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Coping With Stress:

Coping With Stress: . Smoking: Chapter 14 Drinking: Chapter 15 Relaxation: Chapter 11. Smoking, Drinking, Stress: . What’s the connection? Does stress increase addictive behaviors Vice verse?. Tobacco. Chapter 14. Trends in Tobacco Use: .

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Coping With Stress:

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  1. Coping With Stress: Smoking: Chapter 14 Drinking: Chapter 15 Relaxation: Chapter 11

  2. Smoking, Drinking, Stress: • What’s the connection? • Does stress increase addictive behaviors • Vice verse?

  3. Tobacco Chapter 14

  4. Trends in Tobacco Use: • 20th Century: cigarettes manufactured – “working class” smokers • 1920’s: Sophisticated and fashionable – women increase • 1960’s: 40% of adult Americans smoke

  5. Tobacco Industry is BIG MONEY • 6th largest cash crop in US • 2.5% of GNP = tobacco • Political Lobby: • Individual rights vs. • Known Health risks / economic impact vs. • Tobacco companies

  6. First Blow: Health risks • 1964: Surgeon General Report Positively links smoking with: • Heart Disease • Cancer • Requires warnings on cigarette packs • TV and Radio ads BANNED

  7. Current Statistics: • 25% of adults smoke • Highest smoking states: • Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas • Lowest Smoking states: • Utah, California, Hawaii • HOW Is tobacco being marketed?

  8. Tobacco Advertising: • Sponsors: Tournaments, special events, athletic teams • Full Page Ads in magazines: • Free Pop Music concerts: • Billboards (Joe Camel), neon signs etc.

  9. Discuss: Who’s Really to Blame? • Why do people smoke? • What makes them start? • What makes them stay?

  10. Smoking and Stress: • Psychological Dependency: • “Relax” • Associated with coffee, alcohol, social gatherings, following meals • Social “rituals” hard to break • Physical Addiction: 6-8 times as powerful as alcohol • Nicotine affects CNS within seconds • Acts both as stimulant and relaxant

  11. Quitting is so hard to do: Take the “test”: Lab 14A- B • Physical Addiction • “Habitual addiction” • Motivation • Stress Connection

  12. Reasons to Quit: • Health: Smoking is the largest preventable cause of illness and premature death in U.S. • Example: Who is looking up to you? • Aesthetics: Appearance, smell • Mastery: Are you (or tobacco) the master of your life?

  13. Alcohol Chapter 15:280-282

  14. Alcohol: Delicate Balance • CNS Depressant • Impairs: Motor coordination, reaction time, peripheral vision, hearing, judgment, inhibitions

  15. Is it All Bad? • Responsible Drinking: • Enhances social enjoyment • Reduces risk of CVD: (3-5 drinks/week) • Takes “the edge” off of a rough day…enhances relaxation • BALANCE AND MODERATION is the key!

  16. The Problem? • Binge drinking (5+ drinks in one sitting) • Risky behaviors during intoxication: • Unprotected sex • Other drug use • DWI • Domestic Violence

  17. Death By Drinking: • Alcohol Abuse Kills • Accidents • Accidental Overdose • Suicide • Chronic Alcoholic Syndromes

  18. And Academic Consequences? • Missing class • Memory impairment • Poor preparation for exams or other assignments 10.9 6.7 Drinks week 4.9 3.5 A B GPA C D or F

  19. Discuss: • How would you go about telling a friend that he/she has a drinking problem? • What are some alternatives to “Bladder Buster” entertainment in Wayne America?

  20. Alcohol and Stress Issues: • Legal Age • Responsible Community Members • Moderate Use – Not to “medicate” (avoid facing problems) but to soothe

  21. Abuse and Addiction: • Abuse: • > 1-2 drinks / day • Underage drinking • Binge drinking – related behaviors • Addiction - alcoholism: • Impaired control over drinking • Preoccupation with drinking • Denial of “a problem”

  22. Abuse and Addiction Always Affects Loved Ones • Interferes with open communication • Intensifies conflicts • Other: Violence, promiscuity, financial irresponsibility

  23. Authentic Stress Management Health, Wellness and Relaxation Chapter 11

  24. Stress and Immune Function: • Stress Hormones: • Epinepherine (short acting) • Cortisol (long acting) • Stress Response: • Immune system is activated • Negative Feedback: • Normal response is to “back off” once activated

  25. Cortisol and Immune Function: • Normal: • Cortisol Activates Immune Cells Turns off Cortisol • Hyperactive: • Excess Cortisol Exhausts Immune Cells Bone Loss Blood sugar dysfunction • Hypoactive: Cytokines compensate • Increase Inflammatory Syndromes

  26. Stress and Exercise: • Exercise: Diffuses physiological “stress” response • Reduces Cortisol after exercise • Reduces Insulin • Lowers Blood Pressure • Less likely to overeat, drink or smoke

  27. Other Stress Ailments: • More colds • More headaches • GI distress • Asthma • Skin disorders • Aging and memory deficit “What was I going to my car to get?…”

  28. Stress Busters: • Exercise • Deep Breathing: Also yoga or tai chi • Progressive Muscle Relaxation Lab: Progressive Relaxation, Breathing And Playful exercise!

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