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What am I?

What am I?. Nobody can escape me. I am sometimes good and sometimes harmful to your health. I can be the spice of life. I can be life threatening. STRESS. What is Stress?. Stress is “a non-specific response of the body to any demand or challenge Stress is anything that…. Threatens us

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What am I?

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  1. What am I?

  2. Nobody can escape me

  3. I am sometimes good and sometimes harmful to your health

  4. I can be the spice of life

  5. I can be life threatening

  6. STRESS

  7. What is Stress? • Stress is “a non-specific response of the body to any demand or challenge • Stress is anything that…. • Threatens us • Prods us • Scares us • Worries us • Thrills us

  8. Stress is an inevitable aspect of life. • We are under stress every day. • Without it, • We wouldn’t move • Think • Get out of bed • Care

  9. EUSTRESS • Stress can be good when it helps us perform better DISTRESS • Stress can be bad when it causes upset or makes us sick

  10. EFFECTS OF STRESS Stage 1 • The initial alarm reaction • The fight or flight response Stage 2 • Intensification or recovery Stage 3 • Adaptation Stage 4 • Exhaustion

  11. The Alarm Reaction Within seconds, sometimes even before the stressor is identified, the brain’s arousal system activated the sympathetic nervous system. • Adrenalin and other stress hormones are released • Pupils dilate • Pulse and respiration speed up • Blood pressure increased • Sweating increases • Muscles tense up • Hair may stand on end

  12. Intensification or Recovery If threat is real, energy is used to actually run, hit or lift. If there is no threat, the body returns to a more relaxed state.

  13. Adaptation If the source of stress doesn’t go away, the body changes are retained. The level of stress begins to be viewed as normal.

  14. Physical Symptoms • Heartburn • Tense muscles • Nervouse sweat • Headaches • Stomach aches • Diarrhea • Skin problems • Heart palpatations • Frequent illness

  15. Emotions • Anxiety • Irritablity • Crying • Preoccupied • Sleep disturbance

  16. Behaviours • Overeating • Lack of appetite • Increased use of caffeine or smoking • Difficulty falling asleep • Stuttering • Increased use of tranquillizers

  17. Exhaustion If stress continues unrelieved for a long period of time, serious health problems result

  18. Physical Symptoms • High blood pressure • Heart attack • Ulcers • Colitis • Stokes • Exhaustion • Migraines

  19. Emotions • Depression • Suicidal tendencies • Rage • Hysteria

  20. Behaviours • Frequent serious accidents • Loss of sexual desire • Disordered eating

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