1. Stress

2. Stress Test

3. Who has the most stress?
College instructor
Assembly line worker
Why?

4. What happens in modern society when there is a constant chronic stress level?

5. Bill just heard his dad had a heart attack.
What phase of the general adaptation syndrome is he in?
Alarm, Resistance, Exhaustion?

6. What phase of the general adaptation syndrome is he in?
Bill has been taking care of his dad for two years after his heart attack.
What phase of the general adaptation syndrome is he in?
Alarm, Resistance, Exhaustion?

7. What phase of the general adaptation syndrome is he in?
After taking care of his Dad, Bill is getting tired, looking old, and getting sick more frequently.
What phase of the general adaptation syndrome is he in?
Alarm, Resistance, Exhaustion?

8. How can money effect stress?
Better health care
Better living environment
Safer
More control

9. Do optimists or pessimists deal better with stress?
Why?
Optimists perceive more control

10. Can you have physical reactions to stress?
College example
Cancer
Not directly caused by stress

11. Jim comes home, relaxes, and watches TV, while Sally comes home and continues working in the evening.
Which has a type “A” personality
Type “B” personality?
Which is more prone to heart attacks?

12. How could sally reduce her stress level?
Biofeedback
Example?
Meditation
Social support
Does being happily married reduce stress? Why?
Aerobic exercise