unit 3 – mental & emotional health 3.2 managing stress and anxiety
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Objectives
•Standard 1▫Objective 2b: Explore the risk and
protective factors of mental and emotional health
▫Objective 2d: Apply stress management techniques
▫Objective 3a: Review types of mental disorders
Perception - the act of becoming aware through the senses.
* Did you need help to find the “other” image in any of the pictures?
Stress
•Stress – the reaction of the body and mind to everyday challenges and demands.
•Stressor – anything that causes stress.
Stressor
Negative Perception
Positive
DISTRESSFear, anxiety,
negative,
EUSTRESSFUN,THRILLS, EXCITEMENT
Causes of Stress (Stressor)Biological Stressor – illness, disabilities, injuries.
Environmental Stressor – poverty, pollution, crowding, noise, natural disasters.
Stressors cont.•Cognitive Stressor – perception of a situation.
•Personal Behavior Stressor – tobacco, alcohol, drug abuse, inactivity.
•Life Situation Stressor – death, divorce/separation, relationship problems.
Body’s Response to Stress
Alarm – mind and body go in high alert. Body prepares for a “Flight of Fight” response.
Endorphins Released
Increased Bronchial
Size
Increased Heart Rate
Increased Breath Rate
Increase Production
of Glycogen from Liver
for Fast Energy
Blood Flow Redirected
to Extremities
Increase in Hearing, More
Aware
Pupils Dilate, Visual Acuity
Resistance – the body responds by “Fighting” or taking “Flight”. Body can briefly perform at a high level of endurance. People have been known to perform superhuman feats.
•Fatigue – mind and body become exhausted.▫Physical Fatigue – muscles become very
tired.▫Psychological Fatigue – results from to much
worry, depression, boredom, isolation.▫Pathological Fatigue – tiredness brought on
by body’s defenses fighting disease.
Yerkes-Dodson Principle-implies that to a certain point, a specific amount of stress is healthy, useful, and even beneficial.
Distress
Distress
OPTIMAL
1 5 93 72 4 6 8
Bored, tired, unhappy,
restless, prone to illness
Productive, energetic, happy, creative, healthy
Burned out, exhausted,
overweight, irritable, prone to illness
Guitar String Analogy
No tension = no soundToo much tension = will sound a note higher than
desirableToo little tension = will sound a note lower than
desirableProper tension = the desirable note
Effects of StressPHYSICAL• Headache• Asthma• High Blood Pressure• Weakened Immune System
MENTAL/EMOTIONAL• Difficulty Concentrating• Mood Swings• Risk of Substance Abuse
Why is high stress harmful to our health and well-being?
Managing Stress
•Plan Ahead – Time Management•Get Enough Sleep – 7-8 Hours•Exercise Regularly •Good Diet •Avoid Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs
Stress-Management Techniques
•Stress Management Skills – skills that help an individual handle stress in a healthful, effective way▫Redirect Energy – exercise, work on creative
projects▫Relax/Laugh – relaxation response – state of calm
reached through relaxation techniques▫Positive Outlook – the way you think will often
determine how you feel▫Seek Support – confide in someone you trust▫Express Yourself – share feelings with people you
trust
Relaxation Techniques
•Breathing for Relaxation•Meditation• Imagery•Music Therapy•Progressive Relaxation•Autogenic Training•Power Naps•Visualization
Resiliency
•Resiliency – the ability to adapt effectively and recover from disappointment, difficulty, or crisis.
James Stockdale In a business book by James C. Collins, called Good to Great, Collins writes about a conversation he had with Stockdale regarding his coping strategy during his period in the Vietnamese POW camp.
“I never lost faith in the end of the story, I never doubted not only that I would get out, but also that I would prevail in the end and turn the experience into the defining event of my life, which, in retrospect, I would not trade."
When Collins asked who didn't make it out of Vietnam, Stockdale replied:
“Oh, that's easy, the optimists. Oh, they were the ones who said, 'We're going to be out by Christmas.' And Christmas would come, and Christmas would go. Then they'd say, 'We're going to be out by Easter.' And Easter would come, and Easter would go. And then Thanksgiving, and then it would be Christmas again. And they died of a broken heart."
Stockdale then added:
“This is a very important lesson. You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end—which you can never afford to lose—with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be."
Witnessing this philosophy of duality, Collins went on to describe it as the Stockdale Paradox.
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