1. Section 3.2 How Stress Affects Your Body Slide 1 of 11 Objectives Explain how individuals can have different responses to the same stressor. Describe two ways that personality affects stress. Identify the key factor in resilience. Section 3.3 Stress and Individuals

2. Section 3.2 How Stress Affects Your Body Practice: Warning Signs of Stress Work with a partner at your table to complete the “Warning Signs of Stress” worksheet. Be prepared to share with the class your responses. Slide 2 of 11

3. Section 3.2 How Stress Affects Your Body Slide 3 of 11 Review your responses. Then explain why you might be more or less likely to be under stress than others. Switch to QuickTake version of the quiz. Quick Quiz How many of the following statements accurately describe how you think or behave? I need to be the best at everything I do. If something doesn’t go as planned, I feel like a failure. I tend to expect the worst in most situations. I want to be liked by everyone. I really enjoy competition.

4. Section 3.2 How Stress Affects Your Body Slide 4 of 11 How you react to a stressor depends on how you assess the situation. Responses to Stress Vary Is this situation a threat to my well-being? Do I have the necessary resources to meet the challenge?

5. Section 3.2 How Stress Affects Your Body Slide 5 of 11 Stress and Personality Your personality influences your assessment of a situation.

6. Section 3.2 How Stress Affects Your Body Slide 6 of 11 Optimism is the tendency to focus on the positive aspects of a situation. Optimism and Pessimism Pessimism is the tendency to focus on the negative and expect the worst.

7. Section 3.2 How Stress Affects Your Body Personality Test Slide 7 of 11

8. Section 3.2 How Stress Affects Your Body Type A & B Personality Type A The Type A personality generally lives at a higher stress level. This is driven by They enjoy achievement of goals, with greater enjoyment in achieving of more difficult goals. They are thus constantly working hard to achieve these. They find it difficult to stop, even when they have achieved goals. They feel the pressure of time, constantly working flat out. They are highly competitive and will, if necessary create competition. They hate failure and will work hard to avoid it. They are generally pretty fit and often well-educated (a result of their anxiety). Type B The Type B personality generally lives at a lower stress level and are typically: They work steadily, enjoying achievements but not becoming stressed when they are not achieved. When faced with competition, they do not mind losing and either enjoy the game or back down. They may be creative and enjoy exploring ideas and concepts. They are often reflective, thinking about the outer and inner worlds. Slide 8 of 11 http://changingminds.org/explanations/preferences/typea_typeb.htm

9. Section 3.2 How Stress Affects Your Body Slide 9 of 11 A perfectionist is a person who accepts nothing less than excellence. Aiming for Perfection There are ways to break the cycle and reduce your stress. Accept that you cannot be perfect. Take pride in the things you do well. Don’t focus on your mistakes.

10. Section 3.2 How Stress Affects Your Body Slide 10 of 11 The key factor in resilience is having the support of family and friends. Resilience

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12. Section 3.2 How Stress Affects Your Body Saturday Morning Cartoons TRIVIA 1.Who was Electra Woman’s partner? A.Girl Wonder B.Wonder Girl C.Adventure Girl D.Dyna Girl Slide 12 of 11

13. Section 3.2 How Stress Affects Your Body Saturday Morning Cartoons TRIVIA 2.In the Fantastic Four, who replaced the Human Torch? A.Herbie the Robot B.Ice Man C.Shana of the Jungle D.Thing Slide 13 of 11

14. Section 3.2 How Stress Affects Your Body Saturday Morning Cartoons TRIVIA 3.Which TV show did not become a Saturday morning cartoon? A.Gilligan’s Island B.Green Acres C.Star Trek D.Happy Days Slide 14 of 11

15. Section 3.2 How Stress Affects Your Body Saturday Morning Cartoons TRIVIA 4.Penelope Pitstop is constantly being chase by what bad guy? A.Dick Dastardly B.The Hooded Claw C.Schmedley D.Mutley Slide 15 of 11

16. Section 3.2 How Stress Affects Your Body Slide 16 of 15 You can do many things to keep stress under control. Take Control of Stress It is important to distinguish between stressors that you can control and those that you cannot.

17. Section 3.2 How Stress Affects Your Body Slide 17 of 15 Time wasters keep you from making the best use of the time you have to study. Time Management

18. Section 3.2 How Stress Affects Your Body Slide 18 of 15 Mental Rehearsal In a mental rehearsal, you practice an event without actually doing the event. The event takes place in your mind as you imagine yourself performing at your best. You might rehearse every aspect of the event a few times over until you feel confident that you can perform it as imagined.

19. Section 3.2 How Stress Affects Your Body Slide 19 of 15 Reduce Tension Even when a stressor isn’t under your control, there are things you can do to reduce the stress. Physical Activity By doing something physically active, you provide your body with a healthy outlet for built-up energy. Relaxation The goal of relaxation techniques is to give your mind and body a rest. Biofeedback With biofeedback, people learn to control one or more body functions by monitoring their body’s responses. The functions that they learn to control are ones that are often affected by stress, such as heart rate or blood pressure.

20. Section 3.2 How Stress Affects Your Body Slide 20 of 15 Change Your Thinking Sometimes you can reduce your level of stress by changing the way you think about stressors. Avoiding Negative Thinking One way to change your thinking is to replace negative thoughts with positive ones. Humor If you use humor carefully, it can be an effective tool for managing stress. But don’t use humor to cover up your true feelings.

21. Section 3.2 How Stress Affects Your Body Positive and Negative Thinking As a group, brainstorm and record negative thoughts about each situation below. For each negative thought, brainstorm and record a positive thought. Discuss how the different thoughts would make you feel if you were in each situation. Slide 21 of 11 1. A basketball player is about to take a foul shot. Negative Thoughts: Positive Thoughts: 2. A student walks out on a stage to give a speech. Negative Thoughts: Positive Thoughts: 3. Your teacher hands you a test and tells you to finish it in 30 minutes. Negative Thoughts: Positive Thoughts: 4. You suddenly remember that you left your wallet on a park bench. Negative Thoughts: Positive Thoughts:

22. Section 3.2 How Stress Affects Your Body Slide 22 of 15 Reach Out for Support Sometimes the stress in your life becomes too overwhelming for you to handle on your own. Sometimes all you need is someone to talk to. Sharing your problems can help you see them more clearly. Just describing your concerns to someone else often helps you to understand the problem better.

23. Section 3.2 How Stress Affects Your Body Progressive Relaxation Slide 23 of 11