Chapter 4
Understanding Stress
LT: I can name at least 3 causes of stress
Chapter 4 Lesson 1
Causes of stress
LIFE SITUATIONS (any two):
Problems with friends
Peer pressure
Family problems
Moving or changing schools
Breaking up with girlfriend/boyfriend
Bullying
Abuse
Chapter 4 Lesson 1
Causes of stress
ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS (any two):
Media
Natural disasters
Threat of terrorist attacks
War
Global warning
Chapter 4 Lesson 1
Causes of stress
BIOLOGICAL STRESSORS (any two):
Illness
Injury
Disability
Chapter 4 Lesson 1
Causes of stress
COGNITIVE STRESSORS:
Personal Appearance
Not fitting in
Chapter 4 Lesson 1
Causes of stress
PERSONAL BEHAVIORAL ISSUES (any two):
Relationship issues
Smoking
Using alcohol or other drugs
Chapter 4 Lesson 1
Stress Response
Stage 1: Alarm
1. Hypothalamus
2. Adrenal glands
3. Adrenaline
Stage 2: Resistance
Stage 3: Fatigue
Effects of Prolonged Stress (any two):
High blood pressure, skin disorders, digestive
disorders
Chapter 4 Lesson 2
How to manage stress
Handle stress and reduce it’s effects
• Practice relaxation techniques
• Redirect your energy
• Seek support
Avoid or limit stress
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Use refusal skills
Plan ahead
Think positively
Avoid tobacco, alcohol and other drugs
Stay healthy and build resiliency
• Get adequate rest
• Get regular physical activity
• Eat nutritious foods
Chapter 4 Lesson 3
The Grieving Process
(need to know for assessment)
1. Denial or numbness
Inability to believe that loss has occurred
2. Emotional Releases
Recognition of an reaction to loss
3. Anger
Using anger in reaction to a feeling of powerlessness or
unfair deprivation
4. Bargaining
Promising to change if what was lost can be returned
Chapter 4 Lesson 3
5. Depression
Feelings of isolation, alienation, and hopelessness
6. Remorse
Preoccupation with what might have been done to
prevent the loss to make things better
7. Acceptance
Facing reality of loss constructively
8. Hope
Beginning to look ahead to the future
Vocabulary Practice
How does a person show grief?
M-O-U-R-N-I-N-G
Vocabulary Practice
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Affect
Anticipate
Restrict
Impact
Perception
Process
Isolation
Self Assess
(and to see if how well you follow directions)
• Full Effort/completion
Put a LARGE STAR by your name
• Effort/mostly completed
Draw a HAPPY FACE by your name
• Little or no effort/not completed
Write I’M SORRY, I WILL TRY HARDER
NEXT TIME, I PROMISE