Today's Agenda

• 'The Stress Response‘• What Stresses You Out?• Deep Breathing Activity• Exit Ticket

What is stress?• a reaction to particular events

• our body's physical and psychological response to traumatic and challenging situations:

Sounds great, right?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4S8rQaOupU

What causes stress?• school

• extracurricular activities

• family problems

• relationships

• friendships

• Bullying

• Fears

• Health Challenges

• ????

5 Categories of Stress• Biological Stressors: illness, disabilities, injuries

• Environmental Stressors: poverty, pollution, crowding, noise, natural disasters

• Cognitive or Thinking Stressors: way you perceive a situation, how things around you affect you.

• Personal Behavior Stressors: negative reactions in the body and mind causes by tobacco, alcohol, drugs, poor nutrition, lack of physical activity.

• Life Situation Stressors: death, separation, divorce, troubled relationships or friendships.

Is all stress bad?

Eustress: good stress(stress that pushes you to be more

successful)

examples?

Distress• Negative Stress

• Unhealthy

• Makes you Nervous

• Added Stress

WHAT TYPES OF STRESS EXIST?⦿Eustress

◼Good stress that acts as a motivator to succeed when you are prepared

⦿Distress◼Bad stress that causes the mind and body

harm◼Stress that can lead to disease or other

health problems over timeBOYS DO NOW: When do you feel distress? Brainstorm some examples from your own experiences or that of others.

GIRLS DO NOW: When do you feel eustress? Brainstorm some examples from your own experiences or that of others.

Examples of Eustress and Distress

• Good Workout

• Finishing a good book

• Getting your dream summer internship or job

• Completing a paper

• Examples: Bad grade

• Meeting with a teacher or coach about something not going well

• Fight with a friend or family member

• Twisting an ankle

Stress Web ActivityLabel box on your stress web as follows:

• Negative Emotions

• Friendships

• Financial Strains

• Academics

• Family Conflict

• Dating and relationships

• Other

• Illness or injuries

• Peer Pressure

• For each circle, identify a stressful experience in your life, how did it affect you and how did you respond to it.

What happens in our bodies when we feel

stress?

The Stress Response

(a.k.a. 'fight or flight')

Adrenaline • https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=FBnBTkcr6No

The Stress Response• Activates nervous system and

specific hormones

• Hypothalamus signals adrenal glandso adrenalineo cortisol

speed up heart, breathing, blood pressure & metabolism

The Stress Response

• Vasodilate:o muscles are ready!

The Stress Response

Pupils Dilate

Why?

The Stress Response

•The liver releases glucoseo stored energy

The Stress Response

Sweat cools the body

The Stress Response• Activates nervous system and

specific hormones

• Hypothalamus signals adrenal glandso adrenalineo cortisol

speed up heart, breathing, blood pressure & metabolism

• VASODILATE - muscles are ready

• pupils dilate - vision ready

• liver releases glucose (stored energy)

• sweat - cools the body

"Oh My!"

Are we at risk of being attacked by lions, tigers,

or bears?

Identifying the Stress Response

• Every day you leave home about 15 minutes late, never being sure if you are going to make the bus or miss it.

• It is the night before a big exam and as usual you have waited till the last minute to prepare. This also happens to be an exam you are the weakest in subject matter!

• Your significant other has just ended a one year relationship. You were not expecting this and you still care very much for this person.

How Does Stress Effect Overall Health?

• Highly stressed individuals are at greater risk for:o Cardiovascular disease (CVD)o Impaired immunityo Diabeteso Cancero Chronic headacheso Ulcerso Depressiono Substance Abuseo Aggression o Relationship problemso Mental disability

Case Study Activity• Is this case study realistic?

• What are some stressors Anna is facing?

• What are some psychological symptoms Anna is experiencing as a result of these stressors?

• What are some of the physiological symptoms associated with Anna’s stressors?

• What can Anna do to eliminate or control some of these stressors?