1. How Much Do You Know About Stress?
True or False Stress affects your physical health.

2. How Much Do You Know About Stress?
True or False Only adults experience stress.

3. How Much Do You Know About Stress?
True or False Short periods of elevated stress are not normal.

4. How Much Do You Know About Stress?
True or False Short periods of elevated stress are not normal.

5. Understanding and Dealing With It
Stress!
Understanding and Dealing With It

6. What IS stress? Definition Symptoms
What you feel when you have more to handle than you are used to
Pressure or tension
Symptoms
Heart rate increases
Breathe faster/heavier
Fight or flight response
Increased blood pressure
Digestive system slows down
Immune system goes down
Tension
Difficulty falling and remaining asleep
VS.
What IS stress?

7. Sources of stress Stressors for adolescents
Anything that causes stress
Tests
Homework
Arguments
Problems with friends and/or peers at school
Bullying
Negative thoughts and feelings
Chronic illness or severe problems in the family
Family financial problems
Fitting in, popularity, style and peers
Sources of stress

8. Identifying Stress When under stress a person may experience:
Depression
Anxiety
Difficulty sleeping
Changes in appetite
Panic attacks
Muscle tenseness and soreness
Frequent headaches
Gastrointestinal problems
Feelings of sadness or worthlessness
Identifying Stress

9. So … is all stress BAD?

10. What kinds of stress
do YOU have?

11. What do you do when
you’re stressed?

12. NEGATIVE COPING SKILLS
Talking to negative people.
Avoidance of people who care about you.
Negative self talk
Perfectionism—no one is perfect!!
Excessive caffeine, alcohol, bingeing can increase depression, anxiety, etc.
PROCRASTINATION!
Daydreaming
Avoidance
NEGATIVE COPING SKILLS

13. How can YOU cope with
stress ?

14. Positive Coping Skills
Humor
Exercise
Music
Accepting responsibility including BLAME
Mediation
Movies
Positive self-talk
Ask for advice
Playing sports
Deep breathing
Journal writing
Patience with self and others…
Positive Coping Skills

15. CLAY or ROCK?

16. The Three C’s of Dealing with a Problem
Control Change Cope
The Three C’s of Dealing with a Problem
Adapted from Sitsch G. & Senn, D. (2007) Puzzle Pieces. Chapin, SC: Youthlight

17. Some problems are like CLAY
Control by making a CHANGE
Some problems are like CLAY

18. Other problems are like ROCKS
These are problems you cannot control.
With these problems, I must learn to COPE
Other problems are like ROCKS

19. What you SHOULD do.. Sleep! Be active! Be organized! Talk about it!
Did you know teens need between hours of sleep a night?
Be active!
Being active is an outlet! Sports, walking, and running all help you to deal with stress!
Be organized!
Using a planner, making lists, and prioritizing will help you to avoid and deal with stress!
Talk about it!
Talking about your problems can be therapeutic!
Set realistic expectations!
Be reasonable with what you can accomplish!
Take your mind off it!
Do some things that you enjoy!
What you SHOULD do..

20. Helping yourself and others with stress…
I. Identify the source of stress
II. Decide what task needs to be done first.
III. Talk or suggest talking to teachers, parents, coaches, or counselors.
IV. Take a walk and talk about it with a friend.
V. Don’t be afraid to offer or ask for help.
Helping yourself and others with stress…