Presentation discussion on stress in adolescents

1. Stress in
Adolescents
HS101

2. Contents
• Introduction
• What is Stress?
• Stress, Good or Bad?
• Important Causes of Stress
• Consequences of Stress in Adolescence
• Positive Results of Stress in Adolescence
• Coping strategies for stress management
• Conclusion
• Minimising Stress
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3. Introduction
• Adolescence is a transitional stage of physical and psychological development
that generally occurs during the period from puberty to adulthood. It is the
phase of life between childhood and adulthood, from ages 10 to 19.
• The early teen years are marked by rapid changes — physical, cognitive, and
emotional. Young people may also face other challenges, including changing
relationships with peers, new demands at school, family tensions, or safety
issues in their communities. All these factors contribute in inducing stress in
young adults.
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4. What is Stress?
• Stress is the body’s reaction to a challenge, which could be anything from
outright physical danger to talking to someone new or trying out for a sports
team.
• The human body responds to stressors by activating the nervous system and
specific hormones. A part of the brain called the hypothalamus signals the
adrenal glands to produce more of the hormones adrenaline and cortisol and
release them into the bloodstream.
• The hormones speed up heart rate, breathing rate, blood pressure, and
metabolism. Blood vessels open wider to let more blood flow to large muscle
groups, pupils dilate to improve vision, and the liver releases stored glucose to
increase the body’s energy.
• This physical response to stress kicks in much more quickly in teens than in
adults because the part of the brain that can calmly assess danger and call off
the stress response, the pre-frontal cortex, is not fully developed in
adolescence.
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5. Stress, Good or Bad?
• Traditionally, stress is always attributed to be a negative phenomenon but in
reality the stress response prepares a person to react quickly and perform well
under pressure. It can help people be on their toes and ready to rise to a
challenge.
• Bad stress occurs when our coping mechanisms are overwhelmed by the
stress and we do not function at our best.
• The stress response can cause problems when it overreacts or goes on for too
long. Long-term stressful situations, like coping with a personal loss or being
bullied at school, can produce a lasting, low-level stress that can wear out the
body’s reserves, weaken the immune system, and make an adolescent feel
depleted or beleaguered.
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6. Important Causes of Stress
● Peer pressure
● Peer rejection
● Lack of time
● Assignments and tests
● Too high expectations
● Social backwardness
● Too fast or too slow physical development
● Conflict within relationships

7. Consequences of stress in adolescents
● Depression
● Dependent
● Inefficiency in problem solving
● Self criticism
● Pessimism
● Inattentive
● Distraction
● Self centred
● Criminal Psychology

8. Positive results of stress in adolescents
● Good opportunity
● Boost self confidence
● Adaptation of optimistic attitude
● Inculcate etiquettes

9. Coping strategies for stress management
● Social support
● Meditation
● Exercise
● Yoga
● Passion
● Nature
● Music
● Drugs

10. Conclusion
● Response to external challenges, like deadlines or difficult
decisions.
● Normal, and it can sometimes be good.
● Causes:peer pressure,academics and personal problems
● Results:depression,isolation,retarded mental growth
● Positive aspect:boost self confidence,developing problem
solving abilities
● Methods to deal with stress:social
development,yoga,meditation

11. Minimize the stress
● Connect with others socially
● Listen to music
● Take brake sometime
● Sleep Well
● Adapt a healthy lifestyle
● Avoid drugs or alcohol
● Seek guidance