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Stress notes

Take the stress survey and explore the stages of stress, coping strategies like talking it out and exercising, and warning signs of suicide. Learn about stressors, eustress, distress, and the General Adaptation Syndrome. Discover how to help those in need and prevent teen suicide.

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Stress notes

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  1. Stress notes

  2. Activity • STRESS SURVEY! • Fill out the survey as it pertains to your life. 1. Place the number from the left in the blank to the right if the event has occurred in the past year. 2. Multiply the number if the event has occurred more than once in the past year.

  3. Stress • Stressor - A situation/event that triggers physical & emotional reactions. • Eustress - Stress triggered by a pleasant stressor • Examples: First date, Wedding • Distress - Stress triggered by an unpleasant stressor • Examples: Taking a test, Family member death

  4. General Adaptation Syndrome • 3 Stages • 1.) Alarm: fight or flight reaction • Adrenaline is released • Body is prone to injury / disease • Headaches, indigestion, anxiety, mood swings, appetite changes, etc

  5. General Adaptation Syndrome • 2.) Resistance • Body begins to cope with the added stress • Uses much energy to maintain “normal” functioning • 3.) Exhaustion • Mental & Physical • Once stressor is removed

  6. How to deal with stress • 1.) Talk it out • 2.) Escape for a While • 3.) Exercise (#1 stress reliever) • 4.) Work off your anger • 5.) Make a List / Write it out

  7. How to deal with stress • 6.) Don’t be a perfectionist - Try to set attainable goals • 7.) Do something for others - Can be self-rewarding and make your stressors seem minimal. • 8.) Schedule some recreation/leisure time • 9.) Don’t worry (especially over things you don’t have control over)

  8. Stress Video Clips The Effects of Stresshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZZlIKXcolo Managing Stresshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnpQrMqDoqE Dr. Evans - The Most Important Thing You Can Do For Stress: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6402QJp52M First World Problems http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxyhfiCO_XQ Teenage Affluenza http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFZz6ICzpjI

  9. Depression Video & Worksheet

  10. Depression Video Clips Ellie’s Depressionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8EPzkxAiVw I Had a Black Dog – His Name Was Depressionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiCrniLQGYc

  11. Suicide Notes

  12. Suicide • More females attempt suicide (That is b/c they often use pills) • More males complete suicide (That is b/c they often use weapons) • More than 1/2 of all youth suicides involve the use of alcohol

  13. Suicide Statistics • On average 85 suicides occur each day in the United States (signs are very similar to depression) • 90% of the time they will tell someone • About 95% of people don’t want to die. They want their pains to go away and they don’t know how to do it. • Approximately 30,000 people commit suicide each year.

  14. Causes of Suicide • Stress • Depression • Inability to cope • Pressure to succeed

  15. Signs to look for:  They talk about suicide *  Give away prized possessions *  Take unnecessary risks  Withdrawn from friends & activities  Lose interest in appearance  Sudden positive changes in attitude following depression * • * = unique to suicide specifically

  16. Signs continued… • All of a sudden wear a lot of black clothing • Themes of death in writing and/or artwork* Suffering from depression Suffered from some type of loss and the person takes longer to accept it • THE MORE SPECIFIC A SUICIDE PLAN IS, THE GREATER THE RATE OF COMPLETION. Warning signs video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9feeVmgHqM8

  17. How to Help  Talk to them—listen carefully! • Ask Direct Questions: • 1.) Are you thinking about suicide? • 2.) Do you have a plan? • Tell someone (trusted adult) • Dispose of the means (pills, weapon, etc.)  Get them to call help lines  Take all threats seriously

  18. What NOT to do  Leave them alone  Argue with or anger the person  Dare or provoke them  Swear to secrecy • Minimize the problem Teen Suicide Prevention Video: • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BByqa7bhto

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