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Stress and Health

Stress and Health. Katy Rimstad, MA University of St. Thomas Personal counseling and testing. What is stress?. Human reaction to change Different for different people Catastrophes Significant life changes Daily hassles Conflict. College Undergraduate Stress Scale.

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Stress and Health

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  1. Stress and Health Katy Rimstad, MA University of St. Thomas Personal counseling and testing

  2. What is stress? • Human reaction to change • Different for different people • Catastrophes • Significant life changes • Daily hassles • Conflict

  3. College Undergraduate Stress Scale • Add up stress ratings that you have experienced • Individual differences in what event is how stressful • Cumulative effect • Gender differences? • Some events occur multiple times in a year

  4. Stress Response Systems • Fight or Flight Response • General Adaptation Syndrome • Alarm reaction • Resistance • Exhaustion

  5. Physical Reactions to Stress • Sympathetic nervous system activates • Increased heart rate & breathing • Digestion stops • Pain is dulled • Stress hormones released • Cortisol • Adrenaline • Cannot remain in this state forever

  6. Not all stress is bad • Needed for motivation and performance • Stress x Performance • Some helps, too much interferes • Breakdown point is different for all

  7. Stress x Performance Performance Level of stress

  8. Related to Stress • Heart Disease • Susceptibility to disease • Immune System • AIDS • Cancer • Conditioning

  9. Perceived Control • Poverty inequalities • Optimism vs. Pessimism • Handout: What are the chances of you getting these health problems?

  10. Promoting Health/Coping with Stress • Exercise • Biofeedback/Relaxation • Social Support • Spirituality • Cognitive • Daily Activities • Modify Illness-Related behavior

  11. Coping Styles • Active-Cognitive • 1, 6, 7, 10, 11, 15, 20, 21, 23, 26, 29 • Active-Behavioral • 2, 3, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 22, 25, 28, 31, 32 • Avoidance • 4, 9, 14, 16, 19, 24, 27, 30

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