1. Managing stress

2. Words to know
Stress
Distress
Stressor
Adrenaline
Fatigue

3. Essential questions Is it normal for me to feel stress?
What happens if I feel too much stress?
What can I do when I feel stressed-out?

4. What is stress The body’s response to changes around you. Physical
Emotional
Social
It is a natural part of life that we need to learn to deal with by developing healthy coping skills.

5. Types of stress Helps you accomplish tasks and reach goals
Helps you escape danger
Essential for proper body functioning
Distress-
Agony, grief, misery, ache, upset, trouble, danger, worry
Too much negative stress can be unhealthy.
Positive
Negative

6. Reactions to types of stress
Feel alert and focused
Feel excited and challenged
Ex. Playing on a sports team, avoiding an accident
Feel angry, disappointed
Frustrated
Feel helpless and confused
Ex. Arguing with a friend, feeling sick or hurt, doing poorly in school
positive
negative

7. How the body responds Stressors- anything that trigger stress.
Objects, people, places, situations
Different to each person.

8. Body’s physical response
The brain is stimulated by a stressor
Adrenaline is sent out through the body to prepare body to respond to stressor.

9. Body’s physical response
The heart beats faster increasing blood flow to the brain and muscles.
The muscles tighten becoming ready for action.

10. Body’s physical response
Breathing becomes faster and deeper to take in more oxygen.
Stomach and intestines slow down activity to save energy.
Body returns to normal.

11. Use your journal!

12. Journal entry
Make a list of things that are stressors to you. Include situations that cause positive stress and negative stress. How do you cope with them? Are these coping mechanisms good or bad?

13. Stress and tiredness Fatigue- extreme tiredness.
Occurs when a stressor is present for a prolonged period.
Occurs when too many stressors occur at one time.

14. Types of fatigue
Occurs after activity, results in sore, tired muscles.
Solution is rest.
Occurs from too much negative stress.
Worry, sadness, boredom cause this type of fatigue.
You must recognize this stress and develop good coping skills to manage it.
physical
emotional

15. Managing stress Ways to reduce stress Plan ahead- Set priorities-
Redirect energy-
Talk to others-
Relax-

16. review Explain the difference between stress and distress.
Name one type of positive type and one negative type of stress in your life.
Name 2 ways the human body responds to stress.
What are 2 types of fatigue?