Chapter 4: Managing Stress and Coping with Loss

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Chapter 4 Managing Stress and Coping with Loss

• Key Terms
• Stress
• Stressor
• Perception
• Psychosomatic Response
• Chronic Stress

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Terms, cont

• Stress-management Skills
• Relaxation Response
• Stages of Grief
• Closure
• Mourning
• Traumatic Event

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What causes stress?

• Biological Stressors- illnesses, injuries, or
  disabilities
• Environmental Stressors- poverty, pollution,
  crowding, noise, or natural disasters
• Cognitive or Thinking Stressors- the way you
  perceive a situation or how it affects you and
  the world around you

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What causes stress, cont.

• Personal Behavior Stressors- negative reactions
  in the body and mind caused by using tobacco,
  alcohol, or other drugs or by a lack of physical
  activity
• Life Situation Stressors- the death of a pet, the
  separation or divorce of parents, or having
  trouble in relationships with peers

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Body Systems Involved in the Stress Response.

• Nervous System
• Endocrine System

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3 stages in stress response

• 1.) Alarm
• When the body and mind go on high alert
  fight-or-flight response.
• 2.) Resistance
• The body adapts to the rush created by alarm and
  reacts to the stressor.
• 3.) Fatigue
• A tired feeling takes over that lowers the level
  of activity both mind and body have become
  exhausted.

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Stress and your personality

• How do you handle stress??
• Type A
• Competitive, high-achieving
• Type B
• Laid-back, non-competitive

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Stress during adolescence

• Name some stressors during the teenage years
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• ________________________

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Stress and the body

• High blood pressure
• Difficulty concentrating
• Headaches
• Asthma
• Immune Response
• Mood Swings
• Risk of substance abuse

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Stress Management

• Name some ways to manage stress
• ______________________________
• ______________________________
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Your social support system

• Who is in your social circle??
• _________________________
• _________________________
• _________________________
• _________________________
• _________________________

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Coping with Loss and Grief

• The Grieving Process may include
• Denial or Numbness
• Emotional Releases
• Anger
• Bargaining
• Depression
• Remorse
• Acceptance
• Hope

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Coping, cont.

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• Does it ever feel like the sadness is so great
  that it might not be real?
• How might someone cope with that?

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103-You-Can-Let-Go
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Conclusion

• Kinds of stress
• Stressors
• Stress and the body
• Stress management
• Coping with Loss and Grief

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Questions??