lesson about Stress management

1. Stress, Arousal
and Anxiety

2. OBJECTIVES:
 At the end of the lesson the student
should be able to:
1. define STRESS;
2. describe the types of STRESS
3. demonstrates understanding about
stress management through an active
participation.

3. Definitions of Stress
> A body’s reaction to a perceived threats, or
tension that affects our body’s balance
(homeostasis)
 Used to describe negative feelings a
person experiences in a potentially
threatening situation.
Seyle (1956)
“ The non-specific response of the body to
any demand made on it.”

4.  Stress : is the body’s response to
anything that make us feel threatened
or pressured.
 Stressor : A stimulus that causes
stress

5. STRESSORS

6. STRESS:
Where do I
feel in my
body?

7. Eustress Distress
Positive form of stress
which people actively
seek to test their abilities
to the limit.
Negative form of stress
which can lead to an
increase in anxiety and
potential decrease in
performance.

8. The General Adaptation Syndrome
A theory developed by Selye that suggests
that a person’s response to a stressor
consists of three stages: alarm and
mobilization, resistance, and exhaustion.
Stage I – Alarm & Mobilization:
The “fight or flight” response which causes
you to be ready for physical activity.

9. 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.
The General Adaptation Syndrome

10. Steps To Managing Stress
 Step 1: Identify if you are stressed.

11.  Step 2: Identify the stressor.
Steps To Managing Stress

12.  Step 3: Identify the reason for the
stressor.
Steps To Managing Stress

13.  Step 4: Select an appropriate stress
reliever management strategy and
apply it.
Steps To Managing Stress

14.  Step 5: Evaluate.
Steps To Managing Stress

15. Words to ponder!
“Its not stress that kills us, it is our reaction
to it.”
Hans Selye

16. STOP STRESSING
YOURSELF

17. STOP STRESSING
YOURSELF

21. What is ANXIETY?

23. Cognitive responses to anxiety Somatic responses to anxiety
• Loss of concentration
• Feelings on apprehension
• inability to cope
• Attentional narrowing
• Fear of failure
These are PYSCHOLOGICAL
responses
• Sweating
• Increased muscle tension
•Feelings of nausea
• Increased heart rate
• Increased breathing rate
These are PHYSIOLOGICAL
responses