Stress Management

1. By: Jean Collado Rowan University Student Intended Audience: High School Students/Teenagers Stress Management

2. Stress is situations in our everyday life that trigger physical and emotional reactions. The situation or event that causes our stress to trigger is called the stressor. What is Stress

3. School Family Work Sports Friends Money Relationship Physical Appearance Unsafe Environment Main Stressors in our lives

4. Stress can affect our Physical, Emotional and Behavioral health. • Stress can also Affect 3 major Body Systems • If stress is not treated properly it could result into server illness, depression, as well as poor lifestyle decisions Affects OF Stress not being treated

5. Central Nervous System Endocrine System Immune System three major Body Systems Affected By Stress Click For More Information About the Three Systems

6. Symptoms of excess stress

7. Avoid needless stress Modify the situation Adjust to the stressor Make time for fun and relaxation Implement a healthy lifestyle Accept the things you can’t change Healthy Tips on manage stress

8. Learn how to take control of your environment • If there are certain things in your life that cause you stress like grocery shopping, the news, driving on packed highways, find other ways to go about them • Avoid Hanging out with people who stress you • If you know an individual stresses you out, find a way to fix your relationship or don’t hang out with that person. • Learn your Limits and Know how to say “no” • If you know you have too much responsibilities to take care of, don’t accept any more. Avoiding needless stress

9. Be able to mange a to-do list for yourself with your main priorities on top. • When you are creating your to do list make sure your most important items are taken care of first • In a study presented by Alexander Hafner and Armin Stock in the “Journal of Psychology”, they were able to determine that time management was the #1 stressor in teens. Avoiding needless stress

10. Most teens can not balance- • Making time for their friends and family • Doing school work • a job • parties or social events • Sports teams • Overall expectations • Lastly Ovoid the small things that might stress you out • If sports, religion or politics stress you out, than you must ovoid them. Continue

11. Become more assertive • If something is bothering you, step up and take care of your problem • Be able to express your feeling • If you have a disagreement with an individual instead of keeping your emotions bottled up, speak up and tell them how you feel. • If you tell them how you feel the problem would less likely reappear. Modify the situation

12. Be able to mange your time correctly • Planning ahead and taking control of your time can easily reduce a lot of stress in everyone’s lives. • Make sure you are able to give and take • You have to find multiple ways to compromise with others, being able to compromise and getting along with others can reduce a lot of stress. modify the situation

13. If you can’t ovoid or change the stressor, changer yourself • Be able to adjust your attitude, feeling and expectations of the stressor • Be able to focus on the positives in life • Don’t let stress bring you down, always think about the positive of the situation adjust to the stressor

14. Find ways to spend time with the important people in your life • Being able to reconnect with the people you care about can help you forget and relieve your stress • Find a fun activity you like to do and do it on a daily basis. • Maintain a sense of humor • Being able laugh at the little things in life can help your body keep of stress. Make time for fun and Relaxation Hahahhaha! Hahahhaha!

15. Set a aside a time of the day where you can simply relax and recharge your batteries without any responisibites. WAYS TO RELAX Make time for fun and Relaxation

16. Begin to eat a healthier diet • Well-norished individuals are capable to handle stress better than those who do not eat right. • Take part of a daily exercise program • Being able to exercise on a daily basis for at least 30 minutes a day can easily reduce a lot of stress. • Get enough sleep • Getting the right amount of sleep will recharge your mind and body and will result in less stress throughout your day. Develop a healthy lifestyle

17. Don’t waste your time stressing about the things you can not control • Only Focus all of your energy on things that you have control of • Be willing to forgive and forget • Understand the fact that not everyone is perfect and that everyone makes mistakes. Accept the things you can’t change

18. Ways notto Cope with stress • Smoking • Overeating or under eating • Spending hours in front of the TV or computer • Withdrawing from friends, family, and activities • Sleeping too much or too little • Procrastinating • Taking out your stress on others who care about you.

19. Drug /alcohol abuse and stress • People tend to think that drugs and alcohol help you cope with stress. • However its does not help at all! • The only thing that drug and alcohol do is help you forget about the stressor for a brief moment • They basically just pause the stress for a few hours but the stressor will still be there once you sober up

20. If you, or anyone you know has any problems dealing with stress please contact the Penn Program For Mindfulness in Philadelphia. • At Penn Program For Mindfulness, people have the opportunity to reduce their stress by being part of an effective stress reduction program taught by Penn’s professional instructors • Contact Info • Email = stress.management@uphs.upenn.edu • Call 800-789-PENN • Web Page • http://www.pennmedicine.org/stress/offerings/pub-stress-mgmt/locations.html Get help! GET HELP TODAY!

21. Make sure you are able to follow these helpful stress management tips and before you know it you will be stress free and enjoying life. Take control of your stress

22. Work Cited Melinda Smith, M.A. and Robert Segal, M.A. , . "Stress Management How to Reduce, prevent, and Cope with Stress ." last updated December 2011. n. page. Web. 8 Feb. 2012. <http://helpguide.org/mental/stress_management_relief_coping.htm>. • Häfner, Alexander, and Armin Stock. "Time Management Training And Perceived Control Of Time At Work." Journal Of Psychology 144.5 (2010): 429-447. Academic Search Premier. Web. 8 Feb. 2012.