STRESSSTRESS

STRESSSTRESS

The The reactionreaction of your of your bodybody and and mindmind to to threateningthreatening or or challengingchallenging events in life events in life

In your folder….

Draw a body All around the

body list things that can cause stress.

Inside the body – write the mental and physical things a person experiences when they feel stress.

Examples of things that Examples of things that can cause stress….can cause stress….

School – homework, School – homework, tests, gradestests, grades

Parents – expectations, Parents – expectations, communicationcommunication

SportsSports FriendsFriends Peer pressurePeer pressure MoneyMoney RelationshipsRelationships Your HealthYour Health Not Enough SleepNot Enough Sleep

Future plans – college?Future plans – college? SiblingsSiblings JobsJobs Too many activitiesToo many activities Expectations of othersExpectations of others ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities Body image/Self Body image/Self

EsteemEsteem Time Management – Time Management –

not enough of it!!!not enough of it!!!

STRESS IS EVERYWHERESTRESS IS EVERYWHERE

Can You Feel It? (trailer) - YouTube YouTube - Will Rogers

Institute's Teens & Stress PSA

YouTube - Kids Have Stress Too! (2007) PSA

STRESS IS STRESS IS POSITIVEPOSITIVE WHEN IT WHEN IT PROMOTES GROWTH AND PROMOTES GROWTH AND

ACCOMPLISHMENT. THIS TYPE IS ACCOMPLISHMENT. THIS TYPE IS CALLED CALLED EUSTRESS.EUSTRESS.

LIST 3 EXAMPLES: LIST 3 EXAMPLES: competing in sportscompeting in sports studying for testsstudying for tests preparing for a speechpreparing for a speech

STRESS IS STRESS IS NEGATIVENEGATIVE WHEN WHEN

IT CAUSES HARM TO ONE’S BODY. IT CAUSES HARM TO ONE’S BODY.

THIS TYPE IS CALLED THIS TYPE IS CALLED DISTRESSDISTRESS

LIST 3 EXAMPLESLIST 3 EXAMPLES Test - so skip class-give upTest - so skip class-give up so stressed that you can’t sleepso stressed that you can’t sleep treating people bad around ustreating people bad around us not eatingnot eating denial of how we feeldenial of how we feel

Some of the physical effects of stress….

Loss of appetiteEye twitchesHeadachesCan not sleepTiredStomach achesAcneDepressionIncreased heart rateIncreased blood pressure

Some of the mental Some of the mental and emotional and emotional effects of stress….effects of stress….

ConfusionConfusion

Can’t concentrateCan’t concentrate

ForgetfulForgetful

CarelessCareless

Drop in gradesDrop in grades

IrritabilityIrritability

WithdrawingWithdrawing

AngerAnger

Sad/depressedSad/depressed

RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT AT RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT AT MODERATE MODERATE LEVELSLEVELS STRESS CAN ACTUALLY IMPROVE STRESS CAN ACTUALLY IMPROVE

YOUR ABILITY TO YOUR ABILITY TO CONCENTRATECONCENTRATE AND AND HELP YOU TO PERFORM AT YOUR BESTHELP YOU TO PERFORM AT YOUR BEST

What happens when your What happens when your BODY is under STRESS?BODY is under STRESS?

STAGE 1: ALARM STAGESTAGE 1: ALARM STAGE your body releases adrenaline into your body releases adrenaline into

bloodstream.bloodstream. get a burst of energyget a burst of energy heart pumps fasterheart pumps faster increase blood flow to musclesincrease blood flow to muscles

STAGE 2: RESISTANCE STAGESTAGE 2: RESISTANCE STAGE During this stage your body tries to During this stage your body tries to

recover from the stress recover from the stress Tries to go back to “normal”.Tries to go back to “normal”.

