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1 Stress Management vs Breaking a Stress Cycle Dr. Stuart Shanker Twitter

3 Whitehall Studies Strong correlation b/w job stress and mortality Subsequent studies showed strong correlation b/w job stress and mental/physical wellbeing

4 Sleep Mortality Mood disorders Autoimmune Gastrointestinal smoking Stress Lack of exercise Heart disease Obesity Cognitive problems

6 What is Stress Stress is any stimulus that triggers the expenditure of energy Role of "restraint" Tension --> energy depletion

7 Stress and Arousal Heightened stress leads to arousal in four domains: Physiological Neural Psychological Emotional Arousal leads to kindled threat-detection Kindled threat-detection exacerbates arousal Shift from Blue Brain to Red Brain dominance

11 Major Stressors Sensory Issues Social Anxiety Sexuality Lack of quality sleep Lack of exercise Superstimulants (e.g., Junk Food and Junk Media) Video games Social Media Independence Changing Parent-Child Relationship Loneliness School

12 What is a Stress Cycle Stress system becomes dysregulated Normal braking functions necessary for R&R are impaired KEY TO BREAKING A STRESS CYCLE: SELF-REG

13 social physical cognitive Emotional emotional cognitive physical social

14 Social anxiety, poor social skills Low Energy/High Tension Worry, fixation, distortion, delusions Fear, anxiety, anger, or overexcitement, manic behaviour Fear, anxiety, anger, overexcitement, manic behaviour Worry, fixation, distortion, delusions Low Energy/High Tension Social anxiety, poor social skills

15 Multiplier Effect Stressors interact and exacerbate Stressreactivity escalates Effect on stress thresholds ALWAYS NEED TO ADDRESS ALL FIVE DOMAINS

16 Five Domains: Biological Obesity: a dysregulation in the stress system (Chrousos) Heightened stress-load results in hypercortisolism This blocks cellular repair and growth Accumulation of abdominal fat Increases food (i.e., energy craving) long after threat is past Disrupts leptin Focusing on self-control actually makes the problem worse (emotional stress-load)

17 Five Domains: Emotion Depression: a dysregulation in the stress system (Gold) Chronic excessive stress releases our prefrontal brakes on the limbic system Subgenual and DLPFC stay shut down, giving free rein to anxiety (from AM and HC) Imposes brakes on the Nucleus Accumbens and anhedonia sets in Diurnal cortisol rhythm disrupted Unfettered limbic system becomes source of it s own heightened stress Attempts at imposing self-control make problem worse

18 Five Domains: Cognitive Child with ADHD has significantly fewer dopamine receptors, changes in brain s internal clock, sensori-motor deficits child seeking to ramp himself up through heightened activity Kindled alarm Disrupts rest & recovery functions (e.g., sleep) Stress-behaviours increase stress-load Self-control mindset makes problem worse: confuses stress-behaviour with misbehaviour

19 Five Domains: Social Effect of chronic stress on social brain Mindreading Mind-displaying Social anxiety Fight-or-flight: aggression or shutting down

20 Five Domains: Prosocial Bullying Effect of heightened stress on empathy Effect of punitive responses on stress arousal Effect on others

21 The Interbrain and Stress Cycles Harsh, punitive, or judgmental responses fuel stress cycles Similarly, withdrawal leaves a child struggling to cope with stress cycle on his or her own To break a stress cycle, the connection has to be right-brain to right-brain, limbic to limbic

22 Stress Cycle : A Hierarchical Concept Stress cycles occur in families (parent-child, b/w spouses), a class, school, community, a business organization Even a nation or b/w nations The key to breaking a stress cycle, whatever the level, lies in Self-Reg

24 Free Online Resources Infographics Viewpoints and Blogs Self-Reg Graphics

25 Books by Dr. Stuart Shanker

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26 TMC Offerings To support your initiative or capacity building Our Foundations Program is a fourcourse designed and delivered by Dr. Stuart Shanker, which leads to a certification in Shanker-Self Reg. Self-Reg Portal Plus is our online community for people interested in exploring Shanker Self-Reg. The Self-Reg Parent Portal is a moderated online community for parents interested in exploring The Shanker Method.

101 The Shanker Method 101 Radar Reduce stress, restore energy

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27 TMC Offerings To support your initiative or capacity building Three webinar-based 6 part mini-courses The Self-Reg Framework 101 The Shanker Method 101 Radar Reduce stress, restore energy and learn about Self-Reg for 30 day. Classroom, school-wide and mentoring options available Webinar series: The Epidemic of Epidemics Cog Corner The Reflective Parent

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Stress Behaviour versus Misbehaviour

Stress Behaviour versus Misbehaviour Dr. Stuart Shanker www.self-reg.ca Twitter - @Self_Reg Misbehaviour vs. Stress Behaviour Misbehaviour Stress Behaviour The key to misbehaviour is that the child could