1. Learning Objectives:
1. To be aware of how stress can be a risk to a person’s health
2. To know what health problems can be caused by stress

2. What can cause stress?
Relationships
Babies
Exams
Bills
Work

3. Lets think of PIES.
Physical
Intellectual
Emotional
Social

4. Physical health: Weight loss/gain Headaches Constipation or diarrhoea
With older people stress can cause heart attacks
Skin problems

5. Intellectual health: Unable to think clearly Unable to make decisions
Constant worrying
Inability to concentrate
Poor judgement
Only seeing the negatives

6. Emotional Health: Upset Angry Confused Irritable Moodiness
Feeling tense/anxious
Lonely and isolated

7. Social Health: Lose friends/find it difficult to make friends
Relationship problems
Isolation
Unable to take part in leisure activities.
Argumentative
Neglecting others

8. How do you think people might try to cope with stress?
Positive ways
Negative ways
Exercise
Leisure time
Rest/relaxation methods
Healthy balanced meals
Smoking
Alcohol
Drugs (example sleeping pills)
Illegal drugs