Ch. 8.1 & 8.2Ch. 8.1 & 8.2Stress!Stress!
StressorsStressors A “stressor” is anything that A “stressor” is anything that
causes you stresscauses you stress There are 5 categories of There are 5 categories of
stressors that we will be stressors that we will be discussing todaydiscussing today
BiologicalBiological Sickness or injurySickness or injury Examples: broken arm, the flu, Examples: broken arm, the flu,
mono, etc.mono, etc.
EnvironmentalEnvironmental Anything in your environment or Anything in your environment or
surroundings that causes stresssurroundings that causes stress Examples: natural disasters Examples: natural disasters
(flooding, tornados, fires), crowds (flooding, tornados, fires), crowds of people, etc.of people, etc.
Cognitive, or Cognitive, or “thinking”“thinking” Overanalyzing a situation, trying Overanalyzing a situation, trying
to live up to unreal expectationsto live up to unreal expectations Examples: A kid who is new to a Examples: A kid who is new to a
school and automatically decides school and automatically decides everyone will hate him, a student everyone will hate him, a student stressing out because they didn’t stressing out because they didn’t get a perfect grade on every get a perfect grade on every assignmentassignment
Personal BehaviorPersonal Behavior Negative reactions in the body Negative reactions in the body
due to lack of physical activity or due to lack of physical activity or use of drugs, alcohol, tobacco.use of drugs, alcohol, tobacco.
Life SituationLife Situation Events or experiences that put Events or experiences that put
you under stressyou under stress Examples: divorce of parents, Examples: divorce of parents,
moving, break-ups, etc.moving, break-ups, etc.
Stages of Stress Stages of Stress ResponseResponse
AlarmAlarm- body & mind go on HIGH - body & mind go on HIGH ALERT! This is the “fight or flight” ALERT! This is the “fight or flight” response we talked about in class.response we talked about in class.
ResistanceResistance- fight or take flight. - fight or take flight. Your body can briefly perform at Your body can briefly perform at higher level of endurance. (watch higher level of endurance. (watch video clip)video clip)
FatigueFatigue
Psychosomatic Psychosomatic ResponseResponse This is a PHYSICAL reaction your This is a PHYSICAL reaction your
body has to stress, such as body has to stress, such as headaches, asthma, high blood headaches, asthma, high blood pressure, or weakened immune pressure, or weakened immune system.system.
This can happen with CHRONIC This can happen with CHRONIC STRESS. What does STRESS. What does CHRONIC CHRONIC mean?mean?
Your Turn! Your Turn! Assignment: “Got Assignment: “Got Stress?”Stress?” You need to You need to identifyidentify twotwo stressors stressors
in your life from each of the in your life from each of the five five categoriescategories we discussed today. we discussed today.
You need to separate them by You need to separate them by category. You will have category. You will have 10 10 stressors totalstressors total when you complete when you complete this assignment.this assignment.
If you need to reference them, they If you need to reference them, they are on my website in the are on my website in the PowerPoint.PowerPoint.
