daily stress mark a. d. long, ed.d. health promotion program
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DAILY STRESSDAILY STRESS
Mark A. D. Long, Ed.D.Mark A. D. Long, Ed.D.
Health Promotion ProgramHealth Promotion Program
Daily StressDaily Stress
Every day stressors and hassels Every day stressors and hassels can be a source of distress for you!can be a source of distress for you!
StressStress
Manage your stressors or the Manage your stressors or the stress will find and manage you!stress will find and manage you!
What does not work in What does not work in dealing with stress!dealing with stress!
Avoiding the stressors…Avoiding the stressors… WorryingWorrying Blowing upBlowing up Negative attitude Negative attitude Self destructive actionsSelf destructive actions
Learn all you can about what Learn all you can about what
causes stress in your life, causes stress in your life,
and what works for you in and what works for you in
dealing with it.dealing with it.
Dr. Arnold LazarusDr. Arnold Lazarus
Dr. Clifford LazarusDr. Clifford Lazarus
Stress Problem Stress Problem Solving StrategiesSolving Strategies
Having a Plan!Having a Plan! Obtaining Social Support!Obtaining Social Support! Using Effective Coping Skills Using Effective Coping Skills A Positive and Optimistic A Positive and Optimistic
Attitude!Attitude! Learning from mistakesLearning from mistakes
Plan AheadPlan Ahead
Be prepared for the Be prepared for the unexpected!unexpected!
Manage the morning, Manage the morning, afternoon, Monday, Friday, afternoon, Monday, Friday, etc... crazinessetc... craziness
PlanningPlanning
How will you manage the How will you manage the am/pm rush hours?am/pm rush hours?
How are you prepared for the How are you prepared for the daily crisis?daily crisis?
CommutingCommuting
Do you get frustrated and Do you get frustrated and freak out?freak out?
Get tense and uptight?Get tense and uptight? Drive like a nut?Drive like a nut? Enjoy the ride?Enjoy the ride?
RelaxRelax
How do I stay calm and cool?How do I stay calm and cool?
How do I chill out?How do I chill out?
When do I use my relaxing When do I use my relaxing skills?skills?
Stress TipStress Tip
Slow deep breathing is Slow deep breathing is probably the single best anti-probably the single best anti-stress medicine we have stress medicine we have
Dr. James GordonDr. James Gordon
Work Work StressStress
Deadlines and pressuresDeadlines and pressures SurprisesSurprises Interpersonal difficultiesInterpersonal difficulties Role and rank issuesRole and rank issues Environmental stressorsEnvironmental stressors
How do I effectivelyHow do I effectively cope with- cope with-
Unexpected tasks and duties?Unexpected tasks and duties? Pressures?Pressures? Long hours?Long hours? Interpersonal difficulties?Interpersonal difficulties?
Stress Busting TipStress Busting Tip
Schedule daily R & R breaks Schedule daily R & R breaks in your life! in your life!
Home StressorsHome Stressors
ChoresChores FinancesFinances Kids wanting attentionKids wanting attention DisciplineDiscipline Fun timeFun time OtherOther
Home StressHome Stress
How do I deal with my How do I deal with my stressors at home?stressors at home?
RememberRemember
Humor is life’s greatest Humor is life’s greatest lubricantlubricant
Art LinkletterArt Linkletter
Techno StressTechno Stress
E-mail and computersE-mail and computers T.V.T.V. PhonePhone PagersPagers OthersOthers
Coping with Coping with Techno StressorsTechno Stressors
Dealing with Information Dealing with Information Overload?Overload?
Turn off dailyTurn off daily Tune out more oftenTune out more often Answer e-mails, calls at set timesAnswer e-mails, calls at set times
Love RelationshipsLove Relationships
Strained?Strained? Stressed?Stressed? Distant?Distant? Great?Great?
Love RelationshipsLove Relationships
How do I plan for- How do I plan for- Fun?Fun? Together time?Together time? Intimacy?Intimacy? Sharing?Sharing?
Other Daily Stressors ?Other Daily Stressors ?
How can I manage them?How can I manage them? (before they manage me?)(before they manage me?)
RememberRemember
If you are not ready today, you If you are not ready today, you will be even less ready will be even less ready tomorrow!tomorrow!
OvidOvid
Stress Proof Your Life!Stress Proof Your Life!
As best you can!As best you can!
SummarySummary
Be Prepared!Be Prepared! Develop a stress busting plan Develop a stress busting plan
that works for you!that works for you! You can control your You can control your
responses to stressors!responses to stressors!