Stress Assessment &
Management Techniques
Learning Outcomes
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Define the terms stress, stressor,
eustress & distress.
Explain the role of stress in
maintaining health.
Identify the major sources of
stress in your life.
Learning Outcomes
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Describe some time-management
skills.
Explain the role of physical
exercise in reducing stress.
Describe & learn to use various
stress-management techniques.
What is Stress?
Key Terms
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What is a Stressor
Can People react to
stress differently?
What is Eustress?
What is Distress?
The Mind/Body Connection
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The brain
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Most important part of nervous
system
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All organs will sacrifice to keep the brain alive
Controls voluntary and involuntary
functions
Cognitive center of body
Brain produces mixture of emotions and
physical responses
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Adrenaline: Fight or Flight Response
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Coping With Stress
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Fight-or flight
mechanism
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Hormonal
changes
Physiological
changes
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General Adaptation
Syndrome
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Alarm Reaction
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Resistance
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Exhaustion/Recovery
Chronic distress raises the risk for
many health disorders.
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Name
some
Health Disorders
What is Homeostasis?
stressors for college women?
Different in men?
Common Stressors in the life of a
college student
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Perceptions and Health
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Explanatory style
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Pessimism
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Optimism
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Self-Esteem
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Way of viewing and assessing yourself
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Positive self-esteem
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Negative self-esteem
Powerful determinant of health
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How do you react to stress?
People with Anger & Hostility
are at Higher Risk for Disease
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What are the tips to
manage anger?
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How can we change a Type A
Personality?
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2.
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3.
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What is Type C Personality?
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Why?
Personality D
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New Research is
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The D stands for distressed
Time Management
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Signs of poor time management
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before taking a test
that I did study
During
Before
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RTFQ
The best place to study is a quiet
place
Yes
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Research
Five Steps to Time
Management
Step 1
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What are your
time killers?
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Step 2
What are your
immediate
goals? Prioritize
them for today
and this week.
Step 3
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What are your
long & short
range goals?
Step 4
In addition to the five management
steps, these can make better use of
your time
How do we cope with stress?
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What is
number
one?
Relaxation Techniques
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Progressive relaxation
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Relaxation Techniques
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Breathing
techniques
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Relaxation Techniques
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Visual imagery
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Relaxation Techniques
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Meditation
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Relaxation Techniques
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Yoga
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Which Techniques are Best?