1. Stress and Anxiety Awareness
Goal: the goal of this session is to discuss stress and anxiety, as well as ways to manage them.
Objectives: at the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
1. comprehend what stress is
2. differentiate between different forms of anxiety
Setting: UNF freshman orientation
Audience: college freshman
Materials needed: Stress and Anxiety Awareness Powerpoint Presentation, set of blank notecards
Overview: In this session, the facilitator and the audience will discuss what stress is, signs of stress, and ways to manage stress. Also, we will discuss anxiety, common forms of anxiety, and how to treat anxiety. Participants should be able to comprehend what stress is, as well as, differentiate between different forms of anxiety. Participants will hopefully walk away with a better understanding of how their bodies show signs of stress or anxiety, so that they may better manage or treat them.
Sara McDowell

2. What is Stress? Pose these ideas to audience: Is stress:
A force imposed on your body?
A feeling?
An unpleasant situation?
A reaction or response to change?
What do you think?-Have audience respond with their own thoughts.
“thank you for your ideas, now let us look at a definition of stress”

3. What is Stress?
The process by which your body responds to changes in the environment
Includes a combination of responses:
Emotional
Mental
Physical
Signs of stress?
Describe stress.
Pose question about signs of stress. Have audience respond with thoughts.
“those are some great examples, I have some others listed on the next slide”

4. Signs of Stress Inability to concentrate Conflict in relationships
Becoming less active
A short temper
Now that you know what some signs of stress are…
Let’s break into small groups and think about what you can do to reduce stress.
Sudden changes in appetite
Irritability

5. Activity Split into small groups of 3 or 4 group members
Write down 1 or 2 ways that you manage stress
Please share with your group members
Split the group of participants up into small groups to discuss the ways that they manage stress. Point out common techniques.

6. Managing Stress
Ask participants to share their ideas for stress management.
Pictures are just some examples of ways to manage stress.

7. What is Anxiety? Same as stress? Pose these ideas to the audience
different?
Have audience respond with thoughts.
“thank you for you thoughts, let’s take a look at the next slide”

8. What is Anxiety? An emotional state characterized by feelings of:
apprehension
nervousness
fear
Describe anxiety.
Some mild anxiety might be self-managed like stress, but it is a disorder that might need medical treatment.

9. Common Forms GAD-dread of everyday situations
OCD-repetitive, unwanted thoughts
PTSD-intense fear after trauma is over
Describe some common forms of anxiety.
Ask participants if they are familiar with any of these.

10. Seek help from a doctor or the UNF Counseling Center (904)620-2602
Treating Anxiety
Seek help from a doctor or the UNF Counseling Center (904)
Anxiety disorders can be treated with therapy , medication, or a combination of both of these.
If you suspect that you have anxiety, please seek help from a doctor or go to the UNF counseling center.

11. Assessment
I would like you to answer 2 questions about today’s session about stress and anxiety.
You can use your notecard to write down your answers.
When you have finished, I will collect your notecards.

12. Fill in the Blanks Terms: Process, Feeling, Emotion
Stress is not merely an ____________ or a ___________. Rather, it is the ____________ by which we perceive and respond to environmental threats and challenges.
Objective:
Comprehension-participants will be able to comprehend what stress is.
Answer:
1.Stress is not merely an emotion or a feeling. Rather it is the process by which we perceive and respond to environmental threats and challenges.

13. Matching Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
General Anxiety Disorder
Characterized by dread of everyday situations
Characterized by repetitive, unwanted thoughts
Characterized by intense fear of a previous trauma
Objective:
Analysis-participants will be able to differentiate between different forms of anxiety.
Answer: B. C. A.

14. Remember…
Mild stress or anxiety can help you to focus on facing challenges in:
School
Work
Relationships
And More…
Closing:
End on a positive note…mild stress can help us to focus on daily challenges.
Thank the participants for their time.