1. COLL 148: Week 3 Stress Management
Presented by Prof jim schneider

2. What Is stress?
“In a medical or biological context stress is a physical, mental, or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension. Stresses can be external (from the environment, psychological, or social situations) or internal (illness, or from a medical procedure). Stress can initiate the fight or flight response, a complex reaction of neurologic and endocrinologic systems” (medicinenet.com, 2018, para.1).

3. Impact of stress On our emotional and mental states: On the body:
Decreased cognitive capacity
Decreased IQ (in extreme cases)
Anxiety
Depression
On the body:
Lowered immune system
High blood pressure
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Heart disease
Stroke (hypertension)

4. Causes of stress Though variable and numerous, causes often cited are:
Financial
Relationships
Job
School
Environment
Personal safety
What else??

5. How Not to deal with stress
Drugs (unless prescribed), including marijuana
Alcohol
Over or binge eating, especially of unhealthy foods
Excessive use of electronics
Denying/avoiding the cause of the stress
Social isolation

6. How Best to deal with stress
SLEEP!!!
Exercise
Healthy diet
PRACTICE MEDITATION AND/OR MINDFULNESS (Calm app)
Address causes of stress head-on, including changing behaviors/patterns that may have contributed to the stress (e.g. better time management)
SEEK SUPPORT AND TALK IT OUT
Take a break and do what you love

7. Review of week 3 Lesson Discussion Stress Management Assignment
What is this Plan of Study thing? Is it due or not??

8. TED recommendation and Q&A
Great TED Talk for this topic:
In Google, look for Kelly McGonigal: How to make stress your friend
Q&A?