What Is Stress?
What is stress?
The biological response that prepares us for the flight/fright/freeze response.
Headaches, eating too much/too late, sleep problems, shallow breathing
Why is it important to be more aware of stress.
Be able to control your stress, and make stressful situations less stressful.
What social supports do you have to assist you?
Determine your resources.
Quantity, Defer Judgment, Variety
Name the sources of stress.
Environmental, social situations, physical issues, medical issues, thoughts
What are some psychological changes that can occur to your body due to stress?
Difficulty concentrating, depression, irritability, frustration, crying easily
What are some ways that stress can be different in different individuals?
Past experiences and if you are able to cope with these same situations in the past.
How is your plan working? Do you need to make any changes?
Evaluate
What are the two parts of Step 4?
Implementation (How will I put my solution into action?) and Verification (Is my solution going as planned?)
What can stressors be?
Specific problems, issues, conflict, challenges, a surprise, internal (from ourselves), external (from others)
What are things that you can expect to encounter with stress?
Be disappointed from time to time, encounter obstacles to overcome, and have normal emotional ups and downs.
Name two different types of stressors.
Short-term (acute) and long-term (chronic)
Is it positive or negative? Can you challenge any thoughts here?
Reframe the problem
Name relaxation techniques you can use.
Respiratory control, deep muscle relaxation, body scan meditation, grounding skills, visualization, mindfulness meditation, self-soothing skills, yoga, etc.
True or False: Stress is unhealthy
False! Stress can actually be healthy! It is up to us to make the best of it.
True or False: Physical symptoms are changes to our thoughts and emotions.
False! Psychological symptoms are what affect our thoughts and emotions.
What is the best way to manage your stress?
Knowing what stress is
What are the four areas that can have an impact on each other?
Behaviors, emotions, sensations, thinking
What are 2 questions you should ask in the Verification part of stage 4?
Are the effects of the solution measurable?
Are there other, less objective ways to determine whether a solution was helpful?
What can happen to the body if there is no stress?
The body is going to feel slower and groggy, which may lead you into feelings of depression, boredom, or isolation.
How many other current stressors you may have and different coping strategies that you have developed.
How stress can be experienced differently in individuals.
True or False: You can make the decision to be less stressed?
True!
Identify the problem and your perspective on the problem.
Focus on the stressor.
Name the 4 stages/steps in Problem Solving.
Step 1: Problem Definition (what's the problem?)
Step 2: Generate Solutions (what can I do to achieve that?)
Step 3: Decision Making (which solutions are the best?)
Step 4: Solution Implementation and Verification