STRESS MANAGEMENT

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STRESS MANAGEMENT
By

• Ken Brodzinski

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Stress is how the body and mind react to everyday
demands.

• Stress can be positive

or negative.

• For Example -
• -Final Exams

NEGATIVE
POSITIVE

• -Getting all As

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Can these produce negative or positive stress?
Can they produce both?

• A. PEOPLE

YES
YES
B. OBJECTS
YES
C. EVENTS
YES
D. TRAVEL
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Now lets open your mind

• and your journal.

Lets get started!!!!!
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I. Some people can handle stress and some cannot.

• List some factors that are responsible for this?

__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
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Some people can handle stress and some cannot.

• List some factors that are responsible for this?

AGE
HEALTH
DIET
INCOME
SOCIAL STATUS
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
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What role might stress play in the following
situations?
A. You are a hard working parent with four
children.
Your spouse is sick and cannot work. Both your
house
and car are in need of repair.

B. Saturday night you hit the four
million dollar lottery.
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How to manage Stress?

• Identify the source.
• Make choices that control stress.
• Coping and relaxing to prevent stress buildup.
• Practice good health habits.

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II. Time management is the key to stress.

• A. How do you manage your time?
• School____________________
• Family____________________
• Friends___________________
• Work_____________________

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Signs of Time Management Problems-

• Always rushing
• Constantly miss deadlines
• Have trouble finding things
• Are overwhelmed by demands and details
• Try to do several tasks at once
• Cant decide what to do next

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The Secrets of Stress Management

• Planning
• Laughing
• Re-channeling your energy break
• Relaxing exercise in peaceful surroundings.
• People Support--Friends, Family, Church,
  Teachers, Employees etc.

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III. STRESS MATH
240 students are in a Health class.

• A. 75 EXPERIENCE STRESS WHEN TAKING ESSAY TESTS.
  HOW MANY WOULD THAT BE?____

180
B. 25 FACE FOUR STRESSFUL SITUATIONS EACH DAY.
HOW MANY SITUATIONS WOULD THAT BE?________________
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240
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IV. List five sources of stress in your daily
schedule and how you handle each.
_________________________________________________
________________________________________________
_________________________________

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AH! STRESS
YOU CANT AVOID IT,
BUT
YOU CAN HANDLE IT!
GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!
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TEACHERS PAGE OBJECTIVES 1. Define
stress 2.Understand the types of stress 3.
Understand the steps in stress management ACTIVITY
1. The students will use their journal. 2.
The students will apply stress management
techniques to their personal life. 3. The
students will be asked to apply basic math to one
situation. PROCESS 1.The teacher will click
through thirteen slides. 2. Most slides are
self-explanatory or answers are given. However,
there are two slides which allow the students to
apply the stress management techniques to their
personal lives. 3. The teacher should preview
the lesson prior to presenting it to the class.

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Journal Outline
I. Some people can handle stress and some cannot.
List five reasons for this phenomenon. II. How
do you manage your time? School--Family--Friends-
-Work III. Stress-Math A.____________
B._____________ IV. List five sources of stress
in your daily schedule and explain how you handle
each.