Causes of Stress
A condition or feeling experienced when a person perceives that demands exceed the personal and social resources the individual is able to mobilize.
What is Stress?
Go for a walk, Spend time in nature, Call a good friend, write in your journal, listen to music, take a long bath
What are healthy ways to relax and recharge?
Good stress- makes you feel "stressed out" but is actually a positive event. (promotion, wedding...etc.)
What is Eustress?
Irritable
Tearful
Angry
Defensive
What are emotional symptoms of stress?
Learn how to say "no"
Take control of your environment
Avoid hot-button topic
Pare down your to-do list
What are ways to avoid unnecessary stress?
Acute, Chronic, Eustress and Distress
What are types of Stress?
Exercise regularly, Eat a healthy diet, Reduce caffeine and sugar, get enough sleep and avoid alcohol, cigarettes and drugs.
What is adopting a healthy lifestyle?
The body prepares to defend itself (fight or flight).
What is Acute Stress?
Self-neglect
Over-committed
Absenteeism
Social Withdrawal
What are behavioral symptoms of stress?
Reframe problems
Look at the big picture
Adjust your standards
Focus on the positive
What are ways to adapt to the stressor?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!
No symptoms = No Stress
Stress is the same for everyone
Stress is bad
What are myths about stress?
A stress reduction strategy that can be used in the present moment as well as an excellent skill to master to more effectively cope with future stressors.
What is Deep Breathing?
Moods become more stable
Thoughts become clearer
Relationships improve
Risk of illness diminish
What are benefits of stress management?
Muscle Tension
Headaches
Fatigue
Grinding Teeth
What are Physical symptoms of stress?
Express your feelings instead of bottling them up
Be willing to compromise
Be more assertive
Manage your time better
What are ways to alter the situation?
Personal Changes, Environmental Changes, Family Changes and Work Changes
What are Common Stressors?
An activity that helps you relax by tightening and releasing different muscle groups in your body.
What is Progressive Relaxation?
Getting a promotion
Marriage
Coming in first place in a race
Riding a roller coaster
What are positive stressors?
Concentration trouble
Easily distracted
Negative thoughts
Worrying
Feeling of hopelessness
What are cognitive symptoms of stress?
Set aside relaxation time
Connect with others
Do something you enjoy every day
Keep your sense of humor
What are ways to make time for fun and relaxation?
Illness, End of a relationship, Financial Shifts
What are common personal changes that cause stress?
The practice of purposely focusing your attention on the present moment and accepting it without judgment.
What is Mindfulness?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!
Provides the tools needed to govern your own physical and psychological well-being.
What is learning how to cope with stress in a healthy way?
Asthma
Diabetes
Allergies
Heart disease
What are physical symptoms of stress?
Don't try to control the uncontrollable
Look for the upside
Share your feelings
Learn to forgive
What are ways to accept the things you can't change?