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What is Stress?

What is Stress?. STRESS. The ___________, ___________ and _____________ response of the body to any situation that is new, _____________, frightening or exciting. STRESSOR. A STRESS-CAUSING EVENT OR SITUATION. Wellness Dimension Stressors. Physical Emotional Social Environmental.

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What is Stress?

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  1. What is Stress?

  2. STRESS • The ___________, ___________ and _____________ response of the body to any situation that is new, _____________, frightening or exciting

  3. STRESSOR • A STRESS-CAUSING EVENT OR SITUATION

  4. Wellness Dimension Stressors • Physical • Emotional • Social • Environmental • Spiritual • Occupational • Mental

  5. What can stress affect? • _________ • _________ • __________ • __________

  6. Types of Stress • GOOD STRESS • ________________ Adds meaning to life, encourages pleasure, success in something we couldn’t do before • NEGATIVE STRESS • _________________ • Stress that results in negative responses, can interfere with our mental, emotional and physiological limits…we may not function effectively

  7. How can stress contribute to illness?

  8. Personality Types • Type A • Hard-driving, urgent sense of time • ___________________ • ___________________ • Insecurity over status • Inability to ______________ • Aggressive, at times hostile • Overly ____________________ • Higher incidence of heart disease if they express anger and hostility

  9. Type B • ___________, casual, relaxed, easy-going • Take one thing at a time • Do not feel pressured or hurried • Seldom set their own deadlines • More ___________________ goals set • Not as upset over losing or not attaining a goal

  10. Hardy Personality • Type C • Remains _____________ even under extreme ______________________ • Just as highly stressed as Type A, but is not at higher risk for disease • 4 C’s = Challenge, ____________, Confidence and ____________

  11. COPING

  12. Stress Management • Replace stressful life with beliefs, attitudes and behaviors that promote ________, joy and __________________________ • Problem-solving coping • Limit or eliminate interaction with stressor • Have _____________ in your ability to lesson stress • Be _______________________

  13. Let go, give yourself a break • Schedule time effectively • Set priorities • ___________________ • Relaxation techniques/adequate sleep • Alter your perception of the stressful situation • Change your ______________________

  14. View change as positive • Prepare for stressful events with a plan • Engage in non-stressful activities • Don’t worry about things you _________ _________ • Balance personal, work, and family needs and obligations • ______________________

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