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We lost our best aircraft! How are they going to pay my wages? What if I’m sued! We all have

Stress

Stress

Ever have days like this?

Stress is different things to different people

• A force placed upon an object to cause straining, bending, or breaking

Engineering

• The body’s response to the demands placed upon itHans Selye

• Anything that prods

worries thrills

scares or threatens us

Stress is

Stress may be

Acute

Intense but short duration

Heart Rate increasesBlood pressure increasesBreathing becomes rapid and shallowMuscles tensePerson becomes paleSkin becomes cold and clammyAdrenaline+ is pumped into bloodstreamDigestion ceases

Physiological Effects of Stress

Can become

HystericalTraumatized

Or Stress may be

AcuteIntense but short duration

ChronicFrequent reoccurrence and/or long duration

Time for a test Is this

Acute or

Chronic?

Time for a test Is this

Acute or

Chronic?

Time for a test (A tough one)

Is this

Acute or

Chronic?

The Stress Curve

WB49

STRESS

PERFORMANCE

Yerkes -

Dawson

Curve

Adapted by

G. Dupont

Basic Living Stressors

Basic Job Stressors

Capacity

To

Cope

Caution

Distress

Danger

Danger

No No Stress

Good Stress

Not in WB

Effects of Excess Stress High Blood Pressure

High Incidents of Heart Attack

Depressed Immune System

Stomach Ulcers

Hypertension

Poor Work Performance

Marriage Breakups

Nervous Breakdown

Suicide

Life Event Stress Rating

1. Death of a spouse or child 100

6. …………….come into a large sum of money 60

14. Change

17. Change

18. Change

21. Change

Shows only 40 of 100s that effect us in our lives

Who does not like change?

The Adult or the Child?

Fill out the Evaluation but remember to subtract 5 points for each month since the event occurred down to 0

No one has 0 because #26 ..ending a training program, gives you 25 points

Life Event Stress Rating

• A Score below 100 = Life is Good

• A Score 101 to 150 = 30% chance

• A score of 151 to 300 = 50 % chance

• Over 301 = 80% chance

Chance of a significant illness within the next year

Dealing with Stress“If we don’t manage Stress, Stress will manage us”

Just remember MOM’s advise

Take a deep breath

Listen to the Rational Mind

Look at the problem Rationally What can you change?

Act. Don’t put it off. Do it one planned step at a time

Other Stress ReducersExercise, Exercise, Exercise

Have a hobby

Talk to someone

Take a holiday or “mini vacation”

Write things down and work on what you have control of

Have a pet

But choose the right pet

Other Stress ReducersExercise, Exercise, Exercise

Have a hobby

Talk to someone

Take a holiday or “mini vacation”

Write things down and work on what you have control of

Have a pet

Meditation

Country &Western Music ! ! !

And

Definition of Insanity

Any person

or company

who keeps applying

the same solution

to the same problem

and expecting

a different outcome