Stress

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Stress Conflicts
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Stress?

• The body and minds reaction to everyday demands
  or threats.
• Not always negative
• Eustress positive stress (license)
• Distress negative stress (overwhelmed)

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StressorsAnything that causes a stress response
in the body

1. Biological illness, disability, injury or
   chemical imbalance
2. Environmental poverty, pollution, noise, crowds
3. Cognitive perceptions of situations or
   expectations
4. Behavioral neg. reactions in the body due to
   tobacco or drug use
5. Life situations divorce, death, relationship
   betrayal

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Stress Response

• Alarm the body and the mind go on high alert.
  Senses get keener. Muscles tighten. Sweat.
  Adrenaline (emergency hormone) released.
• Fight or Flight response take on or run
  away
• Resistance body tries to repair damage from
  stress and return to its normal state.
• Fatigue tired feeling that lowers ones
  activity level
• Body too worn down to fight
• Could be physical or mental
• 3 types physical, pathological, and
  psychological

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Stress Tolerance

• Amount of stress that you can handle before it is
  too much
• Some thrive, some get scared, some get
  overwhelmed
• Everyone handles stress differently

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Stress Personality

• Type A competitive, high achievers. Relieve
  stress by working. Likely to develop heart
  disease.
• Type B laid back, non-competitive. Hold on to
  stress. Less likely to develop heart disease.
• Hardy personality able to stay healthy despite
  major or traumatic events.
• Change-opportunity for growth
• Commitment-strong sense of purpose
• Control-feels some control over life

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Stress and the mind-body connectionStress can
affect

• Blood pressure
• Headaches
• Asthma
• Weaken immune system
• Psychosomatic response physical disorder that
  results from stress. Real, not imagined.

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Managing Stress

• Plan better. Priorities - tasks or activities
  that are more important than others
• Rechannel energy transfer or redirect your
  energy to something useful.
• Relaxation response achieve state of deep rest.
• Laugh it off, laugh at yourself

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Conflict- any disagreement, struggle, or fight

• interpersonal conflicts
• disagreements between
• groups of any size from 2 people to entire
  nations

• internal conflicts
• struggles within yourself

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Conflicts can be caused by

• Peer pressure- control and influence people your
  age have over you
• Discrimination- unfair difference in treatment
• Prejudice- an opinion that has been formed in a
  hasty way without careful thought
• Stereotype- an exaggerated and oversimplified
  belief about an entire group of people

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Warning Signs of Conflict

• Physical Tip-Offs
• A knot in the stomach
• Faster heart rate
• A lump in the throat
• Clenched fists
• Gritted teeth
• Cold or sweaty palms
• A sudden surge of energy

• Emotional Tip-Offs
• Feeling concerned
• Getting defensive
• Wanting to cry
• Not feeling valued
• Wanting to lash out
• Wanting to escape

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Recognizing Conflict

• Conflict is unavoidable.
• How to deal with conflict
• Either face it
• Or ignore it
  
• Remember
• Personal health and safety is the primary concern
• Walking away is not a sign of weakness, it is
  healthful and mature

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Conflict Resolution- process of ending a conflict
by cooperating and problem solving togetherWays
to resolve conflict

• Communicate
• Cooperation
• Compromise

• Respect
• Rights
• Responsibility

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Tolerance

• Accepting others differences and allowing them
  to be who they are without expressing disapproval
• Tolerance
• Helps prevent conflicts
• Promotes peace

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Negotiation- process in which compromise is used
to reach agreement

1. Choose a time and place conductive to working out
   problems
2. Work together at a solution
3. Keep an open mind
4. Be flexible
5. Take responsibility for your actions and role in
   the conflict
6. Give the person an out if they feel embarrassed
   or uncomfortable

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Mediation

• Process in which specially trained people help
  others to resolve their conflicts peacefully
• Peer mediators- students trained to help other
  students in conflict find fair ways to settle
  their differences

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Unresolved Conflicts

• If conflicts escalate or go unresolved, there is
  a risk of violence.
• Violence- the use of physical force to injure or
  abuse another person(s)
• Assailant- person who commits a violent act
  against another
• Random violence- committed for no particular
  reason
• Aggravated assault- unlawful attack with an
  intent to hurt or kill

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Factors Affecting Violence

• Availability of Weapons- easy access
• Gangs- teens who look to feel important identify
  with a group
• Territory- claiming areas (tagging, turf)
• Media- TV, music, videos, movies
• Substance Abuse- drugs exaggerate what someone is
  feeling

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Three Types of Violence

1. Domestic- act of violence involving family
   members
2. Vandalism- destroying property
3. Community- school, neighborhood, city

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Abuse- intentional physical, emotional, sexual,
or verbal maltreatment of one person by another
person

• Physical- intentionally inflicting bodily harm or
  injury on someone
• Sexual- forcing a person to engage in sexual
  activities or sexual advances/contact made by an
  adult to a child/teen
• Sexual Assault- intentional sexual attack against
  another person, often in conjunction with battery
  (beating)
• Rape- sexual intercourse or activity by force
  (crime of violence)

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Avoiding Abuse

• Recognize- abusive behavior in its many forms
• Resist- any way you can BE ASSERTIVE
• Report- get away, tell someone about the incident
  ASAP
• Victims did nothing wrong, find someone who cares
  and get counseling