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STRESS

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What is Stress?
• Stress is the body
and mind’s reaction to
everyday demands.
– Distress is negative
stress
– Eustress is positive
stress

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Stressors
• Stressors are any stimulus that
produces a stress response.
– A person
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An object
– A place
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An event
A stressor can vary from one person to the next.

4. Kinds of Stressors
• Biological- Comes from a biochemical imbalance,
mental or physical illness
• Environmental- Such as poverty, pollution,
crowding noise, natural disasters
• Cognitive- The way you perceive a situation
• Personal behavior- Negative reaction in the body or
mind caused by using tobacco, alcohol, or drugs,
or not exercising
• Life situation- Dealing with life’s ups and downs

5. Stages of Stress on the Body
• Stage 1
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Alarm
• Is the stress response, when the body goes on high alert.
• Adrenaline,”emergency hormone” is secreted by the adrenal
glands to prepare the body to respond to the stressor.
• Fight or flight mode

6. Stage 2
• Resistance
– When the body tries to repair its damage from the
stressful event and return to normal.
– Physical resistance to the stressor reaches its peak.
This is why people involved in extremely high stress
situations have been known to accomplish
incredible feats of strength.
– If the stage continues for too long, both body and
mind may show ill effects.

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Stage 3
• Fatigue
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Resulting in a tired feeling that lowers one’s level
of activity.
• Physical
• Pathological
• psychological

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Changes in the body
• Heart beat
• Breathing is fast and deep
• Perspiration increases
• Muscles tense
• Adrenal glands secrete adrenaline

9. Stress and the body
• Stress and High
Blood Pressure
• Stress and Headache
• Stress and Asthma
• Stress and Immune
System

10. Personality Types
• Type A- a competitive, high achieving
personality
• Type B- a “laid back”, non-competitive
Type A is more likely to develop heart problems
and type B may be more likely to hold on to
stress

11. Stress Management
• Identify the problem
• Plan ahead
• Re-channel energy
• Relaxing and
laughing
• Seek support
• Develop time
management
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Using time effective
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Priorities

12. Goal setting
• Short term goals
• Long term goals