What’s In It For You?
Identify your stress zone
Manage thoughts to reduce stress
Manage actions to reduce stress
Take personal accountability
for positive change
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Stress vs. Stressors
Body’s Response
Cause
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External vs. Internal
External Stressor
Internal Stressors
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Operational Stress Control
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Green and Ready Zone
Fit and Focused
Well Trained
Cohesive and
Ready Families
Prepared
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Yellow or Reacting Zone
Distress or impairment
is mild and temporary.
100% of people faced
with a stressful
situation will react.
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Orange or Injured Zone
More severe or
persistent distress
or impairment.
May leave lasting
memories, reactions
and expectations.
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Red or Ill Zone
Symptoms persist and injuries don’t
heal without help.
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Activity
It’s Not Easy
Being Green
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Compare your rating
Personal
Rating
Stress Zone
0-2
Green
2-5
Yellow
5-8
Orange
8-10
Red
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Basic Stress Management
Managing
Thoughts
Managing
Actions
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ABC Theory of Emotional Arousal
A
B
C
• Activating
Event
• Belief
• Consequent
Emotions
and
Behaviors
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Activity
And One
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Activity
Color Me, Stress Free
Exercise
Nutrition
Rest
Spiritualit
y
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Debrief
Which areas do you need the most improvement?
Which tip can you incorporate into your life today?
Will any of the tips require you to manage your thoughts?
How will you be different if you adopt one or more of the tips?
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Activity
Be the Change
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Debrief
How did it feel to take personal
responsibility for initiating change?
How do you see your sparking this
change benefiting your work or home
environment?
Did you list something you have no
power to control or change?
How committed are you to being the
change you want to see?
How easy/difficult was it to come up with
how you can be an agent of that change?
When will you make the change? How
will you react if your change does not go
viral?
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Summary
Identify your stress zone
Manage thoughts to reduce stress
Manage actions to reduce stress
Take personal accountability
for positive change
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Stress Management 101
Life Skills Training
[Trainer Name]
[Contact Info]
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