Managing Stress (2:24)

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Managing Stress (224)
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You can manage stress by learning skills to
reduce the amount and impact of stress in your
life.
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• chronic stress
• stress-management skills
• relaxation response
• resilient

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When Stress Becomes a Problem
Identifying what is stressful is the first step
in learning how to manage stress.
The trick for managing stress is to learn
strategies to keep stress from building up and to
deal with individual stressors effectively.
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When Stress Becomes a Problem

• The effects of stress are additive, meaning they
  build up over time. An increasing number of teens
  are experiencing chronic stress.

chronic stress
Stress associated with long-term problems that
are beyond a persons control
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Stress-Management Techniques
You can develop strategies to both avoid and
reduce your stress.
Stress-management skills help you manage
stressors in a healthful, effective way.
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Avoiding and Limiting Stress

• Avoiding situations that cause stress is the
  easiest way to reduce its effects.
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• If youre unable to avoid a stressor, you can try
  to restrict or limit the amount of stress youre
  exposed to.

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Avoiding and Limiting Stress
Strategies for Avoiding and Limiting Stress
If taking on a new activity will add to your
stress, use refusal skills to say no.
Use refusal skills.
Manage your time wisely by planning ahead. Think
about how stressed you feel before a test.
Plan ahead.
A positive outlook limits stress by shifting your
perception and how you respond to a stressor.
Think positively.
Avoid tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs.
Using tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs will harm
the body and cause more stress.
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Avoiding and Limiting Stress
Overcoming Test Anxiety
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Avoiding and Limiting Stress
Planning ahead can help you avoid or limit stress.
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Handling Stress and Reducing Its Effects

• For stressors that are unavoidable, practice
  stress reduction techniques to achieve a
  relaxation response.

Relaxation response
A state of calm
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Handling Stress and Reducing Its Effects
To lower the impact of stress on your health, try
these tips
Deep breathing, thinking pleasant thoughts,
stretching, taking a warm bath, and even laughing
can relieve your stress.
Practice relaxation techniques
When energy builds up from stress, use that
energy in a constructive way. Work on a creative
project or engage in physical activity.
Redirect your energy
Confide in someone you trust for an objective
view and valuable advice.
Seek support
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Staying Healthy and Building Resiliency
Taking care of your health is essential to stress
management.
Positive health-maintenance habits help you deal
with stress, prevent stress, reduce stress, and
recover from stress.
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Get Adequate Rest

• Adequate sleep can help you face the challenges
  and demands of the next day.
• Using time-management skills will allow you to
  get the eight to nine hours of sleep that you
  need each night.

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Get Regular Physical Activity

• Participating in regular physical activity
  benefits your overall health.
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• Physical activity can release pent-up energy,
  clear your mind, increase your energy level and
  your endurance, and help you sleep better.

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Eat Nutritious Foods

• Eating a variety of healthful foods and drinking
  plenty of water not only helps your body function
  properly, but it also reduces the effects of
  stress.
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• Poor eating habits can contribute to stress,
  causing weakness, fatigue, and a reduced ability
  to concentrate.

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Staying Healthy and Building Resiliency

• By including self-maintenance and
  stress-management strategies in your daily
  routine, you can become more resilient.
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• Resiliency helps you handle difficulties and
  challenges in healthful ways and achieve
  long-term success in spite of negative
  circumstances.

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After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary

1. What is chronic stress?

Stress associated with long-term problems that
are beyond a persons control
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After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary

1. Identify four strategies to avoid or limit
   stress.

Use refusal skills plan ahead think positively
avoid tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs
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After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary

1. Identify three relaxation techniques.

Any three Deep breathing, thinking pleasant
thoughts, stretching, taking a warm bath, getting
a massage, laughing
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