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Stress management guide for teachers and individuals, including causes, symptoms, and coping strategies. Learn why stress is essential, identify different types of stressors, and discover practical coping skills to manage and reduce stress in daily life. Find insights on how to organize your time, set boundaries, change attitude, and practice positive self-talk to enhance your overall well-being. Take charge of your life and prioritize your mental and physical health with effective stress management techniques.
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STRESS MANAGEMENT Dr.T.JOTHIMURUGAN DIRECTOR-MBA KLNCE
WHY STRESS MANAGEMENT FOR TEACHERS? • India Today • *One in five children have stress related emotional disorders. • *40% teenagers admit to severe anxiety. • *Apollo Hospitals – a leading chain of hospitals has opened a separate clinic for teenagers – seeing a huge no. of teen patients coming in for treatment for problems like hyper-tension (BP) and obesity
*In the past five years, cardiologist Brian Pinto of Nanavati hospital, Mumbai, has seen a 20% increase in teenage patients with hypertension. * Teen suicide rates have trebled in the past 25 years and 40% suffer from anxiety. Causes : Academic Pressure, Lack of family support, Bad diet and habits. Long term Consequences : Most adult depression is rooted in adolescence. India Today
STRESS • IS A PART OF EVERYDAY LIFE • IS NECESSARY • DOES NOT HAVE TO BE NEGATIVE OR OVERWHELMING TIME, MONEY, AND RELATIONSHIPS ENSURE THAT STRESS WILL ALWAYS BE WITH US
Stress is a physiological response to an imbalance in the mind. What is STRESS?
DEFINITION: THE NON-SPECIFIC RESPONSE OF THE BODY TO ANY DEMAND “…STRESS IS ESSENTIALLY REFLECTED BY THE RATE OF ALL THE WEAR AND TEAR CAUSED BY LIFE.” -Hans Selye, MD STRESS
IT DOES NOT MATTER IF THE STRESSOR IS PLEASANT OR UNPLEASANT, OR THE RESULTS ARE GOOD OR BAD WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO US?
NOT ALL STRESS IS NEGATIVE EUSTRESS:POSITIVE STRESS RESULTS FROM EXHILARATING EXPERIENCES: WINNING THE LOTTERY UNEXPECTED PROMOTION AWARD TYPES OF STRESS
DISTRESS STRESS OF: LOSING, FAILING, OVERWORKING AND NOT COPING CAN BE HARMFUL AND IT IS NORMAL FROM TIME TO TIME TYPES OF STRESS
CAUSES OF STRESS FALL INTO TWO CATEGORIES: • EXTERNAL • INTERNAL
EXTERNAL STRESSORS MAY BE MAJOR LIFE EVENTS: • MOVING ( RESIDENCE,JOB) • DEATH OF SPOUSE, FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND • LOVE FAILURE, • DIVORCE
MAY BE CAUSED BY EVERYDAY PRESSURES SUCH AS: • FINANCIAL • DEADLINES • ARGUMENTS • FAMILY CONCERNS • LACK OF SLEEP AND STARVATION
“INSIDE OURSELVES” THIS TYPE OF STRESSOR MAY PLAY A GREATER ROLE IN THE STRESS OF DAILY LIFE INTERNAL STRESSORS
STRESS EXAMPLES ARE: “VALUES AND BELIEFS” FAITH GOALS SELF-IMAGE EXPECTATIONS OF SELVES & OTHERS
IS THE AUTOMATIC STATE THAT RESULTS WHEN THE BODY ATTEMPTS TO MAKE CHANGES IN ORDER TO ADAPT TO ANY DEMAND WHAT HAPPENS INSIDE?
