1. Managing Stress Managing Stress and Coping with Loss Chapter 4: Section 1 Stress and Your Health pp. 78-82

3. Objectives: SWBAT Describe five different causes of stress. Describe the body’s physical response to stress. Differentiate between positive and negative stress. Differentiate between acute and chronic stress. Describe how stress can make you sick.

4. True or False Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down “Stress is a normal part of life that you cannot avoid. Sometimes stress can have a positive outcome.” True:

5. Paper Plate ActivityStress is the body’s and mind’s response to a demand. Does anyone know the definition for the term STRESSOR? Any situation that puts a demand on the body or mind Taking a test Name two stressors for this mother.

6. Paper Plate Activity Take a paper plate from the pile. Stand up with your paper plate in your hand. Notice the signs posted around the room, such as Environmental, Biological, Thinking, Behavioral, and Life Change. Determine if your paper plate falls under 1 of the 5 categories posted (Environmental, Biological, Thinking, Behavioral, and Life Change). Stand under the sign where you think your paper plate belongs. *Your paper plate represents one type of STRESSORS in a person’s life.

7. True or False Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down Being a quadriplegic is an example of a BIOLOGICAL STRESSOR. True:

8. 1. Environmental 2. Thinking 3. Behavioral 4. Biological 5. Life Change

9. Environmental Stressors Conditions or events in our physical surroundings –Natural disasters –Noise –Crowds –Pollution –Poverty

10. Biological Stressors Conditions that make it difficult for your body to take part in daily activities –Illness –Injury –Disability

11. Thinking Stressors Mental challenge –Taking a test

12. 1. Check-in Sandy’s heart beats faster every time she hears the words pop quiz. It takes Sandy a long time to read and understand questions, so she tends to rush through her quizzes in fear of not finishing them on time. As a result, she has low quiz grades. There is a snow storm outside, but Sandy is worried that she might have a pop quiz today. What type of stressor is Sandy facing? Thinking Stressor

13. Behavioral Stressors Unhealthy behaviors –Smoking –Not getting enough sleep or exercise –Using drugs

14. Life change Stressors Any major life change –Divorce –Death of a loved one –Getting married –Having trouble with a teacher –Having more arguments with parents

15. 2. Check-in Tom has a very hectic schedule and has to prepare for a major presentation in a couple of days. He often drinks tons of coffee and sodas to keep awake at night. Today, Tom feels very tired and has a sore throat. Tom is facing what type of stressor(s)? Biological Behavioral Thinking

16. Breaking up with a boyfriend or girlfriend is what type of stressor? A.Environmental B.Thinking C.Behavioral D.Major Life Change E.Biological 3. Check-in

17. Other types of stressors Catastrophes –An event that threatens lives and may destroy property Everyday problems –Hassles Conflicts –Disagreements with family members or others

18. Question # 1 Is stress good or bad? Explain your answer. EUSTRESSDISTRESS GOOD stress (positive) -Energizes one BAD stress (negative) -Makes one sick

19. Group Activity (2 minutes) As a group, create two piles with your paper plates. 1 Pile = EUSTRESS 1 Pile = DISTRESS Question # 2 Explain why some people might have difficulty piling the plates into two categories (Eustress and Distress). Taking a test

20. Time to act quicklyTime to act quickly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OR Fight--Flight

21. Time to act quickly cont.!!!!!!!!!! The physical changes that prepare your body to respond quickly and appropriately to a stressor is called the fight-or-flight response. fight-or-flight response. Fight= deal with the stressor Flight= do not deal with the stressor The OFFICE Question #3 Do we respond to the same stressors in the same manner? Explain.

22. Time to act quickly cont.! During the Fight-or-Flight Response,Fight-or-Flight Response your body releases EPINEPHRINE, (adrenaline) which prepares the body for quick action by triggering changes in the body.

23. 1=FIGHT 2=FLIGHT 1. Carla reacts to her parents’ fights by going on a shopping spree. FLIGHT 2. Kevin told Sara’s biggest secret to Sara’s mom. Sara yells at and hits Kevin for betraying her. FIGHT 3. Phil is failing math at school. He’s so angry with his grades that he drops his current math class and enrolls in another. But, he is still doing poorly in his new Math class. FLIGHT 4. Jennifer’s boyfriend broke up with her. Jennifer finds time to socialize with friends and take up a new hobby. FIGHT

24. Day 2

25. Acute & Chronic Stress ACUTE STRESS Short-term stress, sudden, thrilling, or threatening. Your body is equipped to handle acute stress as long as it doesn’t occur too often. And as long as you can relax and recover after a stressful event (homeostasis). CHRONIC STRESS Long-term stress, stressful conditions are ongoing and the stress response continues without resolution. Your body is not well equipped to handle chronic stress. Stress response becomes damaging. May lead to major problems (depression).

26. Sponge Activity (2 Volunteers Needed )

27. Question # 4: How can ACUTE stress become CHRONIC stress?

28. How stress affects the body activity!!!!

29. Brain

30. How stress affects the body activity!!!! Heart

31. How stress affects the body activity!!!! Stomach

32. How stress affects the body activity!!!! Lungs

33. How stress affects the body activity!!!! Muscles

34. The General Adaptation Syndrome is a model that describes the relationship between stress and disease. General Adaptation Syndrome Alarm stage –Your body and mind become aware of the stressor or alert (fight-or-flight response) –Headaches, anxiety, difficulty sleeping, and stomachaches Long-Term Stress Can Make You Sick Hans Selye (“Father of the Stress Response)

35. Long-Term Stress Can Make You Sick Resistance stage (adaptation) –Preparation to fight the stressor –You can cope with added stress, but only for a limited time

36. Exhaustion stage –Negative consequences of stress appear –You become exhausted, organs and immune system may suffer Long-Term Stress Can Make You Sick

37. Stress-Related Disorders and Diseases 1.Tension headache 2.Cold and flu 3.Asthma 4.Migraine headache 5.Backache 6.Temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ)TMJ 1.Heart disease 2.Stroke 3.High blood pressure 4.Chronic fatigue 5.Ulcer 6.Anxiety disorder 7.Insomnia 8.Depression

38. By learning to manage stress, you can protect yourself from many illnesses and can enjoy a healthier life.

39. Practice For the past week, you have been hungry quite often. Your lack of food was causing great stress in your life. But, you notice that you can now tolerate starvation or manage it and being hungry does not seem to bother you as much. What stage of GAS are you experiencing?

40. What disorder can a person develop if he or she lives an incredibly stressful life, sleeps only 4 hours a night, and keeps a poor diet? Practice

41. Match the terms on the left with the definition on the right. 1.__Stressor 2.__Fight-or-flight response 3.__Distress 4.__Eustress 5.__General adaptation syndrome A.Negative stress that can make one sick B.Physical changes that prepare the body to respond quickly to stressors C.Three-stage model that describes the relationship between stress and disease D.Any situation that puts a demand on the body or mind E.Positive stress that energizes one

42. Guess the word activity Find an empty space somewhere on your notes sheet.

43. Closure S T R E S S O R

44. E U S T R E S S

45. F L I G H T

46. C H R O N I C

47. D I S T R E S S

48. Resources http://www.bodylogicphysiotherapy.co m/news/links.htmlhttp://www.bodylogicphysiotherapy.co m/news/links.html http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/p rograms/healthreport/mindfulness- meditation/4205816http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/p rograms/healthreport/mindfulness- meditation/4205816 http://www.healthnavigator.org.nz/he alth-topics/stress/http://www.healthnavigator.org.nz/he alth-topics/stress/ Lifetime Health (Holt, 2004)