This document discusses stress management. It defines stress and outlines different types of stress including eustress, distress, general stress, cumulative stress, acute traumatic stress, and post-traumatic stress. It describes the physical, behavioral, and performance symptoms of short-term and long-term stress. Finally, it recommends healthy ways to manage stress such as diet, exercise, sleep, social support, relaxation, and avoiding misuse of substances.
2. Stress in students
Stress: The human
reaction to events in
our environment
Han Selye defines
stress as wear and tear
on the body
3. STRESS!!!
Eustress: Good Stress
Getting into college
Getting engaged
Winning the lottery
4. STRESS !!!
Distress: Stress from bad
sources
Difficult work environment
Overwhelming sights and
sounds
Threat of personal injury
5. FOUR TYPES OF STRESS
1. General Stress:
Everyone has this kind
of stress
It resolves itself within
a day or two
No intervention is
necessarily required
6. FOUR TYPES OF STRESS
2. Cumulative Stress:
Stress builds up in your
body
It becomes more difficult to
alleviate your symptoms
You may have more serious
physical symptoms
You may have more serious
mental anguish
7. FOUR TYPES OF STRESS
3. Acute Traumatic Stress:
Critical Incident Stress
Produces considerable
psychological distress
A normal reaction to
abnormal events
8. FOUR TYPES OF STRESS
4. Post Traumatic Stress:
Severe stress produced by
severe psychological trauma
Created by unresolved
Critical Incident Stress
Produces lasting changes
9. General Adaptation Syndrome
Stage I - Alarm Reaction
The “fight or flight” response which causes you to
be ready for physical activity
However, it decreases the effectiveness of the
immune system which makes you more
susceptible to illness
10. General Adaptation Syndrome
Stage II – Stage of adaptation
If stress continues, the body adapts to the stressors it is
being exposed to
If the stressor is starvation, the person experiences a
reduced desire for physical activity to conserve energy,
and the absorption of nutrients from any food intake is
maximized
11. General Adaptation Syndrome
Stage III – Stage of Exhaustion
Stress persists for a long time
The body’s resistance may be reduced or collapse quickly
People who experience long-term stress may have heart
attacks, severe infections, or chronic pain or illness
12. Short Term Physical Stress
Symptoms
Dry mouth
Cool skin
Cold hands and feet
Increased sweating
Rapid breathing
Faster heart rate
Tense muscles
Feelings of nausea
Butterflies in your stomach
Diarrhea
A desire to urinate
13. Long Term Physical Stress
Symptoms
Insomnia
Change in Appetite
Sexual disorders
Aches and pains
Frequent colds
Feelings of intense and
long-term tiredness
Prone to illness
14. BEHAVIORAL STRESS
SYMPTOMS
Yawning Over reacting
Talking too fast Emotional
Talking too loud Defensive
Fiddling Irritable
Twitching Irrational
Nail biting Defensive
Grinding teeth Hostile
Drumming fingers Critical
Pacing Aggressive
15. BEHAVIOR STRESS
SYMPTOMS
These symptoms will have a negative affect on your
performance
By reducing your effectiveness
Making you accident prone
Causing you to be forgetful
Causing you to be very negative
You may neglect your appearance
You may make poor judgments
Causing you to make more mistakes
Increasing your absenteeism
16. PERFORMANCE STRESS
SYMPTOMS
You may not make good decisions
Your fine motor skills are affected
You may no longer enjoy your work
Your attention span may be affected
You may have more negative thoughts
Your self confidence will suffer
You may have difficulty concentrating
All of your positive energy is consumed
17. HEALTHY LIVING TO
CONQUER STRESS
Examine your diet Add to your diet
Lower your salt Vegetables
intake Fruits
Lower your intake of Complex
refined sugars and Carbohydrates
carbohydrates Vitamins
Lower your caffeine Water
intake
18. HEALTHY LIVING
Rest:
Get a minimum of six
hours of continuous
rest
19. HEALTHY LIVING
Exercise:
At least twenty
minutes, five times a
week
break a sweat, to
release endorphins
20. HEALTHY LIVING
Talk things out with
someone you trust - a
family member or a
good friend
21. HEALTHY LIVING
Make an increased
effort to organize your
life
Ask for help
Delegate things when
you need to
22. HEALTHY LIVING
Learn to manage your
anger
Anger affects your
health
Anger causes you to
over react to many
situations
23. HEALTY LIVING
We get angry often
because someone did
not do what we
thought they should
Rethink the situation
and learn to be more
flexible
24. HEALTHY LIVING
Fill your life with fun
things to do!!!!
Keep your sense of
humor!!!!
We call it : PLAY
THERAPY
25. HEALTHY LIVING
Take charge of your
life.
Act appropriately
-don’t simply react to
stressful situations
Find balance in all that
you do.
26. HEALTHY LIVING
Too many people look
for an easy answer to
stress management by
misusing
Alcohol
Drugs
Marijuana
Medicines & Pills
27. HEALTHY LIVING
We all need a lengthy
list of things that will
help us relax…..
I love horse back
riding.
28. HEALTHY LIVING
Relaxing needs to be
part of your daily
routine.