4. 1. What is STRESS?
2. WHY is learning about it
important for my life?
3. How do I know I am
stressed?
What do you do currently to
manage your stressors?
5. 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?
6. 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).
8. 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
9. 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
11. 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.
12. EXAMPLES
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.
13. 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.
14. 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.
19. 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,
20. 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
22. 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
23. THINK ABOUT IT…
CONTROL = STRESS
Stress = Control
Control = Stress
24. 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
25. 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.
26. How do we manage stress
(cope with stressful
situations) effectively?
27. 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!!!
29. 2. GET MENTAL
Count to 10
Control your thoughts
Say something positive to
yourself about yourself
Talk to a counselor
30. 3. GET SPIRITUAL
Meditate
Pray- if you so choose
Remember or learn your purpose
31. 4. USE YOUR BODY AND
MIND TOGETHER
Take a break
Get hug therapy
Try progressive relaxation
Try yoga
Try aroma therapy
Laugh
32. 5. DEVELOP NEW SKILLS
Prioritize daily tasks ( time management)
Learn something new
Practice a hobby
33. Multiple Choice
Choose the correct answer.
1. The threat, event or change are
commonly called
______________.
a. Stressors
b. stress
c. resistance
34. Multiple Choice
Choose the correct answer.
2. _________ or positive stress
occurs when your level of stress is
high enough to motivate you to
move into action to get things
accomplished.
a. Distress
b. Eustress
c. stressful
35. Multiple Choice
Choose the correct answer.
3. _________ is your mind and
body’s response or reaction to a
real or imagined threat, event or
change.
a. Stress
b. Eustress
c. Distress
36. Multiple Choice
Choose the correct answer.
4. ___________ 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.
a. Stress
b. Eustress
c. Distress
37. Multiple Choice
Choose the correct answer.
5. This stage is the person has
adapted to the stress and
continues on with normal daily life
in spite of stress.
a. Alarm stage
b. Resistance Stage
c. Adaptation stage
38. Multiple Choice
Choose the correct answer.
6. In this stage you will begin to
experience a stressful event or
perceive something to be stressful,
psychological changes occur in your
body.
a. Alarm stage
b. Resistance Stage
c. Adaptation stage
39. Multiple Choice
Choose the correct answer.
6. In this stage you will begin to
experience a stressful event or
perceive something to be stressful,
psychological changes occur in your
body.
a. Alarm stage
b. Resistance Stage
c. Adaptation stage
40. Multiple Choice
Choose the correct answer.
7. During this stage the stressor is not
being managed effectively and the body
and mind are not able to repair the
damage.
a. Exhaustion Stage
b. Resistance Stage
c. Adaptation stage
41. 8 – 10. Give at least 3
emotional indicators in
resistance stage.
11-15. Give me at least 5
common causes of
stress.
