Stress Management: Dealing with
the Demands of Life and Work
Catrina Cook
Siena Heights University
LDR 621
Dr. Patricia McDonald
What is Stress?
• Definition of Stress: Psychological and
Physical reaction to certain life events or
situations.
• Stress is the reaction people have to excessive
pressures or other types of demand placed
upon them. It arises when they worry that
they can’t cope.
Myths of Stress
• All stress is bad
• Stress will not hurt you
• No symptoms, no stress
• Only major symptoms of stress are harmful
What are Stressors?
• Stressors- Life events are called stressors and
include things such as deadlines, traffic jams,
job issues, children , marriage, Negative public
image, and role conflicts. Events that cause
stress.
Stress Control
S=P>R
Stress occurs when the pressure is greater than
the resource
Stress Control
A=Awareness
What causes you stress?
How do you react?
Stress Control
B= Balance
• There is a fine line between
positive/negative stress
• How much can you cope with
before it becomes negative?
Stress Control
C= Control
What can you do to help yourself
combat the negative effects of
stress?
Managing Stress
• Exercise
• Laughter
• Sleep
• Support Network
• Most of the stress we experience is selfgenerated. How we perceive life whether an
event makes us feel threatened or stimulated,
encouraged or discouraged happy or sad
depends to a large extent on how we perceive
ourselves.
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