DRIVEN BY HORMONES HORMONES ACT LIKE A CONDUCTOR HORMONES INNERVATE BODY SYSTEMS/ORGANS STRESS MECHANISM
HYPOTHALAMUS STIMULATES PITUITARY • PITUITARY RELEASES ACTH INTO BLOOD • ACTH STIMULATES ADRENAL GLANDS TO SECRETE FURTHER CHEMICALS THAT AFFECT OTHER ORGAN SYSTEMS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE ARE STRESSED:
HEART RATE SPEEDS UP BP RISES BREATHING SPEEDS UP BLOOD TO MUSCLES SWEATING BLOOD SUGAR INCREASES CONSEQUENCES OF STRESS
COMMON SYMPTOMS OF STRESS • PHYSICAL • MENTAL EMOTIONAL • BEHAVIORAL • COGNITIVE
PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS • MUSCLE TENSION • NAUSEA, VOMITING • HEADACHES • NECK & BACK PAIN • DIARRHEA • SLEEP DISTURBANCES • DRY MOUTH, SWEATY PALMS • UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS • COLD HANDS • BREATHING CHANGES (E.G., SHALLOW, SIGHING)
EMOTIONAL/MENTAL SYMPTOMS: • ANXIETY, WORRY, GUILT, NERVOUSNESS • ANGER, FRUSTRATION • MOODINESS • DEPRESSION • APPETITE VARIES • RACING THOUGHTS • DIMINISHED CONCENTRATION • IMPAIRED MEMORY OR FORGETFULNESS
EMOTIONAL/MENTAL SYMPTOMS: • INDECISIVENESS • CLOSE TO TEARS OR CRYING • LONELINESS • FEAR OF GETTING CLOSE • SUICIDAL THINKING • TROUBLE LEARNING NEW INFO • CONFUSED/DISORGANIZED
SERIOUS APPEARANCE NERVOUS BEHAVIOR/HABITS RUSHING/PACING ON EDGE INCREASED FRUSTRATION/IRRITABLE MORE ACCIDENTS OVERREACTING BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS
REDUCED PRODUCTIVITY SOCIAL WITHDRAWAL DEFENSIVE SLEEP PROBLEMS/TIREDNESS INCREASED USE OF OTC DRUGS INCREASED TOBACCO INCREASED ALCOHOL INCREASED RECREATIONAL DRUGS BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS
STRESS MANAGEMENT • HAVE EXAGGERATED FEARS • DEVELOP ANXIETY/PANIC • DEVELOP PHYSICAL PROBLEMS INCLUDING CV DISEASE, HBP, ULCERS OR HEADACHES
NOW THAT YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH SOME OF THE SYMPTOMS OF STRESS, HOW DO YOU MANAGE IT? SIMPLE, RIGHT? STRESS MANAGEMENT
STRESS MANAGEMENT COPING SKILLS FOR STRESS MANAGEMENT: • DEEP BREATHING • EXERCISE • RELAXATION • GUIDED IMAGERY
STRESS MANAGEMENT GET ORGANIZED & MANAGE YOUR TIME: “USE CALENDERS OR ELECTRONIC DEVICES OR TO DO LISTS” KNOW YOUR LIMITS: BE REALISTIC CHANGE ATTITUDE: LEARN TO SEE STRESSFUL SITUATIONS AS CHALLENGES TALK IT OVER: TALK THE SITUATION OVER WITH A FRIEND
LEARN TO SAY “NO”: THERE ARE SOME DEMANDS THAT WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER. SEPARATE THOSE FROM ACTIVITIES OVER WHICH WE HAVE SOME CONTROL, AND LEARN TO SAY “NO” TO DEMANDS AND WORKS. STRESS MANAGEMENT
POSITIVE SELF TALK: LEARN THAT YOU CAN MANAGE A STRESSFUL SITUATION BY WHAT YOU SAY TO YOURSELF, “I CAN HANDLE THIS ONE STEP AT A TIME”. STRESS MANAGEMENT
TAKE CHARGE: TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAKING YOUR LIFE WHAT YOU WANT. STRESS MANAGEMENT
STRESS MANAGEMENT • DEEP BREATHING • PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION • BIOFEEDBACK • MEDITATION • BEGIN AN EXERCISE PROGRAM • REAPPRAISE YOUR LIFE AND PRIORITIES
LOVE, PRAY, FORGIVE REALIZE THAT MOST STRESS COMES FROM WITHIN, NOT WITHOUT. TAKE TIME TO SMELL THE FLOWERS AND TASTE THE STRAWBERRIES. STRESS MANAGEMENT
STRESS MANAGEMENT THANK YOU