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Chapter 4Lessons1,2,3
Managing Stress & Coping with Loss-Manage Stress
-Coping with Loss and Grief-Resiliency
Stress- is the reaction of the body and mind to everyday challenges and demands
Stressor – what causes the stress
How does your perception (becoming aware through senses)
effect how much stress may affect you?
STRESSORS
Alcoholism
Separated Parents
Verbal Abuse
Low Self Esteem
Trouble is school
Eating Disorder
Suicidal thoughts
Negative peer pressure
How can stress be bad?
Watch 3 minute video
Do Now
Take worksheet off my desk and begin to take Stress Quiz
Recognize stressor handout
Body’s Stress Response
3 Stages
1)Alarm stage– body is prepared quick action (fight or flight)Adrenaline released (hormone released)HR & Blood Pressure increaseDigestion slowsMuscles contractHearing and vision
Resistance stage – Body attempts to regain internal balance Adrenaline stopsBody returns to normal
Fatigue stage- body stays in alarm stage for long periods of time
Risk of injury, illness, & death
Let's try breathingQuick Stress Relief
GOOD STESS OR BAD STRESS
1) Moving to new state starting school
2) Going out on a first date
3) Presenting a seminar in front of class
4) Meeting you boyfriend/girlfriend’s parents
5) Finding out you (or partner) is pregnant
6) Worried about taking a test
How Stress Affects Your Health
Psychosomatic response- physical symptoms brought on by stress
PHYSICAL- Headaches- Stomach problems- High blood pressure- Weak immune system
Dizziness, general aches and pains, grinding teeth, clenched jaws, headaches, indigestion, muscle tension, difficulty sleeping, racing heart, ringing in the ears, stooped posture, sweaty palms, tiredness, exhaustion, trembling, weight gain or loss, upset stomach
How Stress Affects Your Health
EMOTIONAL/SOCIAL
- Concentration
- Mood swings
- Crying/Frustration
Constant worry, difficulty making decisions, forgetfulness, inability to concentrate, lack of creativity, poor memory
Anger, anxiety, depression, feeling powerless, frequent irritability, loneliness, negative thinking, nervousness, sadness
How do you handle stress?
Chronic Stress – Stress associated with long term problems that are beyond a persons control
Stress Management Skills- Manage stress in healthful effective way
AVOIDING & LIMITING STRESS
1)Refusal skills – say no to things that add to your stress
2) Plan Ahead
3) Think Positively
Stress Management SkillsHandling Stress and Reducing its Effects
4) Relaxation Response – breathing, stretching, warm bath, massage
5) Redirect Energy – jog, creative project, swim
6) Seek Support
Let's try breathing
Progressive Muscle Relaxation1)Get comfortable2)Tighten muscles in toes, hold for a count of 10, relax3)Flex muscles in your feet, hold 10, relax, shoulders, arms neck, and face4)Move slowly up body, tensing and relaxing, legs, abdomen,
Relaxation response – state calm
Stress Management Skills
STAYING HEALTHY & BUILDING RESILIENCY
7) Sleep
8) Regular Exercise
9) Eat Nutritious Foods
- Avoid caffeine
Resilient – bouncing back from difficult times successfully
Stressors and being Resilient
Hayward’s Heart Bigler’s Way
SummarizerAnalyze the stressors you have in your life
and pick three (can use the back of the worksheet from the other day). Create 3 ways to help you manage those stressors.
Do Now
Have you ever experienced any type of loss in your life? What were some feelings and thoughts that you had when it happened?
WHAT IS LOSS?
Loss can be losing someone we love because they die or other events :
Breaking upNot getting into the college of your dreamsFriend moving awayHaving something you care for destroyedNot winning a competition
Coping- dealing successfully with difficult changes in your life
Death & Grief
“However mean your life is, meet it and live it.”
- Henry David Thoreau
“However mean your life is, meet it and live it.”
- Henry David Thoreau
Stages of Grief
Mourning – act of showing sorrow or grief
COPE WITH DEATH HAPPY VIDEO
Help Others Mourn- Acknowledge the loss & ask how feel- Listen, Express Concern,- Offer Help, Be genuine- Last Lecture
Grief/PTSD DON’T IGNORE THEIR LOSS & ACT LIKE IT DID NOT HAPPEN
I am sorry about your loss
It must be hard for you right now
Is there anything I could do to help you through this
My favorite memory of your loved one is…
Do you want to get together & talk?
I don’t know how you feel, but I am here to help in anyway I can.
Kid in Green Cleats
ANGER
ACCEPTANCE
BARGAINING
DENIAL
DEPRESSION
