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Imagine you’ve just had an argument with a friend. How would this event affect you?

Learning how to manage stress is an important part

of staying healthy.

Effects of Stress

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In this lesson, you’ll learn to:

Examine causes and effects of stress.

Analyze how stress can affect physical, mental/emotional, and social health.

Discuss how substance abuse harms mental/emotional health.

Lesson Objectives

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How Does Stress Affect You?

How much stress you feel depends on your perception of events that cause stress.

One way to manage stress is to change how you perceive and react to events that cause it.

Stress in Your Life

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How Do You React to Stress?

Stress is not necessarily good or bad, but it can have positive or negative effects.

It can motivate you to do your best.

It can give you the extra energy you need to reach your goals.

It can also be unhealthy at times.

Reacting to Stress

Lesson 1 What Causes Stress?

To learn how to manage stress, you need to know what causes it.

Five general categories of stressors:

1. Biological

2. Environmental

3. Cognitive, or thinking

4. Personal behavior

5. Life situation

Stressors

Lesson 1 The Body’s Stress Response

When you perceive a situation to be a threat, your body begins a stress response.

Two body systems, the nervous system and the endocrine system, are active.

This response is largely involuntary, or automatic.

How the Body Responds to Stress

Lesson 1 The Body’s Stress Response

Stages of the Stress Response

Resistance

Fatigue

Alarm Alarm is the first stage in the stress response.

During this reaction, your body and mind go on high alert.

This reaction is sometimes referred to as the “fight-or-flight response.”

Lesson 1 Stress and Your Health

Physical Effects

Stress can lead to a psychosomatic response. Some stress-related health problems:

Headache

Asthma

High blood pressure

Weakened immune system

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Mental/Emotional and Social Effects

Stress can interfere with daily activities and relationships with others. It may lead to:

Difficulty concentrating.

Mood swings.

Risks of substance abuse.

Lesson 1 Taking Control of Chronic Stress

Reactions to Chronic Stress

One type of prolonged stress is chronic stress. It lasts longer, sometimes for months.

Some symptoms:

Upset stomach

Headache

Insomnia

Change in appetite

Feeling anxious

Lesson 1 Taking Control of Chronic Stress

Strategies for Controlling the Effects of Stress

Engage in physical activity.

Look for support among your friends and family.

Find a hobby or activity that relaxes you.

Avoid using tobacco, alcohol, or other drugs.

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Q. The act of becoming aware

through the senses is _____.

1. stress

2. psychosomatic response

3. chronic stress

4. perception

Choose the appropriate option.

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A. The act of becoming aware through the senses is perception.

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Provide a short answer to the question given below.

Q. List the five general categories of stressors.

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A. The five general categories of stressors are:

1. Biological

2. Environmental

3. Cognitive

4. Personal behavior

5. Life situation

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Provide a short answer to the question given below.

Q. Describe the three stages of the body’s response to

stress.

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A. The body’s stress response happens in three stages:

Alarm: The body and mind go on high alert. This reaction is referred to as the “fight-or-flight response.”

Resistance: The body adapts to the rush created by alarm and reacts to the stressor. You will either “fight” or take “flight” in this stage.

Fatigue: A tired feeling takes over. Both the mind and body are exhausted.

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What healthful alternatives would you recommend to a teen who is

thinking about using drugs to deal with stress? Explain the

importance of alternatives to substance abuse.

Provide a short answer to the question given below.

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How Does Stress Affect You?

How much stress you feel depends on your perception of events that cause stress.

One way to manage stress is to change how you perceive and react to events that cause it.

Perception is the act of becoming aware through the senses.

Perception is the act of becoming aware through the senses.

Stress in Your Life

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How much stress you feel depends on your perception of events that cause stress.

One way to manage stress is to change how you perceive and react to events that cause it.

Stress is the reaction of the body and mind to everyday challenges and demands.

Stress is the reaction of the body and mind to everyday challenges and demands.

How Does Stress Affect You?

Stress in Your Life

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To learn how to manage stress, you need to know what causes it.

Five general categories of stressors:

1. Biological

2. Environmental

3. Cognitive, or thinking

4. Personal behavior

5. Life situation

To learn how to manage stress, you need to know what causes it.

Stressors

What Causes Stress?

A stressor is anything that causes stress.

A stressor is anything that causes stress.

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Physical Effects

Stress can lead to a psychosomatic response. Some stress-related health problems:

Headache

Asthma

High blood pressure

Weakened immune system

Stress and Your Health

A psychosomatic response is a physical reaction that results from stress rather than from an injury or illness.

A psychosomatic response is a physical reaction that results from stress rather than from an injury or illness.

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Some symptoms:

Upset stomach

Headache

Insomnia

Change in appetite

Feeling anxious

Reactions to Chronic Stress

One type of prolonged stress is chronic stress. It lasts longer, sometimes for months.

Taking Control of Chronic Stress

Chronic stress is stress associated with long-term problems that are beyond a person’s control.

Chronic stress is stress associated with long-term problems that are beyond a person’s control.

Lesson 1 The Body’s Stress Response

Stages of the Stress Response

Your body adapts to the rush created by alarm and reacts to the stressor.

You “fight” or take “flight.”

Your body is briefly able to perform at a higher level of endurance.

Resistance

Fatigue

Alarm

Lesson 1 The Body’s Stress Response

Stages of the Stress Response

Fatigue may set in when exposure to stress is prolonged. It may be:

Physical: When the muscles work vigorously for long periods

Psychological: Due to constant worry, overwork, depression, boredom, or isolation

Pathological: Brought on by overworking the body’s defenses in fighting disease

Resistance

Fatigue

Alarm

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A. Correct! The act of becoming aware through the senses is

perception.

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