The document discusses stress, its causes, and ways to cope with it. It defines stress as the body's non-specific response to any demand, and a stressor as the stimulus that causes stress. Stress can be acute from time-limited events or chronic from ongoing pressures. While some stress from good events like marriage can be beneficial (eustress), distress from bad events like illness is harmful. The document outlines Hans Selye's general adaptation syndrome theory of the body's three-stage alarm, resistance, and exhaustion response to stressors. It provides healthy coping strategies like exercise, relaxation, and social support to manage stress compared to unhealthy ones like smoking, overeating, and withdrawal. The key is changing one's

3. “Its not stress that kills us, it
is our reaction to it.”
Hans Selye
Give wings to your stress,
and, let it fly away !

4.  A key to the understanding of the negative aspects of
stress is the concept of milieu interieur (the internal
environment of the body), which was first advanced
by the French physiologist Claude Bernard.
 He described it as external changes in the
environment or external forces that change the
internal balance must be reacted to and compensated
for if the organism is to survive.

5.  It is the negative human reaction to events in our
environment.
 Stress is nothing more than a socially acceptable form of
mental illness. (Richard Carlson)
 Non-specific response/ Emergency reaction of the body
for any demands made upon it.
 Many people consider stress to be something that
happens to them, as a negative event such as an injury
or a job loss. Others think that stress is what happens to
our body, mind, and behavior in response to an event
(E.g. heart thumping, anxiety, or nail biting).

6.  Stress : A person’s response to events that
are threatening or challenging.
 Stressor : A stimulus that causes stress

8.  Work Load
 Unadjustable Friend Circle
 Strict Rules
 Unhealthy Environment
 Due to Higher Authority
 Full Control

9. 1. On the basis of frequency of stressor (Cause of Stress)
Chronic stress ( work stress, family stress,…)
Acute stress ( winning prize, accident,. ..)
2. On the basis of source of stress
Distress ( illness, failure in exam,…)
Eustress ( winning a lottery, getting married,…)

10. EUSTRESS : STRESS FROM GOOD
SOURCES
 Getting into college.
 Getting engaged.
 Winning the lottery.

11. DISTRESS: STRESS FROM BAD
SOURCES
 Difficult work environment.
 Threat of personal injury.
 Diseases.

12. CLASSIFICATION OF STRESSOR
There are three general types of stressors:
 Catalytic events: Strong stressors that occur suddenly and typically
affect many people at once (e.g., sudden close of company, natural
disasters).
 Personal stressors: Major life events, such as the death of a family
member, that have immediate negative consequences that generally
fade with time.
 Background stressors: Everyday annoyances, such as being stuck in
traffic, that cause minor irritations and may have long-term ill
effects if they continue or are compounded by other stressful events.

13. THE GENERAL ADAPTATION
SYNDROME
A theory developed by Selye that suggests that a person’s response
to a stressor consists of three stages: alarm & mobilization,
resistance and exhaustion.
 Stage I – Alarm & Mobilization : The “fight or flight”
response which causes you to be ready for physical activity.
 Stage II – Resistance : If stress continues, the body adapts
to the stressors it is being exposed to.
 Stage III – Exhaustion : Stress continues to exist for a long
time.

14. THE GENERAL ADAPTATION SYNDROME
Stressor
Meeting and
resisting stressor.
Coping with stress
and resistance to
stressor.
Negative consequ-
-ences of stress (such
as illness) occur
when coping is
inadequate.

15. COPING (RELAX)
 OUR GOAL IS NOT TO ELIMINATE STRESS, BUT TO LEARN
HOW TO MANAGE IT AND HOW TO USE IT TO HELP US !
 RELAXATION IS ONE OF THE BEST SCIENTIFIC METHODS
OF ACTIVATING OUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND !
 ACTIVATION OF SUBCONSCIOUS MIND WILL HELP TO
MOTIVATE TOWARDS HIGHER GOALS IN LIFE AND
CAREER !

16. COPING WITH STRESS
 Efforts to control, reduce,
or learn to tolerate the
threats that lead to stress
are known as coping.
 We habitually use certain
coping responses to deal
with stress.

17. TWO TYPE OF WAYS TO RELAX
HEALTHY WAYS OF COPING WITH STRESS
SPEND TIME IN NATURE CURL UP WITH A GOOD BOOK
CALL A GOOD FRIEND LISTEN TO MUSIC
SWEAT OUT TENSION WITH A GOOD
WORKOUT
WATCH A COMEDY
TAKE A LONG BATH MAINTAINING IDEAL WEIGHT VERSUS
HEIGHT AND AGE
LIGHT SCENTED CANDLES MAINTAINING HEALTHY SLEEP SCHEDULE
A WARM CUP OF COFFEE OR TEA GET A MASSAGE
PLAY WITH A PET RELAXATION – 20 MINUTES A DAY
WORK IN YOUR GARDEN KEEPING YOUR EYES ON GOALS

18. Unhealthy Ways Of Coping With Stress
( Note : These Coping Strategies May Temporarily Reduce
Stress, But They Cause More Damage In The Long Run)
SMOKING PROCRASTINATING
DRINKING TOO MUCH SLEEPING TOO MUCH
OVER EATING OR UNDER EATING WATCHING OUT FOR HOURS IN
FRONT OF THE TV OR COMPUTER
WITHDRAWING FROM FRIENDS,
FAMILY AND ACTIVITIES
FILLING UP EVERY MINUTE OF THE
DAY TO AVOID FACING PROBLEMS
USING PILLS OR DRUGS TO RELAX TAKING OUT YOUR STRESS ON
OTHERS (LASHING OUT, ANGRY
OUTBURSTS, PHYSICAL VIOLENCE)

19. DEALING WITH STRESSFUL SITUATIONS
THE FOUR ‘A’S
CHANGE THE SITUATION :
AVOID THE STRESSOR.
ALTER THE STRESSOR.
CHANGE YOUR REACTION :
ADAPT TO THE STRESSOR.
ACCEPT THE STRESSOR.