1. E T R S S S

2. What is Stress? Chronic stress: never ending, damaging to health
Acute stress: short term, can cause energy
Stressor: anything that requires you to cope with a situation (must adapt)
Perception: meaning given to an event or occurrence based on a person’s previous experience or understanding

4. Types of Stress Eustress: positive stress Distress: negative stress
REMEMBER………
Chronic stress: unrelieved stress
point of exhaustion, damages your health
Acute stress: temporary bout of stress, alertness or alarm to make the person deal with the
the event.

5. Stressors of High School?
Stressors of Your Parents?

7. Stress video strength
Page Know 4 physical and psychological signs of stress. (write down)
Page 82 How stressful is your life?
Read each event and add stress points to your life.
Page 83 Learning facts 6 & 7
Page 86 Learning facts 6

8. Stress effects the following systems:
NERVOUS (produces a set of reactions that restore body to normal conditions) 84
When cold, goose bumps, shiver
HORMONAL ( communication among organs) 85
Epinephrine, norepinephrine
IMMUNE (white blood cells, antibodies fight off infection) 86

9. Stages of Stress Response
Alarm (think you are facing a challenge)
Resistance (speeded-up functioning)
Recovery or Exhaustion (87)
Stress can make you stronger if have breaks in between stressors
Fight or Flight

11. How well do you resist stress?
Take test on page 91

12. Positive Ways to Deal with Stress
Keep things in perspective
Practice assertive behavior
Establish goals
Learn time management
Limit certain foods
Share your stress
Learn stress diversion activities
Use exercise to reduce stress
Try relaxation techniques
Attitude control

14. Coping Devices and Defense Mechanisms
Coping Devices – nonharmful ways to deal with stress
- displacement – use emotional energy and put it into something else
- ventilation – letting of steam
Defense Mechanisms – self-destructive ways of dealing with stress
- denial
- fantasy
- projection
- rationalization
- regression
- selective forgetting
- withdrawal

15. Stress-related Benefits of Exercise
Muscle relaxation
Improved digestion
Better self-image/self-esteem
Increased physical endurance
Increased muscular strength
Decrease in heart rate and blood pressure
More blood pumped per heart beat
Better ability to breathe
Increased energy to combat fatigue