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Presentation Package for Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e

Presentation Package for Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e. Section VI: Concept 18: Stress Management. Stress Facts.

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Presentation Package for Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e

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  1. Presentation Package for Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e Section VI: Concept 18: Stress Management

  2. Stress Facts • The American Academy of Family Physicians estimates that 60% of the problems brought to physicians in the U.S. are stress related. Many are the result of stress; others are made worse or last longer because of it. Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e

  3. Health Problems with Excessive Stress • CHD and stroke • Gastrointestinal problems such as ulcers • Impaired immune system • Insomnia Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e

  4. How Stress Promotes Illness • Direct effect • Raises blood pressure • Impairs immune system • Indirect effect • Less positive behaviors (exercise, healthy diet, lack of sleep) • More negative behaviors (drinking, smoking, unhealthy diet) Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e

  5. Historical Perspectives on the Nature of Stress • Walter Cannon • Fight or Flight syndrome • Non-specific stress response • Hans Selye • General Adaptation Syndrome • Alarm • Resistance • Adaptation Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e

  6. BURN RUST OUT OUT (Distress) (Boredom) EUSTRESS (The optimal amount of stress) The Stress Target Zone Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e

  7. Contemporary Views of the Nature of Stress The Process of Stress Appraisal Coping Stressor Stress Outcome Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e

  8. Types of Stressors Click for info on Lab 18a • Environmental • Physiological • Emotional (psycho-social) See “On the Web” 18-01 for info on stress among college students Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e

  9. Characteristics of Stressful Events • Negative • Uncontrollable • Ambiguous Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e

  10. Appraisal of Stressors High Stress See stressor as a threat Stressor Stress Appraisal See stressor as a challenge Low Stress Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e

  11. Hardiness Click for Lab 18b Info • Commitment • Control • Challenge Individuals high in “Hardiness” have fewer stress related problems due to the way they perceive stress and the coping mechanisms they use (“approach” coping instead of “avoidance” coping) See “On the Web” 18-2 Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e

  12. Responses to Stress Click for info on Lab 18c • Physiological • Cognitive • Emotional • Behavioral Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e

  13. Summary of Stress You may not be able to smooth out the surf, but you can learn to ride the waves! Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e

  14. Online Learning Center “On the Web” pages for Concept Web Resources Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e

  15. Supplemental Graphics Lab Information

  16. Lab 18a InformationEvaluating Your Stress Level Return to presentation • Complete the life experience survey. • Summarize your current level of stress. in comparison with the survey scores. Note: The life experience surveys assume that stressors affect everyone in the same way and therefore may not yield highly accurate indicators of stress. Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e

  17. Lab 18b InformationEvaluating Your Hardiness Return to presentation • Complete the Hardiness survey. • Summarize the score for each dimension of Hardiness. • Discuss whether you feel the scores are useful indicators of your response to stress. See “On the Web”18-2 Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e

  18. Lab 18c InformationEvaluating Neuromuscular Tension Return to presentation • Complete the evaluation of tension with the assistance of a partner. • Describe how the results might impact the way you look at your daily life. Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e

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