U P O 6 R G DEALING WITH STRESS LEADER: ASYAO, MA. TRICIA ESTEBAN, DIANE BEVERLY E. BRUTAS, CYRINNE MARI VICENTE, RUSTINE JADE BARRAMEDA, SOPHIA NICHOLE DEALING WITH STRESS What is STRESS STRESS IS BOTH A PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RESPONSE. IT IS WHAT WE FEEL WHEN WE ARE OVERWHELMED OR THREATENED. STRESS IS PREVALENT AND IS FELT BY MANY PEOPLE. IT CAN HELP US STAY MOTIVATED AND DEAL WITH THE PRESSURES OF DAILY LIFE IN BRIEF SPURTS. HOWEVER, STRESS CAN BECOME DETRIMENTAL IF IT IS PERSISTENT. IT CAN HAVE AN IMPACT ON OUR EMOTIONS, SELF-ESTEEM, RELATIONSHIPS, AND OVERALL FUNCTIONING. REPORTER: ESTEBAN, DIANE BEVERLY E. Types of STRESS CHRONIC STRESS REPOTER: BRUTAS, CYRINNE MARI EPISODIC STRESS EUSTRESS CHRONIC STRESS IS DEFINED AS STRESS THAT APPEARS TO BE UNENDING AND UNAVOIDABLE, SUCH AS THE STRESS OF A TERRIBLE MARRIAGE OR AN EXCEEDINGLY DEMANDING PROFESSION; CHRONIC STRESS CAN ALSO RESULT FROM TRAUMATIC EVENTS AND CHILDHOOD TRAUMA. EPISODIC ACUTE STRESS IS ACUTE STRESS THAT APPEARS TO BE PREVALENT AND A WAY OF LIFE, RESULTING IN A LIFE OF CONTINUAL ANGUISH. EUSTRESS -EUSTRESS IS ENERGETIC AND ENJOYABLE. IT IS A FORM OF GOOD STRESS THAT MAY KEEP YOU MOTIVATED. IT IS RELATED WITH ADRENALINE SPIKES, SUCH AS WHILE SKIING OR RUSHING TO FULFILL A DEADLINE. Causes of STRESS MANY FACTORS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO STRESS. YOU MAY BE STRESSED AS A RESULT OF A MAJOR EVENT OR INCIDENT IN YOUR LIFE. OR IT MIGHT BE THE RESULT OF A SERIES OF LESSER EVENTS. THIS MAY MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO RECOGNIZE AND EXPLAIN THE SOURCE OF YOUR STRESS TO OTHERS. REPOTER: ASYAO, MA. TRICIA YOU MAY EXPERIENCE STRESS IF YOU: FEEL UNDER LOTS OF PRESSURE ARE WORRIED ABOUT SOMETHING STRESS symptoms STRESS MAY HAVE AN IMPACT ON EVERY ASPECT OF YOUR LIFE, INCLUDING YOUR EMOTIONS, ACTIONS, COGNITIVE ABILITIES, AND PHYSICAL HEALTH. THERE IS NO AREA OF THE BODY THAT IS IMMUNE. HOWEVER, BECAUSE PEOPLE MANAGE STRESS DIFFERENTLY, STRESS SYMPTOMS MIGHT VARY. SYMPTOMS MIGHT BE AMBIGUOUS AND OVERLAP WITH THOSE PRODUCED BY MEDICAL PROBLEMS. AS A RESULT, IT IS CRITICAL THAT YOU ADDRESS THEM WITH YOUR DOCTOR. YOU MAY EXPERIENCE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING STRESS SYMPTOMS. REPOTER: BARRAMEDA, SOPHIA NICHOLE SYMPTOMS OF STRESS INCLUDE: EASILY AGITATED FRUSTRATED MOODY STRESS management THE PURPOSE OF STRESS MANAGEMENT IS NOT TO TOTALLY ELIMINATE IT. IT'S NOT ONLY IMPOSSIBLE, BUT, AS PREVIOUSLY SAID, STRESS MAY BE BENEFICIAL IN SOME CASES. IN ORDER TO MANAGE YOUR STRESS, FIRST YOU HAVE TO IDENTIFY THE THINGS THAT CAUSE YOU STRESS — OR YOUR TRIGGERS. FIGURE OUT WHICH OF THESE THINGS CAN BE AVOIDED. THEN, FIND WAYS TO COPE WITH THOSE NEGATIVE STRESSORS THAT CAN’T BE AVOIDED. REPOTER: VICENTE, RUSTINE JADE HERE ARE SOME SIMPLE TECHNIQUES TO BEGIN REDUCING STRESS: KEEP A HEALTHY DIET REGULAR EXERCISE GET 7-8 HOURS OF SLEEP EVERY NIGHT SELF-CARE Thank you for listening! " GIVE YOUR STRESS WINGS AND LET IT FLY AWAY"