1. Stress & Your Health

2. Stress & Your Health Stress
Is the body’s and mind’s response to a demand.
Stressor
Is any situation that puts a demand on the body or mind

3. Stress & Your Health 5 Types of Stressors
1. Environmental Stressors – Conditions or events in your physical environment that can cause you stress.
* Pollution * Poverty
* Crowding * Noise
* Natural Disasters
2. Biological Stressors – Conditions that make it difficult for your body to take part in daily activities.
* Illness * Disability
* Injury
3. Thinking Stressor - Any type of mental challenge that can cause stress.
* Tests * Homework

4. Stress & Your Health 5 Types of Stressors
4. Behavioral Stressors - Any unhealthy behavior that can lead to stress.
* Not enough Sleep * Time Management
* Using Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco
5. Life Change Stressors –Any major life change, whether positive or negative, that can lead to stress.
* Death of a loved one * Getting Married

5. Life Changes That Can Lead to Stress
Stress & Your Health
Life Changes That Can Lead to Stress
* Death of a parent * Having Arguments w/ Parents
* Death of a sibling * Getting Married
* Parents Divorce * Failing a Grade in School
* Serious Illness * Increased Parent Arguments
* Parent Goes to Jail * Beginning or Ending School
* Death - Close Friend * Boyfriend / Girlfriend Breakup
* Being Pregnant * Making an Outstanding Achievement
* Getting a New Job * Moving to a New School
* New Family Member * Suspended From School
* Change in Financial Status * Trouble with a Teacher
* Excluded From Social Circle* Change in Sleeping Habits
* Going on Vacation * Getting a Traffic Ticket
* Serious Illness to Family Member

6. Physical Response To Stress
The Fight-or-Flight Response
During the Fight-or-Flight Response your body provides you with the energy, reflexes, and strength, you may need to respond to the stressor.

7. Physical Response To Stress
The Fight-or-Flight Response
During the Fight-or-Flight Response your body releases Epinephrine (formerly called Adrenaline), which prepares the body for quick action by triggering the changes listed Below:
Breathing speeds up, which helps get more oxygen through your body.
Heart beats faster, which helps the flow of blood to carry more oxygen to your muscles.
Muscles tense up, which prepare you to move more quickly.
Pupils in the eyes get wider, which allows extra light for more sensitive vision.
Blood Sugar Increases to provide more fuel for fighting or running.

8. Emotional & Behavioral Response To Stress
The way you respond to stress emotionally or behaviorally depends on whether you consider the stress to be positive or negative.

9. Emotional & Behavioral Response To Stress
Two Types of Stress
1. Positive Stress ( Also called Eustress )
Stress that energizes one and helps one reach a goal. Makes you feel alert and lively and will appear more confident and in control.
Ex: Giving a speech in front of your class.
If you choose to make it a positive experience, you can use the positive stress to motivate yourself to do your best.
By using Eustress, you will attract and hold the attention of the audience.

10. Emotional & Behavioral Response To Stress
Two Types of Stress
2. Negative Stress ( Also Called Distress )
Stress that makes you feel sick or keep a person
from reaching a goal. It can keep you from doing your best, no matter how capable you are.
Ex: Giving a speech in front of your class.
If you choose to consider giving a speech a
negative experience, you may forget your points
you want to make, lose concentration, your words
won’t flow well, your voice may sound to soft and
shaky , which will result in the audience
becoming bored and confused.

11. Long Term Stress Can Make You Sick
If your body experiences stress continuously over a long period of time, you increase the risk for a wide variety of stress-related diseases.
Headaches
Heart Attack
Weakened Immune System
Infections and Colds

12. Long Term Stress Can Make You Sick
The General Adaptation Syndrom
Is a model that describes the relationship between stress and disease.
Learning the stages of this model will help you understand how stress can affect your health

13. The General Adaptation Syndrome
Alarm Stage
* Your body and mind become alert.
* The beginning of the Fight-or-Flight Response.
* You may experience headaches, stomachaches, difficulty sleeping and anxiety.
Resistance Stage
* If the stress continues, your body becomes more resistant to disease and injury than normal.
* You can cope with added stress, but only for a limited time.
Exhaustion Stage
* Your body cannot take the resistance to the stressor any longer.
* You become exhausted in a serious way.
* Organs, such as your heart may suffer and your immune system can no longer fight illness

14. 5 Ways of Dealing With Stress
1. Take Care of Yourself
- Exercise Regularly
Exercise relieves Tension ( A physical effect of stress marked by straining muscles ) in a healthy way.
- Get Enough Rest
Get at least 9 hours of sleep a night to stay alert and deal with stressors when they happen.
- Eat Right
Eat nutritious foods that give you the vitamins, minerals, and energy you need to deal with the everyday demands of life and for your immune system to function properly

15. 5 Ways of Dealing With Stress
2. Learn To Relax
- Breathing Exercises
Close your eyes and concentrate on your breathing, inhaling and exhaling for at least 15 min. Deep breathing brings more oxygen to all parts of your body and keeps your brain alert and focused.
- Tension-Releasing Exercises
Start by tensing the muscles in one part of your body, then relaxing them. Keep performing this until you feel less tension and more relaxed.

