Write down your own one sentence

definition of stress
• Non-specific response to a demand – a

product of change

• Any situation, good or bad, that causes

you to readjust
• Biological changes

• Increased gland activity

• Increased heart rate and respiration

• Elevated blood pressure

• Body tensed and poised for action

Identifying your stress reliever
• Live with an attitude for gratitude –being happy with
what you have
• Time management – get organised, prioritise, set goals,
use a planner
• Learn to relax – pick a hobby
• Identify and remove negative
thoughts, irrational expectations
• Learn to say ‘No’
• Let go of perfectionism

• Learn to be flexible

• Relax your standards

• Focus less on pleasing others and more on

pleasing yourself

• Stay away from negative people

• Surround yourself with upbeat, flexible

and fun people