DEAF HEALTH TALKS: Stress Management...DEAF HEALTH TALKS: Stress Management Student Development...
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DEAF HEALTH TALKS:
Stress Management
Student Development Center
October 12, 2011
This presentation was supported by Cooperative Agreement Number U48-DP-001910 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The findings and conclusions in this newsletter are those of the author(s) and do
not necessarily represent the official position of the CDC.
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Supporters
• National Center for Deaf
Health Research (NCDHR)
• Matthew Starr and Michael McKee
• Student Life Team
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So What is Stress?
• Normal response to demands of life!
• Both positive and negative situations
• “Fight or Flight” response
• Varies depending on individual
• What’s important is how you deal with it
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“Stress is the condition we
experience when demands
exceed our ability to cope.”
MayoClinic.com
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What are some common
stressful experiences
you have in college?
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Common Stressful
Events
Eustress: Positive
• Getting into college
• Anxiety before a test
• Anxiety before first date
• Getting engaged
• Scary movie
• Excitement of roller coaster ride
• Strength before a sports game
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Common Stressful
Events
Distress: Negative
• Difficult educational environment
• Overwhelming sights and sounds
• Overwhelming schedule and
obligations
• Threat of personal injury
• Death of family member
• Sleep problems
• Relationship problems
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General Stress
• Everyone experiences this
• Usually resolves within short time frame
• No intervention necessarily required
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Cumulative Stress
• Effects of stress builds up in your body
• Becomes more difficult to lessen
symptoms
• Physical symptoms might be more serious
• Mental suffering might be more serious
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Acute Traumatic Stress
• Critical incident stress from sudden and
unexpected events
• Produces considerable psychological
distress
• A normal reaction to abnormal events
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Post Traumatic Stress
• Severe stress produced by severe
psychological trauma
• Created by unresolved critical incident
stress
• Produces lasting changes
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Stress
Hormones
• Cortisol – primary stress hormone
• Increases: sugars in blood & brain’s use of it, ability to repair tissues
• Decreases: immune response, digestive system, reproductive system, growth
processes
• Adrenaline (Epinephrine and Norepinephrine) – increases heart rate, blood
pressure, energy
Hubert et al. (1993)
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Short
Term
Symptoms
• Dry mouth
• Cool skin, cold hands & feet
• Increased sweating
• Rapid breathing
• Faster heart rate
• Tense muscles, stress headache
• Upset stomach
• Diarrhea
• Frequent urination
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Long
Term
Symptoms
• Sleep problems - insomnia
• Change in appetite
• Change in sex drive
• Aches and pains
• Prone to illness, frequent
colds
• Feelings of intense and long-
term tiredness
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http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/go/mhm/2009/stress-signs
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Effects of Chronic
Stress on the Body
This puts you at increased risk of numerous
health problems, including:
• Heart disease
• Sleep problems
• Digestive problems
• Depression
• Obesity
• Memory problems
• Worsening of skin conditions, such as
eczema
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Unhealthy Ways of
Coping
• Smoking tobacco
• Overeating or undereating
• Social withdrawal
• Drug or alcohol abuse
• Sleeping too much
• Procrastinating
• Avoiding facing problems
• Angry outbursts
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Did You
Realize?
Many addictions are linked to a stressful lifestyle, like
overeating, smoking, drinking, and drug abuse.
These are used as an escape or a temporary way but the
problem or stressor is still there!
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What
Helps?
1. Relaxation
2. Regular Exercise
3. Eating Right
4. Limiting alcohol to 1 or 2 drinks a day
5. Stop smoking – tobacco is really a stimulant!
6. Cut back on caffeine – 2 to 3 cups a day is usually OK
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1 cup = 8 ounces
Short
(8oz.)
Tall
(12oz.)
Grande
(16oz.)
Venti
(20oz.)
http://coffeecupnews.org/starbucks-grande/
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Serenity Prayer:
God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I
cannot change;
courage to change the
things I can;
and wisdom to know the
difference.
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How do you know you’re
STRESSED?
• Headaches
• Yawning
• Fiddling
• Nail biting
• Grinding teeth
• Pacing
• Over reacting
• Irrational
• Emotional
• Critical
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Some Facts...
• According to the American Academy of Family
Physicians, two-thirds of office visits to family doctors are
for stress-related symptoms.
• In a recent poll, 89% of people said they had
experienced serious stress in their lives.
• A recent study indicated that stress-management
programs may reduce the risk of heart problems, including
heart attack, by up to 75% in people with heart disease.
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Support
Available
RIT Counseling Center
http://www.rit.edu/studentaffairs/counseling/
Deaf Wellness Center at URMC
http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/deaf-wellness-center/
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Other
Strategies
• Better time management
• Being organized with tasks
• Being realistic with expectations
• Look for the upside
• Deep breathing exercises (see
attachment!)
• Meditative exercises
o Prayer
o Leisure reading
o Socializing with supportive
friends and family
• Weight-lifting, yoga
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Chair
Lower
Back
Stretch
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Downward
Facing
Dog
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Chair
Corpse
Pose
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Knees to
Chest
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Seated
Spinal
Twist
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Childs
Pose
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Cobra
Pose
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Warrior
One
Pose
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Extended
Triangle
Pose
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Standing
Forward
Bend
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Tree
Pose
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Sukhasana
(Easy
Pose)
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Progressive
Muscle
Relaxation
• Right foot
• Left foot
• Right calf
• Left calf
• Right thigh
• Left thigh
• Hips and buttocks
• Stomach
• Chest
• Back
• Right arm and hand
• Left arm and hand
• Neck and shoulders
• Face
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Resources
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/stress-
symptoms/SR00008_D
http://www.helpguide.org/mental/stress_relief_med
itation_yoga_relaxation.htm
http://www.helpguide.org/mental/stress_managem
ent_relief_coping.htm
http://ehealthmd.com/library/stress/str_whatis.html
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/stress-
management/MY00435
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Resources
http://www.lhj.com/health/fitness/relieve-stress-with-yoga/
http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/finder/therapeutic_focus/
t_stress
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/stress/SR00001
http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=
15644
http://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/weight-
exercises-women?cat=24164&tip=24169
Canton Counseling Center
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