STRESS MANAGEMENT

WHAT IS STRESS?

• Importance attached to a thing
• Significance
• Meaning
• Emphasis, weight
• Value, or worth

WHAT IS A STRESSOR?

• A stressor is anything that causes stress
• Real or imagined fears
• Anything anticipated or unexpected
• People, objects, places are all potential stressors
• Events and situations are all potential stressors.

LIFE SITUATIONS THAT CAUSE STRESS:

• School demands
• Bullying
• Peer pressure
• Family problems or abuse
• Breaking up with a boyfriend or girlfriend

ENVIRONMENTAL CAUSES OF STRESS:

• An unsafe neighborhood
• Social media and internet
• Natural disasters
• Threat of terrorist attacks
• And war

BIOLOGICAL AND COGNITIVE CAUSES:

• Changes in body
• Illness and injury
• Disability
• Poor self-esteem
• Personal appearance

STRESS CAUSES BECAUSE OF BEHAVIOR:

• A busy schedule
• Relationship issues
• Smoking issues
• Usage of alcohol
• And usage of other drugs

YOUR BODY'S REACTION TO STRESS:

• Dilated pupils
• Increase in perspiration
• Faster heart rate and pulse
• Rise in blood pressure
• And faster respiration rate

Other symptoms:
-Narrowing of arteries
-Increased blood flow to muscles and brain
-Increase in muscle tension
-Release of blood sugar, fats, and cholesterol

Psychosomatic Response: A physical reaction that results from stress rather than from an injury or illness. Some of the effects are headaches, a weakened immune system, high blood pressure, bruxism, or digestive disorders.

WAYS TO AVOID AND LIMIT STRESS:

• Use refusal skills
• Plan ahead and think positively
• Seek support or help
• Avoid alcohol and other drugs
• Practice relaxation techniques

TO STAY HEALTHY AND MANAGE STRESS YOU SHOULD:

• Get adequate rest.
• (At least 8 hours)
• Get regular physical activity.
• (It can release pent-up energy and clear your mind)
• Eat nutritious foods.

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