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Session ObjectivesYou will be able to:
Identify the causes of stress
Recognize the different types of stress
Understand how stress affects you
Manage stress effectively
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• Tension, anxiety, worry, or fear of the unknown and things we can’t control
• Natural physical and emotional reaction to a challenge
• Positive when kept in balance
• Tension, anxiety, worry, or fear of the unknown and things we can’t control
• Natural physical and emotional reaction to a challenge
• Positive when kept in balance
• Tension, anxiety, worry, or fear of the unknown and things we can’t control
• Natural physical and emotional reaction to a challenge
• Positive when kept in balance
What Is Stress?
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Stress Factors• Personal problems
• Lifestyle changes
• Job problems
• Everyday hassles
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Common Stress Incidents• Driving in a traffic jam
• Tight deadlines and a heavy work load
• Unplanned financial burdens
• Doing something difficult for the first time
• A new baby on the way
• Unexpected illness or death
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Types of Stress• Acute, or short-
term, stress
• Episodic, or perpetual, acute stress
• Chronic, or long-term, stress
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Acute Stress• Pressures and demands of past and future• Thrilling and exciting in small doses• Exhausting• Physical and psychological symptoms
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Acute Stress Symptoms• Emotional distress
• Muscular problems
• Stomach and bowel problems
• Temporary over-arousal of nerves
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• Suffering frequent acute stress
• Too many irons in the fire
• Nervous energy
• Ceaseless worry
• Symptoms and treatment
Episodic Acute Stress• Suffering frequent
acute stress
• Too many irons in the fire
• Nervous energy
• Ceaseless worry
• Symptoms and treatment
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• Stems from grinding, day after day stress
• Destroys body and mind
• Leads to the belief that hope is lost
• Leads to suicide, violence, or heart attack
Chronic Stress• Stems from grinding,
day after day stress
• Destroys body and mind
• Leads to the belief that hope is lost
• Leads to suicide, violence, or heart attack
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• Adrenaline and energy
• Focus and concentration
• Improved performance
• Growth as a person
Benefits of Stress• Adrenaline and energy
• Focus and concentration
• Improved performance
• Growth as a person
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Stress Facts: Definitions
STRESSSTRESS:Tension, anxiety, worry, or fear of the unknown and things we can’t control
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ACUTE STRESS
ACUTE STRESS:Pressures and demands of the recent past and anticipated near future
Stress Facts: Definitions (cont.)
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EPISODIC STRESS
EPISODIC STRESS:Suffering frequent acute stress
Stress Facts: Definitions (cont.)
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CHRONIC STRESS
Stress Facts: Definitions (cont.)
CHRONIC STRESS:Long-term, day after day, year after year stress
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Stress FactsDo you understand:
• Stress factors?
• Types of stress?
• Symptoms of stress?
• Benefits of stress?
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POSITIVE THOUGHTSNEGATIVE THOUGHTS
REMEMBER THAT SOME
STRESS IS SELF-IMPOSED
• Negative thoughts
• Positive thoughts
• Self-imposed stress
Control Your Reaction to Stress
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Negative Stress Reactions• Get angry
• Expect the worst
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Negative Stress Reactions (cont.)
• Withdraw or suffer silently
• Take things personally
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• Recognize stress
• Use the adrenaline
• Positive thoughts and self-talk
• Look for a silver lining
Positive Stress Reactions• Recognize stress
• Use the adrenaline
• Positive thoughts and self-talk
• Look for a silver lining
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• Lifestyle management
• Avoiding stress
• Stress therapy
• Organization
• Lifestyle management
• Avoiding stress
• Stress therapy
• Organization
Stress Management
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Lifestyle Management• Exercise
and stretching
• Proper diet
• Adequate sleep
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• Eliminate the minor stresses
• Pace major lifestyle changes
• Cooperate with others
• Understand your limits
Avoiding Stress• Eliminate the
minor stresses
• Pace major lifestyle changes
• Cooperate with others
• Understand your limits
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Stress Therapy• Laughter is the
best medicine
• Relaxation and quiet time
• Discuss your problems
• Pleasant thoughts
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Organization• Set priorities
• Develop a routine
• Maintain a calendar
• Be flexible
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Stress Management: True or False?
Keeping your body in good shape can help reduce stress.
It’s less stressful to make a lot of big changes in your life all at once.
Talking about the things that stress you just makes you feel more stressed.
People who are well organized are usually less stressed.
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Stress ManagementDo you understand:
• Positive and negative reactions to stress?
• Lifestyle management?
• Stress avoidance?
• Stress therapy?
• Organization as a stress-reduction tool?
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Key Points to RememberTry to identify the stress factors in your life
Examine your reaction to stress
Learn to react positively to stress
Practice stress management techniquesto minimize stress
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