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Stress Management By: MaryJane Fuhrer Audience: College Students
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What is Stress? Body’s way of responding to demand Can be good or bad experiences
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What Causes Stress? Survival stress: response to danger Internal stress: worrying, emotional Environmental stress: noise, crowding, pressure Fatigue/Overload: built up over time
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How Does Stress Affect You? Affects body and mind Sickness Tired Unable to concentrate Mental breakdown
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Stress Facts 1 in 5 Americans experience “extreme stress” 8 out of 10 college students experience stress daily Men and women experience stress equally
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Types of Stress Eustress Good stress Motivates you to keep working Some good stress is necessary Distress Bad stress Too much to bear Builds tension, no relief
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Psychological Affects Feeling hostile, angry, irritable Feeling anxious, anxiety attacks Depression or sadness Low self esteem Frustration and moodiness
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Physical Affects Upset stomach, diarrhea, indigestion Headache Backache Inability to sleep Raised heart rate and blood pressure
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Stress Triggers Found by monitoring stress Keeping track of what is stressful Create strategies to deal with them
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Unhealthy Ways of Coping
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Healthy Ways of Coping How will you deal with stress?
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Time management Enhances sense of control Buying a planner for daily schedule Making to-do lists Setting priorities
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Yoga Decreases stress and tension Lowers blood pressure Emphasis on mind, body, and spirit
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Meditation Breathing techniques Lowers heart rate Focuses on relaxation
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Mindfulness Being present with experience Focus on the now Breathing, focusing, and listening techniques Relaxation music Relaxation music
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Exercise 30-60 minutes cardio per day Pumps up endorphins Improves your mood
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Sleep and Rest Helps to relax Sleep deprivation increases stress
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Talk To Someone Counseling center Friend, family, boy/girlfriend Venting, expressing feelings
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Positive Thinking Expressing gratitude Looking at the bright side
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Journals and Writing Expressing feelings through writing Writing down stressors as they happen
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References http://us.reachout.com/facts/factsheet/stress http://us.reachout.com/facts/factsheet/stress http://www.mtstcil.org/skills/stress-definition-1.html http://www.mtstcil.org/skills/stress-definition-1.html http://brocku.ca/health-services/health- education/stress/eustress-distress http://brocku.ca/health-services/health- education/stress/eustress-distress http://www.stress.org/college-students/ http://www.stress.org/college-students/ http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/stress- management/basics/stress-relief/hlv-20049495 http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/stress- management/basics/stress-relief/hlv-20049495 http://abcnews.go.com/Health/StressCoping/stor y?id=4672836 http://abcnews.go.com/Health/StressCoping/stor y?id=4672836 http://www.webmd.com/fitness- exercise/features/yoga-for-stress-management
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