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Stress

Management

Facilitators: Corrie Klinefelter and

Beth Udisky

Introductions

Name and Grade Level

Head Space

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1Ndym-IsQg

Everyday Stress

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKY6YrKamqM

What is Stress?

– In a medical or biological context stress is a physical,

mental, or emotional factor that causes bodily or

mental tension. Stresses can be external (from the

environment, psychological, or social situations) or

internal (illness, or from a medical procedure).

Stress Management for Teenagers, Parents, and Teachers a

Breakthrough Approach to Get Rid of Stress at its Roots

by Sarfraz Zaidi, MD

Types of Stress

1. Outer Stress

2. Inner Stress

Symptoms of Stress:

-Restlessness

-Forgetfulness

-Headaches

-Tiredness

-Anxiety

-Panic Attacks

Anger/Short-tempered

- Depression/Suicidal

Ideation

- Attention Deficit Disorder

- Escapes such as sex,

cigarettes, alcohol

consumption, and illegal drugs

- Wreaks havoc on immune

systems; frequent infections

The Acquired Self

This Acquired Self is the basis for all your

your stress. It reacts to outside triggers, which

it calls stressors and blames them for your

stress. In fact, it is the Acquired Self who

reacts to triggers and creates stress for you. In

This way, the source of all the stress actually

resides in you. It is good to know this very basic

fact. Why? Because if the source is inside you,

so is the solution.

ACTIONS

EMOTIONAL THOUGHTS

EMOTIONS

THOUGHTS

VirtualI

CONCEPTS

INFORMATION

The Root Cause of All our Stress.

BeliefsPast

FutureRules

Stress Management Kit for Teens

o Emergency Treatment

o Pause

o Decompress of a Regular Basis

o Use Common Sense

o Perception of Homework

o Manage your Time

o One Thing at a Time

Stress Management Kit for Parents

o Emergency Treatment

o Pause

o Decompress of a Regular

Basis

o Use Common Sense

o Treat Teens with Respect

o Give your Teens Freedom with

mild Supervision

o Listen to your Teen

o Never put down your Teen

o Do not compete with your spouse

for your teen’s attention

o Do not try to control your teens

behavior with reward and

punishment

o Don’t discuss you teens problems

with a sympathetic ear

Mechanisms Responsible for Creating

your Acquired Self

Psychosocial Conditioning

Instillation of Information

Creation of Past and Future

Helping your Anxious TeenPositive Parenting Strategies to Help Your Teen Beat Anxiety, Stress, & Worry

By: Sheila Achar Josephs, PhD.

Teen Anxiety: A Perfect Storm

Understanding Anxiety and the Unique Nature of Adolescent Fears

Anxious Thoughts

Anxious Behaviors

Physical Sensations

Why are Teens Prone to Anxiety

– Brain Development

– Hormonal Changes

– Identity Formulation

– Increased Stress

The Nuts and Bolts of Parenting an Anxious Teen

What works and what backfires when managing teen anxiety

– What doesn’t work

– Telling your child to stop thinking about it

– Jumping in with advice

– Allowing avoidance of fears

– Giving excessive reassurance

– What works

– Connect before correct

– Externalize the anxiety and talk back to it

– Team up with your teen

– Help your teen challenge negative thinking

– Redirect to problem-solving

– Attend to non-anxious behavior

– Stop dancing to anxiety’s time

– Encourage tolerance of uncertainty and and risk

– Encourage small steps toward change

– Support your teen to face those fears

Practical Suggestions: How to Live in the Now

1. Keep your mind where your body is

2. Frequently ask yourself these two questions

– Is it happening now in this very moment, in reality?

– What is happening in this moment, in reality? Use your five

senses.

3. Beware of your Acquired Self

4. Beware of What’s Next Syndrome”

5. Don’t Over-Commit

6. Just Do It and Don’t Give Up by Sarfraz Zaidi, MD

Discover Your Inner Peace and Joy

Meditation

Body Meditation

Breathing Meditation

Walking Meditation

Meditation All the Time

Meditation in Social Settings

Meditation

How to Begin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_yXe_6mYTA

Meditation

Body Scan

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

“You have two selves: One is Real, True

and Original. The other is Unreal, False

and Acquired from society. The original

True Self is the source of pure joy and

peace. The Acquired Self is the source of all

the stress in your life.”

By Dr. Zaidi

Questions

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