Group 4: Rachel Longfors, Patricia Prins, and Tiffany Garcia March 30, 2004

1. Chapter 9: Managing Stress in Life Group 4: Rachel Longfors, Patricia Prins, and Tiffany Garcia March 30, 2004

2. Background Information Grade Level: Freshmen College Students Age: 17-19 Reason: To inform them about what stress is, how to recognize stressors in their life, and the importance of implementing a stress relieving activity that works for them into their life.

3. What Effects College Students Academics

4. Part One What Is Stress?

5. Stress the body’s and mind’s reaction to everyday demands or threats

6. Types of Stress Distress- “Negative stress” Eustress- “Positive stress”

7. What causes Stress? Stressor- any stimulus that produces a stress response

8. Five general categories 1)Biological stressors 2)Environmental stressors 3)Cognitive or thinking stressors 4)Personal behavioral stressors 5)Life situations

9. Biological stressors biochemical imbalances, mental or physical illnesses, disabilities, or injury

10. Environmental Stressors

11. Cognitive/thinking stressors the way a person perceives a situation or what a person expects from a situation

12. Personal behavior stressors Negative reactions in a person’s body and mind caused by using…

13. Life situations

14. Body’s stress response a series of events put into action as the body prepares itself for danger! Nervous/endocrine system stages: 1) Alarm 2) Resistance 3) Fatigue

15. “Fight or flight response” Alarm

16. Resistance when the body tries to repair its damage from the stressful event and return to its normal state

17. Fatigue Types: Physical Pathological Psychological

18. Physical fatigue

19. Pathological fatigue tiredness brought on by overworking the body’s defenses in fighting disease Ex. Anemia, flu, overweight, poor nutrition, also the use of caffeine and alcohol

20. Psychological fatigue results from constant worry, overwork, depression, boredom, and isolation.

21. Part Two Stress in Your Life

22. Personality Types • Type A Personality • Type B Personality • Hardy Personality

23. Type A Personality • Competitive • High Achieving • Relieve Stress by Working • Problem • Heart Disease

25. Type B Personality • Laid back • Non-competitive • Problems • Holds onto stress causing more stress to accumulate • More likely to develop stress related disorders

27. Hardy Personality • Resilience • Change • Commitment • Control

28. What is stress tolerance? • The amount of stress that you can handle before you reach a state of too much stress

29. Stress and Physical Health • High Blood Pressure • Headache • Asthma • Immune Response • Psychosomatic Response • Premature Death

30. High blood pressure • Mental and emotional stress raises cholesterol levels which causes blockage of arteries resulting in high blood pressure • Results of high blood pressure • Heart Disease • Stroke

31. Stress and Headaches • Stress causes tension in the head and neck • Migraines • Severe throbbing • Loss of balance or coordination • Changes in mood

32. Stress and Asthma • An asthma attack can be triggered by high stress • Asthma attacks include: • Cough • Wheeze • Fight to get air • Can be life threatening

33. Stress and your Immune System • Body cannot fight diseases as well when stressed • Stress increases your chances of diseases such as colds, flu, and cancers • Smoking and drinking put your immune system under more stress and at risk for more serious problems

34. Psychosomatic Response • Psychosomatic response- a physical disorder that results from stress rather than from an injury or illness • Psycho- “Of the mind” • Somatic- “Of the body” • Range from minor to severe

35. PsychosomaticResponse • Skin Disorders • Stomachaches • Digestive Problems • Headaches • Sleep Disorders

36. Signs of Stress • Physical Signs • Emotional Signs • Mental Signs • Behavioral Signs

37. Physical • Headaches and/or Migraines • Trembling or twitching • Upset stomach • Sweating • Trouble Sleeping • Grinding teeth • Dry mouth • Ringing in the ears

38. Physical • Rash • Constipation • Diarrhea • Pounding Heart • Muscle Aches and tightness • Dizziness • Back Pain • Nervousness or Tics

39. Emotional • Frustration • Nervousness • Boredom • Edginess • Feeling powerless • Being quick to anger • Crying

40. Emotional • Impatience • Mood swings • Loneliness • Worrying • Low self-esteem • Becoming easily upset without cause • Confusion

41. Mental • Trouble reading or thinking clearly • Lack of creativity • Constant worry • Losing sense of humor and perspective • Forgetting • Obsessive thoughts • Inability to make decisions

42. Behavioral • Not eating • Overeating • Compulsive talking • Fidgeting • Tapping feet • Drumming fingers

43. Behavioral • Using alcohol, caffeine, or other drug • Verbal or physical outbursts • Gambling • Recklessness and high risk behaviors • Hurrying • Forgetting one’s values

44. Part Three Managing Stress

45. Managing Stress • Must identify source of stress • Can be obvious or a combination of things • Two ways of dealing with stress • Eliminate stressor or reduce your exposure to stressor • Change the way you react to stressor

46. Techniques for Managing Stress • There are several ways to manage stress: • Planning/Time Management • Rechannel Energy • Relax and Laugh • Support

47. Class Activities • Mental Stress Management: • Imagery • Physical Relaxation Techniques: • Deep Breathing • Progressive Muscular Relaxation