Managing Stress and Coping with Loss. Chapter 4: Section 1 Stress and Your Health pp

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1 Managing Stress and Coping with Loss Chapter 4: Section 1 Stress and Your Health pp

2 Objectives: SWBAT Describe five different causes of stress. Describe the body s physical response to stress. Differentiate between positive and negative stress. Differentiate between acute and chronic stress. Describe how stress can make you sick.

3 True or False Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down Stress is a normal part of life that you cannot avoid. Sometimes stress can have a positive outcome. True:

4 Stress is the body s and mind s response to a demand. Does anyone know the definition for the term STRESSOR? Any situation that puts a demand on the body or mind Paper Plate Activity Name two stressors for this mother. Taking a test

5 Paper Plate Activity Take a paper plate from the pile. Stand up with your paper plate in your hand. Notice the signs posted around the room, such as Environmental, Biological, Thinking, Behavioral, and Life Change. Determine if your paper plate falls under 1 of the 5 categories posted (Environmental, Biological, Thinking, Behavioral, and Life Change). Stand under the sign where you think your paper plate belongs. *Your paper plate represents one type of STRESSORS in a person s life.

6 True or False Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down Being a quadriplegic is an example of a BIOLOGICAL STRESSOR. True:

7 1. Environmental 2. Thinking 3. Behavioral 4. Biological 5. Life Change

8 Environmental Stressors Conditions or events in our physical surroundings Natural disasters Noise Crowds Pollution Poverty

9 Biological Stressors Conditions that make it difficult for your body to take part in daily activities Illness Injury Disability

10 Thinking Stressors Mental challenge Taking a test

11 1. Check-in Sandy s heart beats faster every time she hears the words pop quiz. It takes Sandy a long time to read and understand questions, so she tends to rush through her quizzes in fear of not finishing them on time. As a result, she has low quiz grades. There is a snow storm outside, but Sandy is worried that she might have a pop quiz today. What type of stressor is Sandy facing? Thinking Stressor

12 Behavioral Stressors Unhealthy behaviors Smoking Not getting enough sleep or exercise Using drugs

13 Life change Stressors Any major life change Divorce Death of a loved one Getting married Having trouble with a teacher Having more arguments with parents

14 2. Check-in Tom has a very hectic schedule and has to prepare for a major presentation in a couple of days. He often drinks tons of coffee and sodas to keep awake at night. Today, Tom feels very tired and has a sore throat. Tom is facing what type of stressor(s)? Biological Behavioral Thinking

15 3. Check-in Breaking up with a boyfriend or girlfriend is what type of stressor? A. Environmental B. Thinking C. Behavioral D. Major Life Change E. Biological

16 Other types of stressors Catastrophes An event that threatens lives and may destroy property Everyday problems Hassles Conflicts Disagreements with family members or others

17 GOOD BAD Question # 1 Is stress good or bad? Explain your answer. EUSTRESS DISTRESS GOOD stress (positive) -Energizes one BAD stress (negative) -Makes one sick

18 Group Activity (2 minutes) As a group, create two piles with your paper plates. 1 Pile = EUSTRESS 1 Pile = DISTRESS Taking a test Question # 2 Explain why some people might have difficulty piling the plates into two categories (Eustress and Distress).

19 Time to act quickly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Fight- OR -Flight

20 Time to act quickly cont.!!!!!!!!!! The physical changes that prepare your body to respond quickly and appropriately to a stressor is called the fight-or-flight response. Fight= deal with the stressor Flight= do not deal with the stressor The OFFICE Question #3 Do we respond to the same stressors in the same manner? Explain.

21 Time to act quickly cont.! During the Fight-or-Flight Response, your body releases EPINEPHRINE, (adrenaline) which prepares the body for quick action by triggering changes in the body.

22 1=FIGHT 2=FLIGHT 1. Carla reacts to her parents fights by going on a shopping spree. FLIGHT 2. Kevin told Sara s biggest secret to Sara s mom. Sara yells at and hits Kevin for betraying her. FIGHT 3. Phil is failing math at school. He s so angry with his grades that he drops his current math class and enrolls in another. But, he is still doing poorly in his new Math class. FLIGHT 4. Jennifer s boyfriend broke up with her. Jennifer finds time to socialize with friends and take up a new hobby. FIGHT

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24 Acute & Chronic Stress ACUTE STRESS Short-term stress, sudden, thrilling, or threatening. Your body is equipped to handle acute stress as long as it doesn t occur too often. And as long as you can relax and recover after a stressful event (homeostasis). CHRONIC STRESS Long-term stress, stressful conditions are ongoing and the stress response continues without resolution. Your body is not well equipped to handle chronic stress. Stress response becomes damaging. May lead to major problems (depression).

25 Sponge Activity (2 Volunteers Needed )

26 Question # 4: How can ACUTE stress become CHRONIC stress?

27 How stress affects the body activity!!!!

28 How stress affects the body activity!!!! Brain

29 How stress affects the body activity!!!! Heart

30 How stress affects the body activity!!!! Stomach

31 How stress affects the body activity!!!! Lungs

32 How stress affects the body activity!!!! Muscles

33 Long-Term Stress Can Make You Sick Hans Selye ( Father of the Stress Response) The General Adaptation Syndrome is a model that describes the relationship between stress and disease. Alarm stage Your body and mind become aware of the stressor or alert (flight-or-flight response) Headaches, anxiety, difficulty sleeping, and stomachaches

34 Long-Term Stress Can Make You Sick Resistance stage (adaptation) Preparation to fight the stressor You can cope with added stress, but only for a limited time

35 Long-Term Stress Can Make You Sick Exhaustion stage Negative consequences of stress appear You become exhausted, organs and immune system may suffer

36 Stress-Related Disorders and Diseases 1. Tension headache 2. Cold and flu 3. Asthma 4. Migraine headache 5. Backache 6. Temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ) 1. Heart disease 2. Stroke 3. High blood pressure 4. Chronic fatigue 5. Ulcer 6. Anxiety disorder 7. Insomnia 8. Depression

37 By learning to manage stress, you can protect yourself from many illnesses and can enjoy a healthier life.

38 Practice For the past week, you have been hungry quite often. Your lack of food was causing great stress in your life. But, you notice that you can now tolerate starvation or manage it and being hungry does not seem to bother you as much. What stage of GAS are you experiencing?

39 Practice What disorder can a person develop if he or she lives an incredibly stressful life, sleeps only 4 hours a night, and keeps a poor diet?

40 Match the terms on the left with the definition on the right. 1. Stressor A. Negative stress that can make one sick 2. Fight-or-flight response 3. Distress 4. Eustress 5. General adaptation syndrome B. Physical changes that prepare the body to respond quickly to stressors C. Three-stage model that describes the relationship between stress and disease D. Any situation that puts a demand on the body or mind E. Positive stress that energizes one

41 Guess the word activity Find an empty space somewhere on your notes sheet.

42 Closure S T R E S S O R

43 Closure E U S T R E S S

44 Closure F L I G H T

45 Closure C H R O N I C

46 Closure D I S T R E S S

47 Resources m/news/links.html rograms/healthreport/mindfulnessmeditation/ alth-topics/stress/ Lifetime Health (Holt, 2004)