!!!Anger

28. Expectations are not Satisfied Expectations are not Satisfied Hurt Hurt Disappointment Disappointment Embarrassment Embarrassment Frustration Frustration Depression Depression Confusion Confusion Guilt Guilt Etc Etc

29. Physical Direct or Indirect Verbal Direct or Indirect Think About It!!! Keep It In Anger What really happened ?

30. What Stress is NOT 1. It is Not merely nervous tension 2. It is not always harmful to the body 3. It is not always something that should be avoided.

31. Stressful Burnout …dedicated to a good I no longer can define. A.Disengage: hide from the problem B.Distance: run or move from the problem C.Dullness: Emphasis on new or different topics D.Deadness: Kill the pain from the problem