1. Stress Management

2. 1.What is STRESS? 2. WHY is learning about it important for my life?
3. How do I know I am stressed?
4. What do you do currently to manage your stressors?

3. Find the face in this picture…when you find him quietly put your hands on your head!

4. Stress Management
1.)How does stress influence our mood and our behavior? 2.)How does a persons’ perception of something influence their level of stress? 3.)What do people do to relieve stress? 4.)Can we control our stress levels?

5. WHAT IS STRESS?
Stress is your mind and body’s response or reaction to a real or imagined threat, event or change.
The threat, event or change are commonly called stressors.
Stressors can be internal (thoughts, beliefs, attitudes) or external (loss, tragedy, change).

6. TYPES OF STRESS

7. EUSTRESS Good stress
Eustress or positive stress occurs when your level of stress is high enough to motivate you to move into action to get things accomplished.
Examples:
Preparing for a game
Studying for a test
cleaning before a huge family party

8. DISTRESS
Distress or negative stress occurs when your level of stress is either too high or too low and your body and/or mind begin to respond negatively to the stressors.
Examples:
*Car accident
*get into a fight
*find out a boyfriend
or girlfriend cheated on you

9. 4 STAGES OF STRESS

10. 1.) ALARM STAGE
As you begin to experience a stressful event or perceive something to be stressful, psychological changes occur in your body. (positive or negative pictures come to your mind)
This experience or perception disrupts your body’s normal balance and immediately your body begins to respond to the stressor(s) as effectively as possible.

11. EXAMPLES Cardiac - increased heart rate
Physical reaction:
Cardiac - increased heart rate
Respiratory - increased respiration
Uncontrollable shaking
Skin - decreased temperature
Hormonal - increased stimulation of adrenal glands which produce an adrenaline rush.

12. 2.) RESISTANCE STAGE
Body tries to cope or adapt to the stressors by beginning a process of repairing any damage the stressor has caused.
Your friends, family or teachers may notice changes in you before you do so it is important to examine their feedback to make sure you do not reach overload.

13. EXAMPLES
Behavior indicators include: lack of enthusiasm for family, school, work or life in general, withdrawal, change in eating habits, insomnia, hypersomnia, anger, fatigue.
Cognitive Indicators include: poor problem solving, confusion, nightmares, hyper-vigilance.
Hypervigilance is an enhanced state of sensory sensitivity accompanied by an exaggerated intensity of behaviors whose purpose is to detect threats. Hypervigilance is also accompanied by a state of increased anxiety which can cause exhaustion.

14. RESISTANCE Emotional indicators include: tearfulness fear anxiety
panic
guilt
agitation
depression
overwhelmed

15. 3.) Adaptation Stage
The person has adapted to the stress and continues on with normal daily life in spite of stress.

16. 4.) EXHAUSTION STAGE
During this stage the stressor is not being managed effectively and the body and mind are not able to repair the damage.

17. EXAMPLES
Digestive disorders, withdrawal, headaches, tension, insomnia, loss of temper, depression.

18. Common causes of stress
Role Conflicts - being an athlete, a kid, trying to be a mature adult
Imbalance – Too much work not enough play and vice versa
Life Changes – new job, moving, marriage, divorce,

19. Common causes of stress
Self Talk- Negative thought patterns “I can’t do it”
Expectations – From ourselves and/or others Too High or Too LOW
Poor quality relationships- with family or friends
Time pressures – due dates
Lack of meaning or purpose – Those who think they have no goals

20. Where do you fall on the stress curve?

21. How do we know we are stressed?
Thinking negative or failing stress
When demands exceed resources stress
When demands exceed resources we tend to think negatively stress and can cause anxiety

22. THINK ABOUT IT…
CONTROL = STRESS
Stress = Control
Control = Stress

23. Energy Drainers- over time stress will cause a decrease in energy
Unknown- not knowing how our body will respond
Worrying- is thinking negatively
Fear –fear of failure
Guilt – acting against our values

24. YOU ARE IN CONTROL - DISTRESS RELIEF STRATEGIES
Feeling good about yourself can be an effective buffer against stress. Eliminate unnecessary worries.
Most worries are either passed on to us by another or fabricated in our imagination.

25. How do we manage stress (cope with stressful situations) effectively?

26. How can we manage stress in a positive way?
Give problems time
Use help when you need it
If you need help ASK !!
Remember there is always a solution to a problem…ALWAYS!!!

27. GET PHYSICAL
Exercise
Yoga
relaxation

28. GET MENTAL Count to 10 Control your thoughts
Say something positive to yourself about yourself
Talk to a counselor

29. GET SPIRITUAL Meditate Pray- if you so choose
Remember or learn your purpose

30. USE YOUR BODY AND MIND TOGETHER
Take a break
Get hug therapy
Try progressive relaxation
Try yoga
Try aroma therapy
Laugh

31. DEVELOP NEW SKILLS Prioritize daily tasks ( time management)
Learn something new
Practice a hobby

32. MORE STRATEGIES “What is Stress” Web Site. http//www.teachhealth.com
How to reduce and relieve stress “Web Site. http//
“Stress Relievers” Web Site. http//
“Massage” Downing, G. (1972). Massage Book. New York: Random House.
“Aromatherapy” Web Site http//www/aromaweb.com/articles/wharoma.as
“Yoga” Web Site. http//