Life Stressors & The Effects on the Body

- Identify 20 different stressors on your life

1. Late Homework 11. Not Concentrating
2. Parents 12. Weight
3. Friends 13. Poor time Management
4. Family expectations 14. No confidence
5. Work 15.
6. Messy desk 16.
7. Messy room 17.
8. No constant routine 18.
9. Relationships 19.
10. No self-discipline 20.
ADHD episodes are frequently triggered by stress. At the same time, ADHD can lead to a
constant state of stress. A person with ADHD is unable to focus.

- How do you know these put stress on your life (how does the body tell you)-
Write a paragraph –
These are causing me stress as I feel overwhelmed just by thinking of them. My body is
screaming at me in every way possible telling me that we’re stressed. I can't sleep for the 10
hours I will normally sleep. My hair has been falling out, and I was told by my doctor that I'm
getting stress dandruff. My stomach is bloated, and I've been feeling the following: nausea,
vomiting, and other stomach discomforts. I feel some type of acid that I control by eating. My
eye is twitching once an hour. Lastly, I'm having defaulting breathing; like when you go to the
buffe and eat until you can’t breathe.

Look Up, Explain and List-

Difference between Stress Disease and Stress Disorder?
List 10 Stress Disorders-
1. Eating disorders- people react to stress by feeding an eating pattern that typically
reaches for sweets or carbohydrate-laden foods for a quick sugar rush.
2. Generalized Anxiety Disorder- People who struggle with ongoing situations that make
them feel uneasy may experience high levels of stress that can manifest in nervousness
and fear, seemingly for an unknown cause.
3. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)- stress is a major trigger of your OCD
symptoms.
4. Panic Disorder- when placed in stressing situation, it can provoke a panic attack.
5. Acute stress disorder typically begins immediately after the event and lasts from 3 days
to 1 month.
6. Posttraumatic stress disorder lasts for more than 1 month. It may develop as a
continuation of acute stress disorder or develop separately up to 6 months after the event.
7. Adjustment disorders- stress response syndrome, grief reactions. This condition is short
term.

List 10 Stress Diseases

1. Insomnia-Do not think about stress-related problems when you get ready for bed.
2. Depression- Unresolved stress can make a person feel angry or hopeless, both of which
can lead to depression.
3. Colds and viruses- Physical illnesses caused by stress may be as common as the garden
variety cold or a seasonal virus.
4. Diabetes- Stress can throw off the body, sending sugar levels skyrocketing or
plummeting.
5. Cancer- Since stress is known to depress the body’s immune system, someone who is
struggling with ongoing stress may be ill-equipped to battle a major illness such as
cancer.
6. Heart Problems- Stress can make anyone’s heart palpitate wildly and increase pulse rate
as well as blood pressure.
7. Asthma- tress is a common asthma trigger
8. Obesity- The longer that a person experiences stress and anxiety, the more weight he or
she can potentially gain.
9. Gastrointestinal problems- It does not develop any ulcers. However, it has the potential
to reinforce them.
10. Alzheimer's disease- Some experts believe that decreasing stress may be able to delay
the course of the disease.