Learning Target: ▫I can identify my daily stressors and understand their influence on my life ▫I...

• Learning Target: ▫ I can identify my daily stressors and understand

their influence on my life▫ I can identify how my body reacts to stress and

how to manage it.• Success Criteria:

▫Brain Games Video▫Stress Style

• Entry Task: ▫Grab the purple worksheet and work on your

stress style. Once your finished reflect somewhere on the purple sheet about which stress style you are and why? You have 10 minutes!

STRESS!!!!What stresses you out?

What is stress?

•The body’s and mind’s reaction to a demand or threat

•Stress can be minor and go unnoticed, or major and drastically affect your life!

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzb67HYWf9o

What is a stressor?

•Something that causes stress!▫ Causes a stress

response in your body

•Different types of stressors▫ Noises, people,

objects, places, events, situations, etc.

Stress can be positive or negative!!

DISTRESS EUSTRESS

• Negative stress▫Caused by too much

pressure or trauma▫Occurs when

someone does not know how to cope with a stressor

• Positive stress▫Can help you reach

goals▫Makes a person feel

in control

How a person reacts ….DISTRESS EUSTRESS

• Nervous• Forgetful• Frightened• Confused• Unsure

• Alert• Focused• Motivated• Energized• Confident

SHORT TERM PHYSCIAL SYMPTOMS OF STRESS

Faster Heart Beat Increased Sweating Cool Skin Cold Hands & Feet Feelings of Nausea, or “Butterflies in Stomach” Rapid Breathing Tense Muscles Dry Mouth A Desire to Urinate Diarrhea

Physical Disorders Emotional/Behavioral

• High Blood Pressure• Migraine & Tension

Headaches• Ulcers• Colds & Flu• Muscle Tension

Problems• TMJ Syndrome• Chronic Fatigue• Depression• Possibly Cancer &

Arthritis

• Anxiety• Panic Attacks• Depression• Conduct Disorders• Eating Disorders• Alcoholism• Drug Addiction• Hyperchondricism

Stress Interventions• Eliminate Stressor• Use Selective Awareness• Use Relaxation

Techniques: Meditation Progressive Relaxation Body Scanning Autogenic Training Humor Therapy Yelling & Crying Art Therapy Music Therapy

• Stress Management Techniques:

Time Management Participate in Physical

Activity Be Physically Healthy Use a Support Group Have a Spiritual

Connection Get Professional Help

Problem Solving Your Stress

•On a blank piece of paper list all the stressors you can think of that currently cause you stress.▫Don’t hesitate and analyze – just write!

•From your list, determine the 5 most stressful stressors and star/circle them.

Label your top 5 stressors:

•NC: those that you have no control over•$: those that are important to you• - : those that are of little importance to

you• : those causing you to worry or lose

sleep• : those you spend little time worrying

about

•For each answer YES or NO:▫Are the benefits greater than the stress it

will create to deal with the stressor?

•Now look over your responses and in a paragraph complete the following:▫The most significant thing I learned about

my stressors is that ……………..▫Now that I know that ………………….

•Mental Relaxation•http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZQ9GfmzR14

•Progressive muscular relaxation•http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eHqfc8qQs0•Goal Setting

Humor Therapy

•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hafvH8vdOdk

•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Awf45u6zrP0

•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGcfGcM1skY

Exit Slip!

•http://swift.tahoma.wednet.edu/tjhs/mrs-harts-health-class/documents

•Above is the link to Stress exit slip. Must be completed and shared with me, khart@tahomasd.us in google drive.

•Make sure your name, title and period number are on the subject line!