Stress, positive stress

1. Janeth Addatu

2. What is Stress?
How would you define stress?
Stress can be defined as…
…a normal physical response to events that make
you feel threatened or upset your balance in some way.
Basically…the point when things appear to be too much to
handle

4. What is Environmental Stress?
…pressure on the environment caused by
human activities or natural events
What are some examples of Environmental Stress you can
come up with?
Examples:
Pollution Droughts Smog

6. What is Physical Stress?
…a biological response to factors which can
negatively impact your overall health
What are some examples of Physical Stress you can come
up with?
Examples:
Malnutrition Heat Inactivity

8. What is Psychological Stress?
…a biological response to factors which can
negatively impact your overall mental and emotional
health
What are some examples of Psychological Stress you can
come up with?
Examples:
Relationships Deployment Loss

10. • Relationship breakups
• Homesickness
• Peer Pressure
• Loneliness
• Academic pressure
• Financial issues
• Lack of sleep
• Taking on too much
• Over-involved
• Body image concerns
• Drug and alcohol use
• Poor diet and lack of
exercise
• Sexual identity
• Bullying
• Veteran status

11. Physical Reactions to Stress
Since stress is a natural biological reaction, when
we experience stress we may also experience
physical symptoms.
Physical reactions to stress can include:
Headaches Stomachaches
Sleeplessness Loss of Appetite
What are some other physical reactions you can think
of?

12. Emotional Reactions to Stress
Just as our bodies experience physical reactions to
stress, we can also experience emotional reactions.
Emotional reactions to stress can include:
Depression Difficulty Concentrating
Increased Fears/Worry Greater Anxiety
What are some other emotional reactions you can think
of?

13. Action for Happiness
1. Daily Mindfulness
Mindfulness is a way of paying attention to the
present moment.
Being mindful involves staying in the moment,
spending more time noticing what's going on
both inside ourselves and in our surroundings.
Rather than trying to change things it involves
accepting the way that things are, for better
or for worse.

14. 2. Three Good Things
Each day write down three good things that
happened. They can be anything you feel good
about or grateful for.
Even on a bad day there are normally some things
that we can feel good about. Taking time to be
grateful is not about ignoring the bad things – it
just helps us focus our attention more on the
positive, rather than dwell on the negative.
Write down three good things that happened to you today.
They can be anything you feel good about or grateful for.

15. 3. Use your strengths
Understanding and using our strengths is about
focusing on the things that come most
naturally to us and that we love to do.
Assess your strengths and then focus on using these in
new ways.
Step 1: Identify your strengths
Step 2: Review your strengths
Step 3: Use your strengths

17. Sleep
• Take a nap. If you have the time during the day, a
short nap can do wonders for your energy levels.
Just make sure not to nap too close to bedtime or
for too long
* a nap will do your body good.
• Don’t do work in bed. Working in bed can make
getting to sleep harder/faster.
• Get a full night’s rest whenever possible. While
the amount of sleep each person needs varies,
most people need 7-9 hours to feel fully rested.
While this may not be possible every night, try to
sleep a full night whenever you get the chance.

18. Students can get run down with so much going on. These
tips can help you beat stress.
• Create a routine. If you get yourself in the habit of
studying, working out, and sleeping at certain hours, it
will be easier to fit in all the things you need to do in a
day without feeling too stressed out.
• Put limits on work hours. You can’t work all the time-
fun and relaxation have to be part of your routine as
well. Limit the times when you will work to give
yourself time to sleep and rest up so you won’t get
sick.
Stress free day!!!

19. • Physical Wellness
– Sleep, exercise, and
nutrition
– Calming the body
– Healing through
movement and
music
• Emotional Wellness
– Tuning into your
emotion
– Expressing emotion
in a healthy way
– Self-reflection and
self-awareness

20. • Spiritual Wellness
– Religious practices
– Connecting with
nature
– Meditating

21. • Social Wellness
– Friends and family
– Peer relationships
with colleagues
– Attending social
gatherings
• Recreational
Wellness
– Do things that
interest s you and
you value
– Using your own
talents and skills