Stress Management
and
Decision Making Skills
Bell Ringer
• Define stress in your own words.
• What makes your stressed?
• How do you make a decision?
Student Learning Map
Concept:
Stress Management
Lesson Essential Question:
How can you use your stress management
skills in school?
Student Learning Map
Vocabulary:
Stress, Stressor, Eustress, Distress,
General Adaptation Syndrome, Alarm
Stage, Adrenaline, Resistance Stage,
Exhaustion Stage, Stress
Management Skills,
Stress
• Stress: the body’s response to the demands of
daily living.
• Stressor: is the source or cause of the stress.
– Can be physical, mental, social, environmental,
imagined.
STOP: List a physical, mental, social,
environmental and imagined stressor that is
relevant to someone your age.
Stress
• Eustress: a healthful response to a stressor
that produces positive results.
• Distress: harmful response to a stressor that
produces negative results.
STOP: List 2 examples for eustress and distress.
Stress and the Body
• The General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS): is a
series of body changes that result from stress.
1. Alarm Stage
2. Resistance Stage
3. Exhaustion Stage
Stress and the Body
1. Alarm Stage- body gets ready for quick
action.
1. Adrenaline is released into the blood stream.
1. Digestion slows and muscles contract.
2. Heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, sweating, and
mental activity all increase
3. Pupils dilate so the person can see more sharply,
hearing as well.
4. Quick burst of energy
Stress and the Body
2. Resistance Stage- body attempts to regain
internal balance.
• The first two stages of GAS are normal and
healthful.
Stress and the Body
If a person cannot handle stress well, their body
will remain in the alarm stage and eventually
become exhausted.
3. Exhaustion Stage- wear and tear on the body
increases the risk of injury, illness, and
premature death.
Stress and the Body
STOP: Draw a line graph of what the 3 stages
look like for a healthy response and then a
harmful response.
Stress Management
Activity:
1. In a group of 4 or with your shoulder partner.
2. Brainstorm 5 different healthy ways to
manage your stress.
3. Write them down in your learning guide.
Stress Management
Activity: Find 3 new ways to handle your stress.
1. Stand up, push your chair in, have your
learning guide and a pen.
2. Find 3 different ways to handle your stress by
sharing answers with your peers.
3. Use SOLER!
4. Have a seat when you are done.
Stress Management
• Stress Management Skills: are techniques that
can be used to cope with the harmful effects
produced by stress.
Stress Management
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Get plenty of rest and sleep
Participate in physical activities
Use a time management plan
Write in a journal
Talk with friends and family
Help others
Care for Pets
Stress Management
Meditation: the act of thinking deeply or focus
one’s mind for a period of time.
Equal Breathing: inhaling for the same amount
of time as the exhale.
Question: What do you already know about
meditation?
Stress Management
Activity: LETS PRACTICE
1. Get into a comfortable position in your seat.
2. Close your eyes.
3. Listen
Stress Management
Questions:
1. What are your thoughts about meditation
after trying it?
2. Did your body relax? If so, when?
3. Is this a stress management technique you
could use? Explain why or why not.
Stress Management
Summary Questions: 3 – 2 – 1
List 3 stress management techniques you will
use.
What are the 2 types of stress?
Why is stress harmful to your body?
Student Learning Map
Concept:
Decision Making
Lesson Essential Question:
How do you utilize the decision making
steps?
Student Learning Map
Vocabulary:
Decision Making Skills
Decision Making Steps
Decision Making
Decision Making Skills:
Steps that enable you to make healthful
decisions
Decision Making
Decision Making Steps:
1. State the situation
2. List the options
3. Weigh the possible outcomes
4. Consider values
5. Make a decision and act on it
6. Evaluate the decision.
Decision Making
Activity:
1. Read the scenarios.
2. Choose 2 out of the 3.
3. Use all of the Decision Making Steps to help
the person make a decision.