1. Mental Health
Stress

3. Stress Kinds of stress Distress Eustress
The body’s and mind’s reaction to everyday demands or threats.
Kinds of stress
Distress
Negative Stress
Alters the ability to be successful
Eustress
Positive stress
Causes and individual to take action

4. Causes of Stress Biological Environmental Cognitive Personal Behavior
Illness, Disabilities, Injuries
Environmental
Poverty, Pollution, Crowding, Noise, natural Disasters
Cognitive
The way you perceive a situation
Personal Behavior
Negative reactions in the body and mind caused by choosing poor behaviors
Life Situation
Death of a pet, Separation or Divorce of Parents, Troubled Relationships

5. Response to Stress
WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL PERCEIVES A SITUATION OR EVENT TO BE A THREAT, YOUR BODY BEGINS A STRESS RESPONSE

6. TWO MAJOR BODY SYSTEMS
NERVOUS
ENDOCRINE

8. THE BODY’S RESPONSE IS LARGELY INVOLUNTARY, OR AUTOMATIC
THE BODY’S RESPONSE IS LARGELY INVOLUNTARY, OR AUTOMATIC. IT HAPPENS IN THREE STAGES AND CAN OCCUR WHETHER THE STRESS IS PHYSICAL OR EMOTIONAL, POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE.

9. ALARM STAGE
Hypothalamus – small nerve center at the base of the brain – excited by the stressor.
Pituitary Gland – secrets a hormone called adrenaline.
“Fight or Flight” Response

10. RESISTANCE STAGE Physical resistance to the stressor reaches it peak.
Accomplish incredible feats of strength.
The body functions at a higher-than-normal level.

11. FATIGUE STAGE The body and mind become worn down. Physical Fatigue
Pathological Fatigue
Psychological Fatigue

13. Reacting to our Emotions
Defense Mechanisms
What are Defense Mechanisms?
Strategies used to deal with strong or stressful emotions and situations.
How do we develop our defense mechanisms?
What are some of the common Defense Mechanisms?

14. Common Defense Mechanisms
Repression
Suppression
Rationalization
Regression
Denial
Compensation
Projection
Idealization

15. Activity
As a group (Table or Row) you will be given a defense mechanism or two. It is up to the group to discuss and rationalize an example of your given defense mechanism.
Page 204 in your book will help you define your defense mechanisms so you can develop your example.