How STRESSED are you?

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What is STRESS?
Stress is a physical,
chemical, or emotional
factor that causes bodily
or mental tension, and
may be a factor in
disease causation. (Merriam-
Webster Dictionary)
The graphic attempts
to illustrate both the
potential motivating
effects of stress and
the adverse effects of
excessive or
prolonged stress
combined with poor
coping skills
 EUSTRESS VS DISTRESS
EUSTRESS CHARACTERISTICS
• Motivates, focuses energy
• Is short-term
• Is perceived as within our coping
abilities
• Feels exciting
• Improves performance
DISTRESS CHARACTERISTICS
• Causes anxiety or concern
• Can be short- or long- term
• Is perceived as outside our coping
abilities
• Feels unpleasant
• Decreases performance
• Can lead to mental and physical
problems
Stages of STRESS
The STRESS Reaction
The STRESS Reaction
The STRESS Reaction
What is the female stress response?
Challenge Response
How do you think about stress matters
enormously in terms of how you process
it. Some people view stress as a threat,
while others are able to view it as
challenge. With challenge response , you
get additional energy to feel focused
instead of being fearful.
Types of STRESS
NORMAL STRESS (EUSTRESS)
NEGATIVE stress (DISTRESS)
• A positive form of stress that helps you
• A more severe stress that causes significant
to focus and improves performance disruption, but occurs for a relatively short
period. The effects are significant, but
temporary, and the individual typically
HYPOSTRESS returns to a normal state.
• A lack of stress experienced by
HYPERSTRESS
people who are constantly bored
• Is the type of negative stress that comes
TRAUMATIC STRESS when a person forced to undertake or
undergo more than he/she can take
• The result of a profound event that ( job)
alters one’s beliefs and assumptions.
Chronicity of Stress
The most common of stress. It’s the least
damaging type. It is experienced as an
immediate perceived threat, either physical,
emotional or psychological
People whose lives tend to be infused with
chaos and crisis suffers acute stress
frequently. It is often for them to be over
aroused, short-tempered, irritable, anxious
and tense. Often, they describe themselves as
having a lot of nervous energy.
Chronis stress comes when a person cannot see a
way out of a miserable situation. The individual
gives up searching for a solution. Because mental
and physical resources are depleted through
long-term attrition, the symptoms of chronic
stress are difficult to treat.
 CAUSES OF STRESS

• External Stresses • Internal Stresses

CAUSES OF EXTERNAL STRESS
Major Life Events
• Death of a loved one • Change in financial status
• Divorce / separation
• Change of job / work
• Imprisonment Injury/illness
• Mortgage or loan
• Loss of job
• Retirement • Change in responsibilities
• Pregnancy • Conflict in interpersonal
• Sexual Problems relationship
• Excessive job demands
• Conflict with teammates
Research has shown that
high levels of stress
increases a person’s risk
of dying by 45% ONLY IF
the person viewed the
stressors as negative.
Coping Strategies and Techniques

Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder

vs
Post Traumatic
Growth
Forms of
Post
Traumatic
Growth
Coping Strategies and Techniques
What is Resilience
?
How do you improve your resilience?

•
With how you think about
stress and how you handle
it
Who is resilient?
• Optimism- Focus on your strengths
• Make time to relax-Breathing, mediation ,relaxation
• Social support- Network of family and friends
• Put yourself first -Eat well, exercise, and enjoy activities
• Positive attitude -Sense of humour, self-belief, self-
control
SUMMARY:
• Stress is not always the bad thing. Stress is simple the
body response to changes that create taxing demands.
• Most of us can manage varying amounts of pressure
without feeling stressed. However too much pressure,
often created by our own thinking patterns and life
experiences, can overstretch our ability to cope and then
stress is experienced.
• Every individual has the ability to cope with stress and
does possible recovery and adaption…So, Don’t STRESS
yourself to much, life is so short… enjoy it…