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Introduction to Stress

Introduction to Stress. “I cannot and should not be cured of my stress, but merely taught to enjoy it.” —Hans Selye. A Challenge:. What are your assumptions of stress?. Please write a one sentence definition of… S T R E S S. How do assumptions shape your behavior?.

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Introduction to Stress

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  1. Introduction to Stress

  2. “I cannot and should not be cured of my stress, but merely taught to enjoy it.” —Hans Selye

  3. A Challenge: What are your assumptions of stress? Please write a one sentence definition of… S T R E S S. How do assumptions shape your behavior?

  4. Which of these is “stress”?

  5. The Trajectory of Stress • 1960 Hans Selye • 1990 the World Health Organization • The turn of the 21st century

  6. The Nature of 21st Century Stress • A 24/7 society • Rapid rate of change • Growing threats • Greater responsibilities, less freedom • The number of stressors appears to be increasing • The amount of leisure time appears to be decreasing

  7. A Question of Poor Boundaries • Types of Boundaries: • between work and home • between technology and privacy • financial boundaries (massive credit card debt) • television, Internet, food, relationships, etc.

  8. The Nature of 21st Century Stress II • Lifestyles and stress-related disease • As much as 70–85% of all disease and illness are stress-related

  9. Popular Views of Stress • Eastern philosophies have viewed stress as “an absence of inner peace” • Western culture has more recently viewed stress as “a loss of control” • It is also viewed as an inability to cope with problems

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