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Stress: Types, Effects, and Management Techniques

Discover the body's responses to stress, the different types of stress, its effects, and effective stress management techniques. Learn how stress impacts physical, emotional, and physiological aspects of life.

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Stress: Types, Effects, and Management Techniques

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  1. Stress Awareness and Management

  2. Definitions Stress . . . the body’s response to different demands placed on it.

  3. Responses to Stress • Physical (environmental) • Physiological • Emotional

  4. Types of Stress • Physical • Emotional

  5. Are You Fit to Fly? • Illness • Medication • Stress • Alcohol • Fatigue • Eating

  6. Stages of Stress • Alarm stage • Resistance stage • Exhaustion stage

  7. Effects of Stress Do you: • Rush your speech? • Hurry or complete other people’s sentences? • Hurry when you eat? • Hate to wait in line? • Never seem to catch up? • Schedule more activities than you have time available? • Detest wasting time? • Drive too fast most of the time? • Often try to do several things at once? • Become impatient if other are too slow? • Have little time for relaxation, intimacy, or enjoying your environment?

  8. Effects of Stress, cont. • Confusion • Slowed reactions • Fixation (tunnel vision) • Irritability • Impaired judgments or decisions

  9. Managing Stress • Alcohol/drugs • Sporting events • Higher educational pursuits

  10. Life Events Stress Profile See Handout

  11. Conclusion Questions??

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