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Journal Warm-UpJournal Warm-Up Close your eyes and imagine 3 Close your eyes and imagine 3
images that suggest positive images that suggest positive mental health. In your journal mental health. In your journal describe these images and also describe these images and also define mental health in your define mental health in your own wordsown words
What is a StressorWhat is a Stressor
A person, place A person, place or situation that or situation that places a demand places a demand on the mind or on the mind or the body.the body.
Common StressorsCommon Stressors Moving Moving Arguing with parents orArguing with parents or friendsfriends AcneAcne OverweightOverweight
Taking a testTaking a test
Common StressorsCommon Stressors Death of a family memberDeath of a family member Getting in trouble at schoolGetting in trouble at school Making a school teamMaking a school team Peer pressurePeer pressure
Loud noisesLoud noises
Common StressorsCommon Stressors Breaking up with girl/boyfriendBreaking up with girl/boyfriend Getting glasses/bracesGetting glasses/braces
Getting ArrestedGetting Arrested
Being sick or getting hurtBeing sick or getting hurt
WRECKING
THINGS
EXPLOSIONS:Someone always gets hurt
VENTS:Always about feelings.
No one gets mad or hurt.
RESTS:Ways to take a break from feelings
Responses to Responses to Stressful Stressful
Situations and Situations and Positive CopingPositive Coping
Components of The Components of The Stress ResponseStress Response
Autonomic Nervous System: Action within Autonomic Nervous System: Action within the central nervous system that is the central nervous system that is “reflexive.”“reflexive.”
1.1. Sympathetic Nervous System Sympathetic Nervous System 2.2. Parasympathetic Nervous SystemParasympathetic Nervous System
The Sympathetic Nervous System takes an The Sympathetic Nervous System takes an active role in triggering the stress response.active role in triggering the stress response.
The Sympathetic Nervous System effects The Sympathetic Nervous System effects include increased: include increased: arousalarousal blood pressureblood pressure heart rateheart rate respiratory raterespiratory rate physical activityphysical activity
Fight or Flight = ALARM Stage
How your body How your body responds responds to stressto stress
Your body prepares to fight the stressor or Your body prepares to fight the stressor or flee from it.flee from it.
AdrenalineAdrenaline, (“the stress hormone”) is , (“the stress hormone”) is released when a demand is placed upon released when a demand is placed upon us. The release of adrenaline causes us. The release of adrenaline causes many physical changes in the body.many physical changes in the body.
Physical Reactions of Physical Reactions of
Fight or Flight Fight or Flight ResponseResponse Hearing ability increasesHearing ability increases
Breathing increasesBreathing increases Sugar in blood increases giving you Sugar in blood increases giving you
more energymore energy Digestion slows downDigestion slows down Amount of stomach acid increasesAmount of stomach acid increases Liver releases sugar for quick energyLiver releases sugar for quick energy Immune system slows down, causing Immune system slows down, causing
an increased chance of becoming illan increased chance of becoming ill
What can trigger the What can trigger the Fight-or-Flight Fight-or-Flight
Response?Response? FearFear
Severe PainSevere Pain
AngerAnger
What can trigger the What can trigger the Fight-or-Flight Fight-or-Flight
Response?Response? ConflictConflict
EmbarrassmentEmbarrassment
Other threatening situationsOther threatening situations
• Acts as an equalizerActs as an equalizer• Brings body functions back to Brings body functions back to stabilitystability
Resistance Stage
Exhaustion Exhaustion StageStage
Energy is depletedEnergy is depleted Body returns to normal if stress is removedBody returns to normal if stress is removed Body returns to alarm stage if stress Body returns to alarm stage if stress
continues which can result in stress-related continues which can result in stress-related diseases:diseases: Skin disordersSkin disorders Gastrointestinal upsetGastrointestinal upset Menstrual irregularitiesMenstrual irregularities Cardiovascular disordersCardiovascular disorders Teens in Stress
How Your Body How Your Body Responds Responds to Stressto Stress
Not all stressors are bad stressors.Not all stressors are bad stressors. EustressEustress – “good stress” or dealing – “good stress” or dealing
with the stressor in a positive way.with the stressor in a positive way. DistressDistress – “bad stress” or an – “bad stress” or an
unhealthy way of handling a stressor.unhealthy way of handling a stressor. The body responds to all stress the The body responds to all stress the
same way whether the stressor is a same way whether the stressor is a bad stress or a good stress. bad stress or a good stress.
Healthy Amounts of Healthy Amounts of StressStress
Stress acts as a motivator, but too Stress acts as a motivator, but too much stress can lead to mental illness much stress can lead to mental illness such as anxiety or depression.such as anxiety or depression.
Stress-Related Stress-Related Diseases & ConditionsDiseases & Conditions
Gastrointestinal Gastrointestinal disordersdisorders
Skin DisordersSkin Disorders CancerCancer Cardiovascular Cardiovascular
disordersdisorders DepressionDepression AnxietyAnxiety
Stressors in the Stressors in the Modern World?Modern World?
UnemploymentUnemployment Financial difficultiesFinancial difficulties TrafficTraffic Social frustrationsSocial frustrations Deadlines: homework, Deadlines: homework, career, taxes, billscareer, taxes, bills
Stressors before Stressors before Modern CivilizationModern Civilization
Need for foodNeed for food Need for waterNeed for water Need for shelterNeed for shelter Successfully Successfully
hunting and hunting and gatheringgathering
Surviving Surviving constant threats constant threats in lifein life
Stress Management in Stress Management in Ancient CivilizationsAncient Civilizations
Worship Worship (spirituality/religio(spirituality/religion)n)
Hieroglyphics Hieroglyphics ConstellationsConstellations FINDING FINDING
MEANING IN LIFEMEANING IN LIFE
Stress Management Stress Management TodayToday EatEat ExerciseExercise Hurt selfHurt self Prayer and meditationPrayer and meditation Rx medicationsRx medications Smoking/ drinking/ drugsSmoking/ drinking/ drugs Talking to friends and familyTalking to friends and family Television, reading, or Television, reading, or
listening to musiclistening to music