1. MANAGEMENT OF STRESS
PRESENTED BY
SOPHIA

2. GOAL Each participant to: Evaluate their lives
Determine their own levels of stress
Decide what to do to handle their stress correctly

3. CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 2. DEFINITION 3. 4 MAJOR TYPES 4. RESPONSES
2. DEFINITION
  MAJOR TYPES
4. RESPONSES
5. BEHAVIOUR
6. EFFECTS
7. BIBLICAL RESPONSE

4. INTRODUCTION
BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL MODEL
The complex interaction of Biological, psychological and Social cultural factors.

5. soul
body
Spirit

6. DEFINITION
A feeling of tension or strain that can be caused by different things
Part and parcel of common life events whether big or small.
It comes with crises and life changing events.

7. TYPES OF STRESS EUSTRESS – Positive or good stress
DISTRESS – Negative or bad stress
NOTE; Minor stress like moving, becoming a mother etc. can add up to be as stressful as major traumatic event like divorce or disaster.

8. WARNING
Cognitive Process
Psalm 73
Walk by faith not by sight.

9. MAJOR TYPES OF STRESS Frustration: blocked goal
Conflict: incompatible motivations
Approach-approach
Approach-avoidance
Avoidance-avoidance
Change: having to adapt
Social Readjustment Rating Scale
Life Change Units
Pressure
Perform/conform
Psychologists have outlined 4 principle types of stress:
Frustration, which occurs in any situation in which the pursuit of some goal is thwarted. Ex. traffic jams.
Conflict occurs when two or more incompatible motivations or behavioral impulses compete for expression.
3 types of conflict have been studied extensively:
approach-approach – when a person has a choice between 2 attractive goals,
avoidance-avoidance – when a person has a choice between 2 unattractive goals (e.g., 1 exam or 25 page paper for final grade)
approach-avoidance – when a choice must be made about whether to pursue a single goal that has both attractive and unattractive aspects…results in vacillation, or going back and forth…rats actually run up and down a ramp in this type conflict.
Life changes are any noticeable alterations in one’s living circumstances that require readjustment.
Holmes and Rahe (1967) developed the Social Readjustment Rating Scale to measure life change as a form of stress, giving higher points (life change units) for more stressful events.
Pressure involves expectations or demands that one behave in a certain way…pressure to perform or to comply.

10. Long-term stress

11. Overview of the Stress Process

12. RESULTS OF STRESS Increased heart rate Increased blood pressure
Increased respiration
Increased perspiration

13. EFFECTS OF STRESS: BEHAVIORAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL
Impaired task performance
Burnout
Psychological problems and disorders
Positive effects
Roy Baumeister’s work shows that people under pressure to perform may feel self-conscious, which leads to disruption of attention and “choking” under pressure.
Burnout involves physical, mental, and emotional exhaustion that is attributable to long-term involvement in emotionally demanding situations…loss of meaning.
Chronic stress might contribute to many types of psychological problems and mental disorders, from sleep problems and unhappiness, to full-fledged psychological disorders such as schizophrenia and depression.
From a positive psychology perspective, effects of stress are not entirely negative. Recent research suggests that stress can promote personal growth or self-improvement, forcing people to develop new skills, reevaluate priorities, learn new insights, and acquire new strengths. Conquering a stressful challenge may also lead to improved coping abilities and increases in self-esteem.

14. BIBLICAL RESPONSE
It is quite common for a person to develop disease months or years after some traumatic event.
If you are living your life in a constant state of emergency and hurry, you could be addicted to your own stress hormones.

15. DEALING WITH STRESS WRONG REACTION TO STRESS
Denial
Give examples from your own life or situation
Escape
Which escape method have you used?
Displacement
Share incidents where you have seen this?

16. PRACTICAL WAYS OF DEALING WITH OUTER STRESS FACTORS
Admitting that you are not coping
Self management and build up your resilience to harmful stressors.
Learn good time management

17. PRACTICAL WAYS OF DEALING WITH OUTER STRESS FACTORS
Take responsibility
Set goals
Learn to communicate effectively
Admit and accept your mistakes

18. PRACTICAL WAYS OF DEALING WITH OUTER STRESS FACTORS
Build up good relationships
Aim to have a balanced / healthy lifestyle life style
Know how your body reacts to stress
Learn how to de-stress your body through muscle relaxation

19. PRACTICAL WAYS OF DEALING WITH OUTER STRESS FACTORS
Develop a sense of humour
Have realistic expectations of yourself and others
Know what you really want from life

20. WAYS OF DEALING WITH INNER STRESS FACTORS
Have the right perspective
Recognise that we have God’s resources available to help us cope
Know God personally and use His resources

21. WAYS OF DEALING WITH INNER STRESS FACTORS
Prayer
Know our true identity
Realize that God has a purpose in stress

22. PRACTICAL 1. 3 MOST POSITIVE EVENTS 2. 3 MOST DIFFICULT ISSUES/EVENTS
WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED
HOW YOU FELT
WHAT EFFECTS
PRAY