1. • How do you define stress? Give 3 examples of stress in
your life
Bell Ringer

2. Stress
Chapter 4

3. • Stress: body and mind’s response to a demand
• Stressor: anything that puts a demand on the mind or
body
What is Stress?

4. • Environmental Stressors are things in your physical
environment. Ex: pollution, crowding, loud noise, natural
disasters
• Biological Stressors are things that are hard on your body
to participate in activities. Ex: having an
illness, disability, or injury
• Thinking Stressors are mental challenges. Ex: taking a
test
Stressors

5. • Behavioral Stressors are unhealthy behaviors. Ex: not
getting enough sleep, drugs, alcohol.
• Life Change Stressors are major changes whether
negative or positive. Ex: marriage, death of a loved one.
Stressors

6. • Fight-or-Flight: Your body releases epinephrine to
prepare your body for quick action
• Positive Stress is called eustress. It makes you feel alert.
• Negative stress is called distress. It makes you feel
nervous or distracted.
Response to Stress

7. • General Adaptation Syndrome
• Alarm Stage: Headaches, Trouble sleeping
• Resistance Stage: Your body becomes more resistant to
disease and injury
• Exhaustion Stage: Organs like your heart can suffer and
your immune system shuts down.
Long Term Stress

8. • Exercise Regularly
• Get Enough Sleep
• Eat Right
Dealing with Stress

9. • Taking deep breaths brings more oxygen to the body.
• Muscle Tension
• What are some other things you can do to relax?
Relaxing

10. • Resiliency: the ability to recover from
illness, hardship, and other stressors.
• Asset: a skill or resource that can help you reach a goal
• Resilient people build strong support systems by asking
for help.
Resiliency

11. • Prioritize your goals
• Learn to say No
• Keep a schedule
• Don’t overload yourself
• Plan for fun activities
Time Management

12. • What are some ways to prevent stress? What are some
ways to help relieve stress?
Bell Ringer

13. • Loss can cause stress.
• Use the tension relieving activities we talked about on
Monday
Coping With Loss

14. • Grieve: to express deep sadness because of loss
• Stages of Grief:
• Denial
• Anger
• Bargaining
• Depression
• Acceptance
Grieving Process

15. • Wake: ceremony that is held to allow family and friends
to view or watch over the deceased person before the
funeral
• Funeral: ceremony in which a deceased person is buried
or cremated
• Memorial Service: ceremony to remember the deceased
person

16. • Get rest and relax, but stick to routines
• Share memories and thoughts about the deceased
• Express feelings by crying or writing in a journal
• Do not place blame, it only avoids the truth about the loss
Help for dealing with loss

17. • Show your support by helping with small errands
• Let them know you are there for them
• Encourage them by telling them they are strong
• If person seems depressed and is avoiding friends and
family members, tell a trusted adult
Help for dealing with loss

18. • Suicide: act of intentionally taking one’s own life
• Most people who consider suicide only do so for a brief
period in their life
• Most people who attempt and fail are grateful to be alive
• Suicide does not happen without warning
• Drugs and Alcohol can impair judgment and put people at
risk to act on suicidal thoughts
Suicide

19. • Impulsive
• Focused on today
• Highly Emotional
Teens often feel…

20. • Feeling hopeless
• Withdrawing from family and friends
• Neglecting basic needs
• Experiencing loss of energy
• Taking more risks
• Using alcohol and drugs
• Giving away personal things
Warning Signs

21. • Take talk of suicide seriously
• Tell your friends suicide is not the answer
• Change negative thoughts into positive thoughts
• Don’t keep a secret if your friend is thinking of suicide
Giving/Getting Help