1. UNIT 3 – MENTAL & EMOTIONAL HEALTH
3.2 MANAGING STRESS AND ANXIETY

2. Objectives
Standard 1
Objective 2b: Explore the risk and protective factors of mental and emotional health
Objective 2d: Apply stress management techniques
Objective 3a: Review types of mental disorders

3. What is the difference between stress and anxiety?
Starter
What is the difference between stress and anxiety?

4. WHAT DO YOU SEE?

5. Old or young?

6. Perception - the act of becoming aware through the senses.
* Did you need help to find the “other” image in any of the pictures?

7. Stress
Stress – the reaction of the body and mind to everyday challenges and demands.
Stressor – anything that causes stress.

8. FUN,THRILLS, EXCITEMENT
Stressor
Negative Perception
Positive
DISTRESS
Fear, anxiety, negative,
EUSTRESS
FUN,THRILLS, EXCITEMENT

9. Causes of Stress (Stressor)
Biological Stressor – illness, disabilities, injuries.
Environmental Stressor – poverty, pollution, crowding, noise, natural disasters.

10. Cognitive Stressor – perception of a situation.
Personal Behavior Stressor – tobacco, alcohol, drug abuse, inactivity.
Life Situation Stressor – death, divorce/separation, relationship problems.
Stressors cont.

11. Body’s Response to Stress
Pupils Dilate, Visual Acuity
Endorphins Released
Alarm – mind and body go in high alert. Body prepares for a “Flight of Fight” response.
Increased Bronchial Size
Increase in Hearing, More Aware
Increased Breath Rate
Increased Heart Rate
Blood Flow Redirected to Extremities
Increase Production of Glycogen from Liver for Fast Energy

12. Resistance – the body responds by “Fighting” or taking “Flight”
Resistance – the body responds by “Fighting” or taking “Flight”. Body can briefly perform at a high level of endurance. People have been known to perform superhuman feats.

13. Fatigue – mind and body become exhausted.
Physical Fatigue – muscles become very tired.
Psychological Fatigue – results from to much worry, depression, boredom, isolation.
Pathological Fatigue – tiredness brought on by body’s defenses fighting disease.

14. OPTIMAL Distress Distress
Yerkes-Dodson Principle-implies that to a certain point, a specific amount of stress is healthy, useful, and even beneficial.
Distress
Distress
OPTIMAL 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 6 8
Bored, tired, unhappy, restless, prone to illness
Productive, energetic, happy, creative, healthy
Burned out, exhausted, overweight, irritable, prone to illness

15. Guitar String Analogy No tension = no sound
Too much tension = will sound a note higher than desirable
Too little tension = will sound a note lower than desirable
Proper tension = the desirable note

16. Effects of Stress
PHYSICAL
Headache
Asthma
High Blood Pressure
Weakened Immune System
MENTAL/EMOTIONAL
Difficulty Concentrating
Mood Swings
Risk of Substance Abuse
Why is high stress harmful to our health and well-being?

17. Managing Stress Plan Ahead – Time Management
Get Enough Sleep – 7-8 Hours
Exercise Regularly
Good Diet
Avoid Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs

18. Stress-Management Techniques
Stress Management Skills – skills that help an individual handle stress in a healthful, effective way
Redirect Energy – exercise, work on creative projects
Relax/Laugh – relaxation response – state of calm reached through relaxation techniques
Positive Outlook – the way you think will often determine how you feel
Seek Support – confide in someone you trust
Express Yourself – share feelings with people you trust

19. Relaxation Techniques
Breathing for Relaxation
Meditation
Imagery
Music Therapy
Progressive Relaxation
Autogenic Training
Power Naps
Visualization

20. Resiliency
Resiliency – the ability to adapt effectively and recover from disappointment, difficulty, or crisis.

21. James Stockdale
In a business book by James C. Collins, called Good to Great, Collins writes about a conversation he had with Stockdale regarding his coping strategy during his period in the Vietnamese POW camp.
“I never lost faith in the end of the story, I never doubted not only that I would get out, but also that I would prevail in the end and turn the experience into the defining event of my life, which, in retrospect, I would not trade."
When Collins asked who didn't make it out of Vietnam, Stockdale replied:
“Oh, that's easy, the optimists. Oh, they were the ones who said, 'We're going to be out by Christmas.' And Christmas would come, and Christmas would go. Then they'd say, 'We're going to be out by Easter.' And Easter would come, and Easter would go. And then Thanksgiving, and then it would be Christmas again. And they died of a broken heart."
Stockdale then added:
“This is a very important lesson. You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end—which you can never afford to lose—with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be."
Witnessing this philosophy of duality, Collins went on to describe it as the Stockdale Paradox.

22. Assignment
Chapter 8 Review
Recalling Facts pg. 220 #1-12