Managing Stress

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Chapter 8
Managing Stress and Anxiety
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Health Standards
  10.1.3. Describe the interrelationships of
mental, emotional, social, and physical health
throughout the stages of life.
10.3. Demonstrate the ability to design,
implement, and evaluate strategies to manage
stress.
10.3.2 Evaluate strategies to manage grief and
anger.
10.5.3 Analyze the possible causes and results of
conflict in schools, families, and communities.
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What Causes Stress?
Stress is the reaction of the body and mind to
everyday challenges and demands. Stressor is
anything that causes stress. Psychosomatic
Response physical reaction that results from
stress rather than an injury. Chronic Stress
Stress associated with long term problems beyond
control.

• There are five general categories of stressors
• Biological Stressor illnesses, or injuries.
• Environmental Stressor poverty, noise, and
• pollution.
• Cognitive Stressor the way you handle a
  situation.
• Personal Behavior Stressor negative reactions
  caused
• by tobacco, alcohol, or other drugs or by lack
  of
• physical activity.
• Life Situation Stressor death, divorce, and
• situations with peers.

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Lesson 1 Continued
The Alarm Response
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Lesson 1
The Body's Stress Response
Alarm
Resistance
Fatigue
Alarm is the first stage in the stress
response. This is when the body and mind go on
high alert. (Flight or Fight Response)
During this stage, your body adapts to the rush
created by alarm and reacts to the stressor. This
is the stage in which you to fight or take
flight.
The Third stage of the stress response, a tired
feeling takes over that lowers your level of
activity. Both the mind and the body become
exhausted.
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• Physical Fatigue The muscles work hard for
  long periods of times, often causing soreness and
  pain.
• Psychological Fatigue Results from constant
  worry, overworking, depression, boredom,
  isolation, or feeling overwhelmed.
• Pathological Fatigue Brought on by over
  working the bodys defense and fighting disease.
  Anemia, flu, over weight, and poor nutrition are
  a few examples. Drugs and alcohol can increase
  the feeling of fatigue.

Lesson 1
Fatigue
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Lesson 1
Physical, Mental/Emotional Effect s
Physical
Mental/Emotional

• Headache
• Asthma
• High Blood pressure
• Weakened immune system

• Difficulty concentrating
• Mood swings
• Risk to substance abuse ( drug use)

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Managing Stress
Lesson 2
Personal Causes of Stress
Managing Stress

• Life events Getting a drivers license,
  graduation, birth, illness, death, and divorce.
• Physical stressors pollution, noise, injury,
  lack of sleep, drug use
• Daily hassles time pressures, responsibilities,
  conflicts.

-Plan ahead -Get enough sleep -Regular
physical activity -Eat healthy -Avoid
drugs
Stress-Management Skills skills that help an
individual manage stress in a helpful, effective
way.

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Stress Management Skills

• Redirect Your Energy
• Work on a creative project, Physical activity.
  No matter
• what you do, the activity will release your
  nervous energy.
• Relax and Laugh
• Deep breathing, think positive thoughts, and
  stretching.
• Laughing can help too. Laughing lowers your
  blood
• pressure and makes you feel relaxed.
• Keep a positive outlook
• A positive outlook can help relieve stress,
  because the way
• you think impacts the way you feel.
• Seek out support
• Confide in someone you trust, such as parent,
  guardian,
• sibling, teacher, or close friend. Just
  talking to someone
• about your problems may help you feel better
  about the
• situation.

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Lesson 3
Anxiety and Teen Depression

• What is Anxiety?
• 1. Anxiety is a condition of feeling uneasy or
  worried about what may happen.
• Symptoms include
• Feeling fear or dread
• perspiration, trembling, restlessness, or
  muscle tension
• rapid heart rate, light headedness, or
  shortness of breath

• What is depression?
• 2. Depression is a prolonged feeling of
  hopelessness, helplessness, or sadness.
• There are two different types of depression.
• Reactive depression
• -Is a response to a stressful event such
  as a death of a friend or family member.
• Major Depression
• - It is a condition requiring treatment.
  it is more severe and last longer that reactive
  depression.

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Lesson 3
Teen Depression and how to manage it

• Symptoms of Teen Depression.
• Irritable or restless mood
• Withdraw from friends and activities
• A change in appetite or weight
• Feelings of guilt or worthlessness
• Sense of hopelessness

• Ways to Manage Teen Depression
• Write your feeling in a private journal
• Draw, dance , or engage in another activity
• talk about your feelings with your family or
• friends
• Do something nice for someone else

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Being a Resilient Teen
What is resiliency?
Resiliency is the ability to recover from
disappointment, difficulty, or a crisis.
Factors That Effect Resiliency

• External factors include your family, your
  school or community, and your peers.
• Internal factors are the ones you have control
  over.
• Positive values demonstrate positive values
  through your words and actions.
• Social dependency you have empathy and
  friendship skills. It also means you can resist
  negative peer pressure and resolve conflicts
  nonviolently.
• Positive identity indicates positive
  self-esteem and a sense of purpose.