1. Chapter 4: Managing Stress and Coping with Loss
Key Terms:
Stress
Stressor
Perception
Psychosomatic Response
Chronic Stress

2. Terms, cont Stress-management Skills Relaxation Response
Stages of Grief
Closure
Mourning
Traumatic Event

3. What causes stress?
Biological Stressors- illnesses, injuries, or disabilities
Environmental Stressors- poverty, pollution, crowding, noise, or natural disasters
Cognitive or Thinking Stressors- the way you perceive a situation or how it affects you and the world around you

4. What causes stress, cont.
Personal Behavior Stressors- negative reactions in the body and mind caused by using tobacco, alcohol, or other drugs or by a lack of physical activity
Life Situation Stressors- the death of a pet, the separation or divorce of parents, or having trouble in relationships with peers

5. Body Systems Involved in the Stress Response.
Nervous System
Endocrine System
1.) Nervous system
2.) Endocrine system

6. 3 stages in stress response
1.) Alarm:
When the body and mind go on high alert; “fight-or-flight” response.
2.) Resistance:
The body adapts to the rush created by alarm and reacts to the stressor.
3.) Fatigue:
A tired feeling takes over that lowers the level of activity; both mind and body have become exhausted.

7. Stress and your personality
How do you handle stress??
Type A
Competitive, high-achieving
Type B
“Laid-back”, non-competitive
Which personality….type A or type B….would likely suffer from heart disease?

8. Stress during adolescence
Name some stressors during the teenage years:
________________________

9. Stress and the body High blood pressure Difficulty concentrating
Headaches
Asthma
Immune Response
Mood Swings
Risk of substance abuse

10. Stress Management Name some ways to manage stress:
______________________________

11. Your social support system
Who is in your social circle??
_________________________

12. Coping with Loss and Grief
The Grieving Process may include:
Denial or Numbness
Emotional Releases
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Remorse
Acceptance
Hope

13. Coping, cont.
Does it ever feel like the sadness is so great that it might not be real?
How might someone cope with that?

14. Healing Takes Time http://www.values.com/tv_spots/103-You-Can-Let-Go

15. Conclusion Kinds of stress Stressors Stress and the body
Stress management
Coping with Loss and Grief

16. Questions??