Stress Management

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Stress Managementfor New College Students
Presented by Jessica Gregg Melissa
Kondor Valerie Prince
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Welcome to College

• New Experiences
• New Challenges
• New Anxieties
• College can be the BEST and WORST of times

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What is Stress?

• Physical and Mental
• response to anything
• as
• overwhelming

PERCEIVED
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Attitude Influences Reaction
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Distress

• Negative Stress
• Body overreacts to event
• Can cause health problems

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Eustress

• Positive Stress
• Keeps us
• Motivates us to
• Face Challenges
• Solve Problems

ALERT
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Stressor

• Stimulus that produces stress

Money Matters
Exams
Love Life
Family Work Health
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Types of Stressors

• Behavior
• Biological
• Cognitive
• Environmental
• Life Situations

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Types of Stressors
Behavior Drug or Alcohol Use No Exercise No
Sleep Diet
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Types of Stressors

• Biological
• Chemical Imbalance
• Mental or Physical Illness

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Types of Stressors
Cognitive What You Perceive or Expect From
Situations
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Types of Stressors

• Environmental
• Natural Disaster
• Poverty
• Pollution
• Noise

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Types of Stressors

• Life Situations
• Exams
• Fights
• Death

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Stress Stats

• American Institute of Stress
• 75-90 of primary care visits
• stress related complaints
• 43 adults suffer health effects from stress

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Stress EffectsMind and Body
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Stress Management Techniques

• Manage Time
• Say No
• Prioritize
• Keep a Planner

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Stress Management Techniques

• Stay Healthy
• Balance Diet
• Adequate Sleep
• 6-9 hours/night

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Need Help?

• Student Mental Health Services  
• 392-1171
• Infirmary Bldg
• The Counseling Center  
• 392-1575
• Peabody Hall
• The Alachua County Crisis Center 
• 264-6789