1. Managing Stress and Anxiety

2. What is Stress?
Reaction of the body and mind to everyday challenges and demands
Stress can affect your physical, mental, and social health
How much stress you feel depends upon your perception of the event

3. What causes stress? Stressors is anything that causes stress
Biological: illnesses, injuries
Environmental: poverty, pollution, noise
Cognitive: how you perceive a situation
Personal Behavior: tobacco, alcohol, drugs
Life Situation: death, divorce, friends

4. Bodies Stress Response
Alarm: First stage, body and mind go into high alert. Flight or Fight. Prepares Body
Resistance: Second Stage, body adapts and reacts.
Fatigue: Third stage, body loses ability to adapt and fatigue sets in. Tired feeling takes over.

5. Stress and Your Health Unavoidable part of life
Physical effects: Psychosomatic Response
Psycho: of the mind
Somatic: of the body
Headache
Asthma
High blood pressure
Weakened immune system

6. Stress and Your Body (cont)
Mental/Emotional and Social Effects
Difficulty concentrating
Mood swings
Risk of substance abuse

7. Managing Stress Identify Personal Causes
Life events: graduation, moving, illness, divorce
Physical: injury, lack of sleep, drug use, excessive dieting or exercise
Daily Hassles: deadlines, conflicts, time

8. Ways to Manage Stress Plan Ahead Get enough Sleep Physical Activity
Eat Nutritious Food
Avoid Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs

9. Stress Management Techniques
Redirect Energy
Relaxation
Positive Outlook
Seek help

10. Anxiety Condition of feeling uneasy or worried about what may happen.
Feelings of fear
Perspiration, muscle tension, trembling
Rapid heart rate, shortness of breath

11. Depression
Prolonged feelings of helplessness, hopelessness, and sadness.
Reactive: response to a stressful event. Usually goes away on its own
Major: medical condition requiring treatment.

12. Symptoms of Teen Depression
Most young people do not act sad or seem different from their friends.
Irritable or restless moods
Withdrawal from friends
Change in appetite or weight
Feelings of guilt or worthlessness
Sense of hopelessness

13. Suicide The act of intentionally taking one’s own life.
Most thoughts of committing suicide are impulsive and temporary, the unfortunate consequence – death or debilitating injury- is permanent.

14. Risk Factors
90% of those who kill themselves are suffering from depression or mental disorders.
History of physical or sexual abuse
Alcohol or drug abuse
History of previous suicide attempts
Family history of emotional disorders or suicide

15. Warning Signs
Verbal:
Direct statements: I want to die, I don’t want to live anymore, I wish I where dead
Indirect statements: They will be sorry when I’m gone, Nothing matters, I won’t have to put up with this much longer.
Writing poems, songs or lyrics about death
Suicide threats

16. Warning Signs Non-verbal or behavioral Withdrawal from friends
Impulsive or bizarre behavior
Preoccupation with giving personal belongings away
Violent actions
Substance abuse
Dramatic changes in personality, hygiene or apperarance

17. Helping Others Initiate a meaningful conversation
Show interest
Listen
Be patient and understanding
Show support and ask questions
Remind them that most problems have solutions
Ask them if they are planning to kill themselves
Try to persuade the person to seek help
Get them to talk with a parent, teacher, counselor,
Offer to go with them to get help