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School Stress

School Stress. Erin McKenna Ilian Obregon Kim Kell Dan Colon Megan Walker Todd Gross Andrew Munn Gabriel Garay. What is Stress?.

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School Stress

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  1. School Stress Erin McKenna Ilian Obregon Kim Kell Dan Colon Megan Walker Todd Gross Andrew Munn Gabriel Garay

  2. What is Stress? • Stress is a condition or feeling experienced when a person perceives that “demands exceed the personal and social resources the individual is able to mobilize.”

  3. Positive Reactions to Stress

  4. Eu-stress • Procrastination • Motivation • Under pressure to meet deadline • Enhances performance for some • Prioritization • Keeps school as top priority • Maintains focus on goals

  5. Exercise • Go Solo • Let Loose • Buddy Up • Compete If You Can • Double Up on Benefits • Set Realistic Goals

  6. Negative Reactions to Stress

  7. Avoidance • Behavioral psychologists have identified a behavior known as avoidance. • When an aversive stimulus is present it may cause a person excessive stress. • The person then engages in avoidance where they will avoid whatever is causing the aversive stimulus. • Often times, students will avoid school tasks all together as to escape the stress caused by them.

  8. An Example of Avoidance • Billy Madison

  9. ADDERALL (dextroamphetamine) • School stress causes a reported 1 in 5 college students to use Adderall in order to stay awake, or concentrate more efficiently. • Adderall jump starts the central nervous system, increases heart rate and blood pressure and decreases appetite.

  10. Side Effects to Adderall: • Cardiovascular: Palpitations, elevation of blood pressure There have been isolated reports of cardiomyopathy associated with chronic amphetamine use. • Central Nervous System: Psychotic episodes at recommended doses (rare), over stimulation, restlessness. dizziness, insomnia, euphoria. ysphoria Tourette's syndrome. • Gastrointestinal: Dryness of the mouth, unpleasant taste. Anorexia and weight loss may occur as undesirable effects when amphetamines are used un properly. • Endocrine: Impotence. Changes in libido

  11. Ways to Deal with School Stress

  12. Stress Management Strategies • Stress Management StrategiesThe following are tips on how to maintain a healthier lifestyle and to prepare you to cope with the stress of everyday living. • Structure each day to include a minimum of 20 minutes of aerobic exercise. • Eat well balanced meals, more whole grains, nuts, fruits and vegetables. Substitute fruits for desserts. • Avoid caffeine. The substance may aggravate anxiety, insomnia, nervousness and trembling. • Reduce refined sugars. Excess sugars cause frequent fluctuation in blood glucose levels, adding stress to the body's physiological functioning. • Reduce alcohol and drugs. These substances may add to headaches and swelling, decrease coping mechanisms and add to depression. • Get a least 7 hours of sleep nightly. • Spend time each day with at least one relaxation technique - imagery, daydreaming, prayer, yoga or meditation. • Take a warm bath or shower. • Go for a walk. • Get in touch! Hug someone, hold hands, or stroke a pet. Physical contact is a great way to relieve stress.

  13. Moderating School Stress • Studying • Most people can really concentrate for about 45 minutes • Once you set your own time limit, take a break every 15 minutes • Exercise, stretch, go outdoors, ect. will help you to absorb the material you just learned and will reenergize you to continue studying.

  14. Moderating School Stress • Sleep • A regular sleeping habit helps reduce stress; along with maintaining good health. • Students who get at least 8 hours of sleep prior to a test generally do better than those who stayed up all night studying.

  15. Moderating School Stress • Locating the perfect work environment • A space that is free from clutter is less stressful; the mess disrupts your concentration. • Quiet is essential; noise not only disrupts concentration, but distracts you as well. • Work should preferably be completed at a desk. Working on your bed conditions your body that your bed is a workspace; you will have trouble falling asleep because your body subconsciously becomes stressed for work.

  16. Keep in Mind… • Know your own personal limits. Make sure to give yourself adequate time to study; some people may only require fifteen minutes while others study one week in advance. • These are only suggestions on how to moderate school stress; individualize them to your personal needs.

  17. Know yourself • Good Will Hunting

  18. Balancing School and Social Stressors • There will always be another party, but not another chance to pass your class. • You can not make everyone happy, only yourself. Do not promise to do things you do not have time to do.

  19. Key to Balance: Prioritize • Legally Blonde

  20. Different Personality Perceptions of Stress • Type A personality: very strict, disciplined, extremely goal oriented, sense of time urgency • Type B personality: relaxed, easy going, non-competitive approach to life • ‘The Ideal combination’

  21. Ways to De-stress • Humor • Relaxation • Exercise • Massage • Moderate Drinking • Socialize

  22. School Stress Brochure • Stress help pamphlet • A ‘link section’ • The interactive stress test website • Managing stress link • Types of food to eat when stressed

  23. Stress and Food • Why you crave them: • Pastries Potato Chips • Garlic bread Brownies • Burritos Muffins • French Fries Candy • Doughnuts Sugary Cereals • Foods you crave: Stress activates the “stress hormone” cortisol which triggers the release of insulin in your system. Insulin makes you crave refined carbohydrates which are only a quick fix for stress. Complex carbohydrates are smarter choices because the stabilize insulin levels and literally calm the system. • Whatyou should eat: Brown Rice Three-bean salad Fresh fruit Graham crackers Dark-green, Bran muffin leafy vegetables Whole-wheat pasta

  24. References • School Stress • http://www.kqed.org/w/ymc/stress/question_corner.html • Stress and Students • http://www.alternet.org/wiretap/10258 • Stress Management • http://www.arc.sbc.edu/stress.html • Helping your kids deal with Stress • http://www.msuinfo.ur.msstate.edu/~dur/nycu/nyckid.htm • Stress comes from School Exams • www.applesforhealth.com/schoolsxams1.htm • Pupils Stressed Out over school • www.news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/education/2264373.stm • Secretes to Relieving Law School Stress • www.classes.washburnlaw.edu/stress.html

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