1. YOU, STRESS AND STAYING HEALTHY

2. WHAT IS STRESS? Threat, challenge, change Stressor = any situation or activity that has physical, mental or emotional demands 5 categories of Stressors:

3. STRESSORS Environmental Stressors Biological Stressors Thinking Stressors Behavioral Stressors Life Change Stressors

4. STRESSORS Environmental –Natural disasters –Temperatures, too hot or too cold –Power outages –Flooding –Pollutants

5. STRESSORS Biological –Injury –Illness

6. STRESSORS Thinking –School! –Debt –Difficult Decisions

7. STRESSORS Behavior –Arguing –Negative behaviors

8. STRESSORS Life changes –Deaths, births –Wedding(s), divorce(s) –Move to new residence, country

9. STRESS RESPONSES Physical Stress –Breathing speeds up –Heart beats faster –Muscles get tense –Pupils dilate –Digestion slows –Blood sugar increases

10. STRESS RESPONSE CONTINUED Emotional and Behavioral Response –Eustress (Positive Stress) energizes and helps you reach a goal in a stressful situation, makes you fell alert and lively –Distress (Negative Stress) makes you feel sick or keeps you from reaching a goal, can keep you from performing at your best

11. SICKNESS AND STRESS: GENERAL ADAPTATION SYNDROME Alarm Stage- alert body/mind, “fight or flight” response, all efforts focused on responding to demand Resistance Stage- body more resistant to disease and stress, body can cope for awhile Exhaustion Stage- body cannot resist stressor anymore, body becomes exhausted past normal exhaustion

12. STRESS-RELATED DISEASE AND DISORDERS Tension Headache Cold and flu Asthma Migraine Backache Heart disease Stroke High blood pressure Chronic fatigue Ulcer Anxiety disorder Insomnia Depression

13. 5 WAYS TO MANAGE STRESS Take Care of Yourself Learn to Relax Build Resiliency Change Your Attitude Manage Your Time

14. 5 WAYS TO MANAGE STRESS Take Care of Yourself –Proper nutrition –Rejuvenating sleep –Regular exercise

15. 5 WAYS TO MANAGE STRESS Learn to Relax –Relaxation breaths –Progressive muscle relaxation –A-Z by themes (animals, foods) –Transcendental Meditation –Yoga

16. 5 WAYS TO MANAGE STRESS Build Resiliency –Mental –Physical –Emotional –Family, social support systems –Recuperative sleep

17. 5 WAYS TO MANAGE STRESS Change Your Attitude –Positive! –Self advocacy

18. 5 WAYS TO MANAGE STRESS Manage Your Time –Write down homework due dates –Regularly check Dashboard, teacher websites –Daily work instead of all-nighters –DON’T PROCRASTINATE!