Stress on the Body
Does stress impact your mental health?
YES!
It can lead to agitation, anxiety, and/or depression.
This is the kind of stress that helps you through emergencies, helps you study for exams, helps you work on goals in your life.
What is good stress.
Do teens have stress around their families' financial concerns?
They can!
65% of teens say yes.
True or False
Is taking care of your physical health part of stress management?
True
This is where you can go, within the school building, to receive medical, reproductive and mental health services for FREE!
What is the School Based Health Center.
A physical, chemical, or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension.
What is stress.
Is snapping at someone else a result of good or bad stress?
Bad stress.
True or false:
Social media has a direct impact on your stress levels?
True
What are some of the things you learned to do at the self care fair to reduce your stress?
drink lots of water, beaded bracelets with aroma therapy, coloring, watch a movie with your friends/family, eat a good meal...
Snapcat has this many face filters...
I have no idea. I have never been on Snapchat.
True or False
These are ALL the physical symptoms of stress: headache, stomach ache and tiredness.
False!
Stress can also impact your blood pressure, blood sugar, heart rate, menstrual cycle, immune system, breathing, sex drive and SO much more!
Define bad stress.
Stress that is ongoing, or chronic and can slow you down and inhibit you from doing the things you need to do.
Name three different reasons why a teen might be stressed out?
friendship/relationship struggles, homework, exams, college applications, work, family life, isolation, physical appearance, gender identity, sexual orientation/reproductive concerns, 'isms, world events.
This type of drink is important to reduce my intake of because it directly impacts stress levels.
What is caffeinated beverages.
If you have to have them try to only drink them in the morning hours.
This singer of these songs: Beautiful Liar, Me Myself and I, Crazy in Love, Irreplaceable
Who is Beyonce.
Explain three different ways stress impacts your cognitive functions.
Decreased concentration, forgetfulness, the appearance of carelessness, etc.
Name three mental health diagnoses that bad stress can lead to?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
What are different ways that a teen might feel stress from their physical appearance?
Height, weight, acne, clothing, hair, color of skin, body shape.
What is the most important thing for YOU to do to reduce your stress levels?
Learn how your body responds to stress.
Who is Jazzmyne Jay?
A buzzfeed and social media influencer.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
This is the hormone that is directly impacted by stress.
What is Cortisol.
A heightened/increased amount of hormones in your body impacts how your body functions.
How do you keep good stress from turning into bad stress?
Be realistic about what you can do (being perfect isn't possible) create structure in your life, get a full nights sleep, make sure to be active daily.
Does teen have as much stress as adults do?
Yes!
The American Psychological Association for the Stress in America Survey states that teens stress rivals that of adult stress.
Name four things someone can do to lesson the stress from social media?
Limit the amount per day they are on social media, do not interact with any social media at least an hour before you go to sleep, remember that people make up what they want their life to look like on social media (its not an accurate account of someones life).
What is the chicken dance?
Extra 200 points if you can demonstrate it.
Extra 500 points if you can get the ENTIRE class to do it.