Stress

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Stress

• The reaction of the body and mind to everyday
  challenges and demands.

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Stressor

• Anything that causes stress
• Vary among individuals and groups
• People, objects, places, events, and situations
  are all potential stressors.

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Stressors

• Activate the nervous system and specifics
  hormones.
• When you perceive something to be dangerous,
  difficult, or painful, your body automatically
  begins a stress response.

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Reacting to Stress
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Your bodys Response to Stressors
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Your Bodys Response to Stressors
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Physical

• Dilated pupils
• Increase in perspiration
• Faster heart rate and pulse
• Rise in blood pressure

• Narrowing of arteries to organs and skin
• Increase blood flow to muscles and brain
• Increase in muscle tension

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Physical Effects of Stress

• Headache
• A weakened immune system
• High blood pressure
• Bruxism, clenching the jaw or grinding the teeth
• Digestive disorders

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Mental/Emotional and Social Effects

• Difficulty concentrating
• Irritability
• Mood swings

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Managing Stress

• Is to learn strategies to keep stress from
  building up and to deal with individual stressors
  effectively.

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Chronic Stress

• Stress associated with long-term problems that
  are beyond a persons control.

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Avoiding and Limiting Stress

• Plan ahead
• Use refusal skills
• Think positively
• Avoid tobacco, alcohol and other drugs

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Handling Stress and Reducing its Effects.
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Stay Healthy and Building Resiliency

• Adequate sleep (8-9 hours)
• Use time-management skills
• Get regular physical activity
• Eat nutritious foods

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Assets for Building Resiliency

• Support-having family, friends, and others to
  help you
• Empowerment-feeling as if you are a valuable
  member of your community and family

• Boundaries-having a clear set of rules and
  consequences for school, family, and
  relationships.
• Productive Use of Time-choosing creative and
  productive activities

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Assets continued

• Commitment to Learning-understanding the value of
  schoolwork.
• Positive Values-having values that include
  caring, integrity, honesty, self-responsibility,
  equality, and justice

• Social Skills-communicating effectively,
  respecting others, and avoiding peer pressure.
• Positive Identity-having high self-esteem, a
  sense of control, and feeling ofpurpose

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Reduce Stress by Accepting the Six Things in Life
you Cant Change

• Life is not always fair.
• Some people will never like you.
• You cant change people.
• Life is a constant struggle.
• Things are bound to change.
• Getting older is inevitable.