Emotions and Stress

1. Emotions and Stress What does it mean?

2. What are some Types of Emotions? • Raise your hand ……….Name types of emotions

3. Types of Emotions • Happiness • Sadness • Anger • Fear • Grief

4. Managing Emotions • How can you as a teen best manage your emotions? • Give examples……..

5. Stress • Stress is the way your body relates to life’s pressures.

6. What are sources of Stress? • As a 7th grader where does your stress come from and why? • Are there positive stressors?

7. What Are Some Common Sources of Stress? • Situations in life: • Death of a loved one or friend, • Moving to a new town or new school, • Illness or hospitalization, • Violence in the neighborhood, community, world, • Natural disasters or other emergencies…

8. Situations at School…. • Problems with friends, • Gangs, threats from others, bullies, • Competition, • Popularity, • Homework, grades, pressures to excel, • No support for school work…

9. Reactions to Stress • Reactions to stress can be….. • Short term • Long term • Extreme and life threatening • Reactions to stress can affect a person’s • Physical health • Emotional health • Thinking • Social activity

10. Symptoms of Stress • Feelings • Frequent crying, show of emotions, • excessive worry, • Irritability, outbursts of anger, frequent arguments, • Depression, • Denial, • Anxiety or fear, • Guilt, • Grief…

11. More Symptoms of Stress • Adrenaline---Extra blood reaches the organs because the heart rate increases • Decline in school work • Inability to relax

12. Class work • Read pages-153-158 Answer chapter review questions • on page 155 2,3 and 4 and on page 158 2, 3 and 4.