16. 5 Ways of Dealing With Stress
3. Build Resiliency
The ability to recover from illness, hardship, and other stressors is called Resiliency.
Resilient people continue to be optimistic when life gets tough.
They struggle less and succeed more.
Resilient people get their strength from their
Assets ( A skill or resource that can help
you reach a goal )

17. 8 Assets For Building Resiliency
Support – Family & Friends to help you.
Empowerment – Feeling of valued member of society.
Boundaries – Clear set of rules & consequences for school, family and relationships.
Productive Use of Time – Choosing creative & productive activities.
Commitment to Learning – Understanding the value of schoolwork.
Positive Values – Having values like: Caring, Integrity, Honesty & Self-Responsibility.
Social Skills – Communicating effectively, respecting others, and avoiding peer pressure.
Positive Identity – Having high self-esteem, self-control and a feeling as if you have a purpose.

18. 5 Ways of Dealing With Stress
4. Change Your Attitude
Use Positive Self-Talk
Say or think positive things to yourself.
Be Confident About Yourself
The better you feel about yourself, the more positive your perception of a situation will be.
Don’t Worry About Things Out of Your Control
Accept the things you can’t change, and then make the best out of the situation. Put energy into what you can control.

19. 5 Ways of Dealing With Stress
5. Manage Your Time
List & Prioritize Your Projects
Make a list of your projects and to prioritize your goals.
Prioritize – To arrange items in order of importance.
Know & Set Your Limits
Don’t take on too many responsibilities at one time.
Saying No sometimes is a healthy way of taking care of yourself.
Make a Schedule
Enter Priorities First
Be Realistic
Prepare for Problems
Make Time to Relax
Do It

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Coping With Loss
1. Effects of Loss
All forms of loss can cause you to experience a range of emotions, such as sadness, anger, numbness, and a feeling of doubting your mental stability.
These are all normal emotions .
If the feelings don’t pass over time, then you may need to seek help.
Loss can cause the body Stress.
Examples of Loss
Death of Family Member
Divorce of one’s Parents
Death of a Pet
Breakup w/ Boyfriend or Girlfriend
Moving Away from Home

21. 2. 5 Stages of The Grieving Process
Coping With Loss
2. 5 Stages of The Grieving Process
Grieve – To express deep sadness because of loss.
Denial - You refuse to believe the loss occurred.
Anger - Experiencing anger or rage is normal. You may even try to blame yourself or others, which is not something you should do.
Bargaining – Is the final attempt at avoiding what is true Ex: Promising to change if the person or thing is returned to them.
Depression - Sadness is normal. If feeling sad keeps you from your daily activity for more than a few days, get help.
Acceptance – Even though its still painful, you begin to learn how to live with a loss and life will go on.

22. Funerals, Wakes & Memorial Services
Is a ceremony that is held to allow family and friends to view or watch over the deceased person before the funeral.
Funeral
Is a ceremony in which a deceased person is buried or cremated.
Memorial Service
Is a ceremony to remember the deceased person.

23. Is the act of intentionally taking one’s life.
Preventing Suicide
Suicide
Is the act of intentionally taking one’s life.
The truth is that most people who attempt suicide don’t really want to die.
Many people who have considered suicide considered it only for a brief period in their life.
Most people who attempted suicide and failed are usually grateful to be alive.
Suicide does not happen without warning. They usually ask for help in an indirect way.
Drugs & Alcohol can put people at risk of acting on suicidal thoughts because their judgment is impaired

24. Warning Signs For Suicide
Feeling Hopeless
- Feeling of sadness that interferes with their daily activities.
- If it lasts more than a few days, it could be harmful to them.
Withdrawing From Family & Friends
Strong sign someone is considering suicide;
Get support from family
Talk to your friend who you may think is contemplating suicide.
Neglecting Basic Needs
Person stops taking care of appearance ( Not brushing hair, not showering and not changing clothes )
starts to lose weight and trouble sleeping.
Experiencing Loss of Energy
Don’t make an effort to do anything.
Don’t take part in things they have interest in and sleep more often.

25. Warning Signs For Suicide
Taking More Risks
Rebellious
Self Destructive
Reckless Behavior
Violent Towards Others or Themselves
Using Alcohol & Drugs
Not only Self-Destructive, but also leads to more anxiety and depression.
Giving Away Personal Things
Giving away personal items is a way of saying goodbye without words.
If someone give you something very precious to them, you may want to ask why?

26. Giving & Getting Help Taking All Talk of Suicide Seriously
If a friend talks of suicide, tell a trusted adult .
Tell Friend That Suicide is Not The Answer
Suicide is not the answer for a temporary problem.
Remind them of all the things that would be missed if they weren’t around.
Tell them to talk to a trusted adult.
Change Negative Thoughts Into Positive
Help your friend use Positive Self-Talk.
Don’t Keep Secrets
Don’t agree to keep a secret if friend asks you not to tell anyone.
Get help for your friend no matter what!