STRESS

MANAGEMENTALAN SHANY 1537801

RAKESH GOPAL V 1537808

DEVIKA A 1537820

MADHVI NAMBIAR 1537826

• STRESS:

Stress is defined as “a state of psychological and

physiological imbalance resulting from the disparity

between situational demand and the individual’s ability

and motivation to meet those needs”.

• STRESS MANAGEMENT:

A predetermined strategy for coping with psychological or

emotional turmoil. As part of a health benefits package, a

company may offer stress management therapy to

improve job performance.

HOW DOES STRESS AFFECT THE

BODY?PHYSICAL SIGNS OF SHORT-TERM STRESS

• Making your heartbeat and breath faster

• Making you sweat more

• Leaving you with cold hands, feet, or skin

• Making you feel sick to your stomach or giving you 'butterflies'

• Tightening your muscles or making you feel tense

• Leaving your mouth dry

• Making you have to go to the bathroom frequently

• Increasing muscle spasms, headaches, fatigue, and shortness of

breath

MENTAL SIGNS OF SHORT TERM

STRESS

• Interfering with your judgment and causing you to make bad decisions

• Making you see difficult situations as threatening

• Reducing your enjoyment and making you feel bad

• Making it difficult for you to concentrate or to deal with distraction

• Leaving you anxious, frustrated or mad

• Making you feel rejected, unable to laugh, afraid of free time, unable to work, and not willing to discuss your problems with others

PHYSICAL SIGNS OF LONG-TERM

STRESS

• Changing your appetite (making you eat either less or more)

• Changing your sleep habits (either causing you to sleep too much

or not letting you sleep enough)

• Encouraging 'nervous' behavior such as twitching, fiddling, talking

too much, nail biting, teeth grinding, pacing, and other repetitive

habits

• Causing you to catch colds or the flu more often and causing other

illnesses such as asthma, headaches, stomach problems, skin

problems, and other aches and pains

• Affecting your sex life and performance

• Making you feel constantly tired and worn out

MENTAL SIGNS OF LONG TERM

STRESS• Worrying and feeling anxious (which can sometimes lead to anxiety

disorder and panic attacks)

• Feeling out of control, overwhelmed, confused, and/or unable to make decisions

• Experiencing mood changes such as depression, frustration, anger, helplessness, irritability, defensiveness, irrationality, overreaction, or impatience and restlessness

• Increasing dependence on food, cigarettes, alcohol, or drugs

• Neglecting important things in life such as work, school, and even personal appearance

• Developing irrational fears of things such as physical illnesses, natural disasters like thunderstorms and earthquakes, and even being terrified of ordinary situations like heights or small spaces

HOW TO MANAGE STRESS?

• Exercise regularly

• Get enough sleep

• Eat properly

• Learn to relax

• Practice yoga and meditation

• Avoid negative thinking

• Organize yourself

• Identify the things that put you under stress

• Take responsibility for making your life better

• Laugh

• Have more positive self-talk

How to not stress over a breakup?• Go out with your friends

• Write out your feelings on a piece of paper

• Do not become his/her friend UNLESS you are truly andcompletely OVER HIM/HER!

• Erase all the little notes and messages he gave you or left onyour phone.

• Find some words of wisdom and live by them.

• Think positively.

• Never be ashamed of your feelings.

• Start a new hobby or pastime.

• Dance it out!!!

RULES FOR PLAYING

DARTS

• FORM 4 GROUPS WITH EQUAL

NUMBER OF MEMBERS

• SELECT ONE MEMBER AS A

LEADING PLAYER

• SELECT 2 SUBSTITUES ALSO

Top 10 Health Benefits of Darts

• Relieves stress

• Builds teamwork

• Improves hand/eye coordination

• Improves social skills

• Improves concentration

• Enforces strategic thinking

• Builds confidence

• Utilizes nonverbal skills

• Promotes relaxation

• Instills a sense of self-control