Health & Well-Being

STRESS!

Lesson Objective:To be able to: - Understand stress and its effects- Recognise the symptoms of stress- Explore stressful situations and responses to them

Success Criteria:-Group discussion -Pair work to answer questions

Starter: Brainstorm the meaning of stress:

STRESS

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STRESS – a definition: 2

STRESS – a definition:

Stress can be defined as the way you feel when you are under pressure caused by major upheavals and life events (e.g. starting a new job, exams, relationship break-up etc.)

….or by a series of minor irritations or excitements (e.g. needing to get homework done, going on a date with someone new, your mobile phone running out of credit etc.)

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What happens?.......

…when someone has little or no stress in their lives?

…when someone has too much stress in their life and it builds up?

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Individually or in pairs:

Think of an example of something that stresses you out.

Act out your example to the group………………….

-Remember, these could be good or bad things!

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In pairs:

Taking your own or a classmates example of a stressful situation or thing…

…Try and identify ways in which you can alter the stressful situation; what actions could you take to improve it?

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In pairs:Discuss your thoughts on these questions:

What are some of the ways that people may offload their stress onto others?

What are the characteristics of someone that has ‘had it up to here’?

How do you feel when you are around a person who’s stressed out?

If you realise that someone is stressed-out, what can you do to avoid them offloading onto you?

What can we do to avoid offloading onto others? What do people often do to combat stress? Can some choices and coping methods actually

add more stress to an already stressful life?

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Symptoms of stress:

Put a tick against any symptoms of stress that you have experienced recently.

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Plenary:

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