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Title: Overview of Stress
Description: These notes include: what causes stress, how stress affects that body, stress and how it relates to the individuals, and how to cope with stress. These notes are from a whole chapter on stress. These are notes from Health 1.
Description: These notes include: what causes stress, how stress affects that body, stress and how it relates to the individuals, and how to cope with stress. These notes are from a whole chapter on stress. These are notes from Health 1.
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Unit 2 Lesson 1: What Causes Stress?
OBJECTIVES:
1) Define stress, eustress, distress and hassles
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What is Stress
Stress is a reaction of your body and mind to threatening or challenging events in your life
You experience stress when situations, events, or people make demands on your body and
mind
Kinds of Stress
Distress: negative, alters ability to be successful
Eustress: positive, causes people to take action
Positive and Negative Stress
When is stress positive?
- Stress is positive when it promotes growth and accomplishment
Examples of positive: Test, drivers test, athletic event
The Many Causes of Stress
Stressors - causes of stress
Daily Stressors
- Positive / Negative - Alarm clock, homework, argument
4 General Types
- Major life changes
- Catastrophes
- Everyday Problems
- Environmental Problems
Major Life Changes
Not making a team, leaving home for college or a job, learning you were adopted
Catastrophes
Is an event that threatens lives and may destroy property
Natural disasters - hurricane, flood, tornado
Violence - crimes, terrorism, war
Can happen to directly or indirectly
Indirectly: seeing or reading about (empathy)
Environmental Problems
Physical Surroundings
- Affect stress level - riding the bus
- Noise (trains, airport)
- Weather (hot/cold, snow, tornado earthquake)
Everyday Problems
“hassles”
- EX: Misplacing something, siblings, appearance
- Everyday occurrence
Other stresses
Teens - worrying about future
- College, military, work
Conflicts - Family, friends
Special Events - dates, tryouts, job interview, homecoming, prom
Unit 2 Lesson 2: How Stress Affects the Body
OBJECTIVES:
1) List in order the 3 stages of the body's response to stress
2) Identify 4 types of early warning signs for stress
3) Describe the relationship between stress and illness
4) Define homeostasis
5) Describe the ‘fight or flight’ response
Stages of Stress
3 Stages:
1) Alarm
2) Resistance
3) Exhaustion
Alarm Stage
Homeostasis - normal, balanced state
- Body is in this when you are calm
In alarm stage your body releases adrenaline
- Adrenaline is a hormone that is released in response to fear or stress
Adrenaline causes a burst of energy and changes!
- Heart rate increases
- Breathing quickens - provides more oxygen to body
- Less blood to skin and digestive system - goes to arms/legs
- Pupils widen - allows for more light
- ‘Lump’ in your throat
- Is when your throat muscles contract to help the airways to your lungs to
make breathing easier
Fight or flight response
- Immediate reaction of the body to stress
- “fight” the stressor or “take flight” (escape)
- Was essential for primitives to survive in wild
Resistance Stage
Body tries to recover from the alarm of the first stage
- Stressor still remains so body cannot return to homeostasis
- Is the tendency of a system
- Body continues to function at a higher than normal level
- Ex: a car needing a tune up
- Body needs a lot of energy = tired, irritable, unable to handle other
stressful situations
Exhaustion Stage
Body is worn down and no longer able to right off stressor!
- More susceptible to illness
- Judgements impaired
- Usually from stress that is beyond their control
- Ex: divorce, death
Recognizing Signs of Stress
Behavioral changes
Physical changes
Changes in thinking (mental changes)
Emotional changes
Recognizing Signs of Stress
Physical Changes
- Muscle tension, headache, upset stomach, pounding heart, shortness of breath,
increased sweating, skin rash
Emotional Changes
- Irritable, angry, impatient, nervous, increased crying
Changes in Thinking
- Unable to concentrate, negative thinking, excessive worrying, self-criticism, critical
of others
Behavioral Changes
- Overeating or hardly eating at all, sleep problems, hurrying, talking fastm
withdrawing from relations, reckless behavior
Stress and Injuries
When people are distracted and occupied with other things, they are more likely to injure
themselves and others
- EX: Mad at your parents and take off driving
Prolonged stress can impact your physical health
- sick easier
- weight control
Psychosomatic illnesses
- Are physical disorders that result from stress
- Also known as ‘’all in your head’’
Immune system weakens with prolonged stress
- Susceptible to minor illnesses (colds, flu)
- Stomachaches
- Stress can cause gas, cramps, diarrhea, constipation
- Ulcers
- Is an open sore in the lining of the stomach, for some, stress
increases amount of acid in the stomach
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- Asthma
- Stress can cause asthma attacks
- High Blood Pressure
- Long period of stress can lead to high blood pressure
Unit 2 Lesson 3: Stress and Individuals
OBJECTIVES:
1) Explain how individuals can have different responses to the same stressor
2) Describe 2 ways that personality affects stress
3) Identify the key factor in resilience
Personality Types
Your personality causes you to react to situations differently
3 types:
- Type A
- Type B
- Hardy
Type A Personality
Rushed and Competitive
High Standards
- Failure can cause them to become angry, frustrated, hostile
Words to describe Type A personalities are:
- Aggressive, time - conscious, very ambitious, perfectionists, compulsive, easily
angered, and meticulous
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Type AB Personality
Type “AB” personality - a combination of both personality types
Some people aren’t strictly type “A” or type “B”; their personality consists of a little of
both
Will handle stress like type A or B - depends on situation
HARDY Personality
A personality type that remains healthy despite experiencing major stressors
Have a higher degree of resilience
People with a hardy personality share three important characteristics
- Changes: likes and welcomes changes, viewing it as an opportunity for growth
- Commitment: has a strong sense of purpose and is committed to people, activities,
and principles that bring meaning to her or his live
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This person also recognizes that some things
cannot be changed
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This weakens the ulcer
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Type B:
Clam
Less competitive
Some have difficulty facing challenges
- May cope by ignoring stressor
- Can lead them to miss opportunities
- Nonchalant, casual about appointments, and live a sedentary lifestyle
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- Control: has a sense of power about his/her life and feels some influence
over what happens, taking action when possible
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Type AB Personality
- Type “AB” personality - a combination of both personality types
Title: Overview of Stress
Description: These notes include: what causes stress, how stress affects that body, stress and how it relates to the individuals, and how to cope with stress. These notes are from a whole chapter on stress. These are notes from Health 1.
Description: These notes include: what causes stress, how stress affects that body, stress and how it relates to the individuals, and how to cope with stress. These notes are from a whole chapter on stress. These are notes from Health 1.