This uses up a lot ofThis uses up a lot of

energy and may result in:energy and may result in: Irritability - fatigue - lower Irritability - fatigue - lower

ability to handle stressability to handle stress

STAGE 3: EXHAUSTION STAGESTAGE 3: EXHAUSTION STAGE if the stress continues you become if the stress continues you become

exhaustedexhausted the body is worn down and the body is worn down and

no longer has energy to fightno longer has energy to fight you get run down and it’s you get run down and it’s

easy to get sickeasy to get sick make poor judgmentsmake poor judgments can not think clearlycan not think clearly

The “PILE UP” The “PILE UP”

Ball activityBall activity

Explain in your own words what the Explain in your own words what the “pile up” of stress is . . . .“pile up” of stress is . . . .

You may not be able to You may not be able to stop all the stress in stop all the stress in

your life.your life.

The key is to learn how toThe key is to learn how to

COPECOPE with stress. with stress.

Dealing with STRESSDealing with STRESS 1- Identify the stressor1- Identify the stressor – What is causing – What is causing

your stress?your stress?

2 - Identify your control over the 2 - Identify your control over the stressorstressor – Do you have control over this? – Do you have control over this?

3 - Identify if you can eliminate it3 - Identify if you can eliminate it – If you – If you can control it or eliminate it, do so.can control it or eliminate it, do so.

4-If you cannot eliminate the stress4-If you cannot eliminate the stress - - then figure out a healthy way to cope with it.then figure out a healthy way to cope with it.

Time managementTime management

prioritizing rock pebble sand – YouTube

50 Ways to deal with 50 Ways to deal with STRESSSTRESS

ways to deal with stress – YouTube

Stress relief from laughter? Stress relief from laughter? Yes, no Yes, no jokejoke

Laughter's Laughter's

health benefits health benefits

are no joke. are no joke.

A good sense of A good sense of humor can't cure humor can't cure all ailments, but all ailments, but

data are mounting data are mounting about the positive about the positive

things laughter can things laughter can do. do.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/stress-relief/SR00034health/stress-relief/SR00034

Short-term benefits – Short-term benefits – Laughter can..Laughter can.. Stimulate your organs. Stimulate your organs. Activate and relieve your stress Activate and relieve your stress

response. response. Soothe tension & stomachaches. Soothe tension & stomachaches.

Long-term effects: Long-term effects:

Laughter may: Laughter may: Improve your Improve your

immune system. immune system. Relieve pain. Relieve pain. Increase personal Increase personal

satisfaction and satisfaction and outlook.outlook.

YouTube - Karate Baby

YouTube - Charlie bit my finger - again !

Dog runs into Wall - YouTubeYouTube - Dog Bites own Leg

Emerson - Mommy's Nose is Scary! (Original) - YouTube

Let’s take a few Let’s take a few minutes to minutes to LAUGH!!!!LAUGH!!!!

A few more to laugh atA few more to laugh at

Ultimate Dog Tease – YouTube Try not to laugh. - YouTube Hillarious Spelling Bee Fail! "Heron" - Hillarious Spelling Bee Fail! "Heron" -

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And a few moreAnd a few more

Talking Animals – YouTubeTalking Animals – YouTube Unbelievable amazing Parrot – Unbelievable amazing Parrot –

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Baby gives the evil eye! – YouTubeBaby gives the evil eye! – YouTube David After Dentist – YouTubeDavid After Dentist – YouTube Baby Panda Bear Sneezes - Scares Baby Panda Bear Sneezes - Scares

Mother – YouTubeMother – YouTube Very Angry Cat - FUNNY – YouTubeVery Angry Cat - FUNNY – YouTube

How Animals Eat Their Food | How Animals Eat Their Food | MisterEpicMann - YouTubeMisterEpicMann - YouTube

How Hogwarts was Founded – How Hogwarts was Founded – YouTubeYouTube

Kid History: "Punching Cars" Episode Kid History: "Punching Cars" Episode 1 (True Stories) – YouTube1 (True Stories) – YouTube