PSYCHOLOGY

02-08-2019. FRIDAY.

REMINDERS:

• None.

GOALS:

• To finish discussing coping strategies.

• To discuss post-high school sources of

stress.

CULTURE KEEPERS.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiQA1

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Section 3: Coping with Stress

• Jacobson Progressive Relaxation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3uK

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Section 3: Coping with Stress

• Active strategy #6: Biofeedback.

Section 3: Coping with Stress

• Biofeedback is the process of learning to

control bodily states by monitoring the

states to be controlled.

Section 3: Coping with Stress

• Biofeedback works for processes such as

blood pressure and muscle tension.

Section 3: Coping with Stress

• Biofeedback:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpnH

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Section 3: Coping with Stress

• Active strategy #6: Humor.

What’s your favorite…

• …source of comedy and humor?

Section 3: Coping with Stress

• Laughter, appropriate or inappropriate,

can release pent up feelings during

moments of stress.

Section 3: Coping with Stress

• Farewell Mr. Bunting:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ie6Lp

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Section 3: Coping with Stress

• Active strategy #7: Exercise.

Section 3: Coping with Stress

• Cardiovascular exercise may actually help

burn off stress hormones.

Section 3: Coping with Stress

• Stress-relieving exercises:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgMd

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Section 3: Coping with Stress

• Active strategy #8: Support Groups.

Section 3: Coping with Stress

• Support groups, whether online or in

person, can offer social settings in which

private stressors can be faced.

SECTION 4: STRESS IN YOUR

LIFE.

• In this section, we will look at two common

sources of stress for the post-high school

life.

SECTION 4: STRESS IN YOUR

LIFE.

• Post high-school life gives you increased

autonomy, which can be both a source of

pleasure and of stress.

SECTION 4: STRESS IN YOUR

LIFE.

• Autonomy is the ability to take care of

oneself and make one’s own decisions.

SECTION 4: STRESS IN YOUR

LIFE.

• College:

• Going to college can be major life-

changing event.

SECTION 4: STRESS IN YOUR

LIFE.

• Students can have un-realistic

expectations about the work required to

succeed.

SECTION 4: STRESS IN YOUR

LIFE.

• College Shock refers to the gap between

the high and unrealistic expectations

students have about college life and

academics and the reality of hard work

they face.

SECTION 4: STRESS IN YOUR

LIFE.

• Academically, competitive students often

find themselves in more competitive

environments.