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How do you feel when you are under stress?

How do you feel when you are under stress?. What can those feelings cause people to do?. EXPLOSIONS: Someone always gets hurt. VENTS: Always about feelings. No one gets mad or hurt. How does stress make you feel?. What physical symptoms of stress do you see?

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How do you feel when you are under stress?

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  1. How do you feel when you are under stress? What can those feelings cause people to do? EXPLOSIONS: Someone always gets hurt VENTS: Always about feelings. No one gets mad or hurt.

  2. How does stress make you feel? • What physical symptoms of stress do you see? • What emotional or mental symptoms do you see? • http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/shut-down-stress-pt-1 • What can stress effect the body? • http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/shut-down-stress-pt-2 • Do teen boys and girls deal with stress differently? • Read the article and find out

  3. Responses to Stressful Situations and Positive Coping

  4. Stress • “The Stress system is a complex, sophisticated, and carefully regulated adaptation that has been shaped by natural selection because it gives a selective advantage.”

  5. Components The Stress Response • Autonomic Nervous System: Action within the central nervous system that is “reflexive.” • Sympathetic Nervous System • Parasympathetic Nervous System

  6. Fight or Flight = ALARM Stage • The Sympathetic Nervous System takes an active role in triggering the stress response. • The Sympathetic Nervous System effectsinclude increased: • arousal • blood pressure • heart rate • respiratory rate • physical activity

  7. Resistance Stage • Acts as an equalizer • Brings body functions back to stability

  8. Exhaustion Stage • Energy is depleted • Body returns to normal if stress is removed • Body returns to alarm stage if stress continues which can result in stress-related diseases: • Skin disorders • Gastrointestinal upset • Menstrual irregularities • Cardiovascular disorders

  9. Emotional/Mental Signs of Stress • Irritability • Angry outburst • Impatience • Anxiety/nervousness • Forgetfulness • Preoccupation • Lowered self-esteem

  10. Healthy Amounts of Stress • Stress acts as a motivator, but too much stress can lead to mental illness such as anxiety or depression.

  11. Stress-Related Diseases & Conditions • Gastrointestinal disorders • Skin Disorders • Cancer • Cardiovascular disorders • Depression • Anxiety

  12. Stressors in the Modern World? • Unemployment • Financial difficulties • Traffic • Social frustrations • Deadlines: homework, career, taxes, bills

  13. Stressors before Modern Civilization • Need for food • Need for water • Need for shelter • Successfully hunting and gathering • Surviving constant threats in life

  14. Stress Management in Ancient Civilizations • Worship (spirituality/religion) • Hieroglyphics • Constellations • FINDING MEANING IN LIFE

  15. Stress Management Today • Eat • Exercise • Hurt self • Prayer and meditation • Rx medications • Smoking/ drinking/ drugs • Talking to friends and family • Television, reading, or listening to music • http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/dr-ozs-shortcuts-end-your-stress-pt-1 • http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/dr-ozs-shortcuts-end-your-stress-pt-2

  16. Stress Lab • Massage • Deep breathing • Progressive muscle relaxation • Visualization • Humor • Write a hypothesis on which you think will help you the most.

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