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