Stress Management

Stress in humans

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Umair Ali

Stress: The human reaction

to events in our
environment.
The experience of
opportunities or threats that
people perceive as
important and also perceive
they might not be able to
handle or deal effectively.
Han Selye defines stress as
wear and tear on the body.

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Stress can be harmful

to your health:

STRESS!!!

Getting into college

Getting
engaged/married
Taking admission
somewhere
Winning the lottery

80% of all diseases have their origin

in stress (WHO, 2014)

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Eustress: Good Stress

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STRESS !!!

FOUR TYPES OF
STRESS
1. General Stress:

Distress: Stress from

bad sources

Everyone has this

kind of stress.
It resolves itself
within a day or two.
No intervention is
necessarily
required.

Difficult work
environment
Overwhelming sights
and sounds
Threat of personal injury

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FOUR TYPES OF
STRESS

FOUR TYPES OF
STRESS

2. Cumulative Stress:

3. Acute Traumatic Stress:

Stress builds up in your

body.
It becomes more difficult
to improve your
symptoms.
You may have more
serious physical
symptoms.
You may have more
serious mental anguish.

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Occur after some traumatic event

in you life.
Death of someone very close.
Threat of death to oneself or
others.
Threat to the physical integrity.

Critical Incident Stress.

Produces considerable
psychological distress.
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STRESS
4. Post Traumatic
Stress:
Severe stress produced
by severe psychological
trauma.
Created by unresolved
Critical Incident Stress.
Produces lasting
changes.

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Have you ever

given a stress test?

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General Adaptation
Syndrome
Stage

I - Alarm Reaction

Initial reaction of the body to stress is that

it labels the stressor as a threat or
danger to balance, that is why it
immediately activates its fight or flight
response system.
For instance, when ones house is on fire,
his body shifts to the alarm stage.
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General Adaptation
Syndrome

Stage II Stage of adaptation

If stress continues, the body adapts to the
stressors it is being exposed to.
If the stressor is starvation, the person
experiences a reduced desire for physical
activity to conserve energy, and the absorption
of nutrients from any food intake is maximized.

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General Adaptation
Syndrome

Stage III Stage of Exhaustion

Stress persists for a long time.
The bodys resistance may be reduced or
collapse quickly.
People who experience long-term stress may
have heart attacks, severe infections, or chronic
pain or illness.

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Short Term Physical

Stress Symptoms

Long Term Physical

Stress Symptoms

Dry mouth
Cold hands and feet
Increased sweating
Rapid breathing
Faster heart rate
Tense muscles
Feelings of nausea
Butterflies in your
stomach
Diarrhea
A desire to urinate

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Sleeplessness
Change in Appetite
Hormonal imbalances
Frequent colds
Feelings of intense and
long-term tiredness
Prone to illness
Self criticism
Pessimistic thinking

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HEALTHY LIVING TO
CONQUER STRESS
Strategies for healthy
living

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Examine your diet

Add to your diet

Vegetables
Fruits
Healthy
Carbohydrates
Vitamins
Water

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HEALTHY LIVING

HEALTHY LIVING

Take proper Rest:

Get a minimum of
six hours of
continuous rest

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Lower your salt

intake
Lower your intake of
refined sugars and
carbohydrates
Lower your caffeine
intake

Make exercise your

habit:
At least twenty
minutes, five times
a week.

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HEALTHY LIVING

HEALTHY LIVING
Make an increased
effort to organize
your life.
Ask for help.
Delegate things
when you need to.

Talk things out with

someone you trust a family member or
a good friend.

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HEALTHY LIVING

HEALTY LIVING

Learn to manage
your anger.
Anger affects your
health.
React & Respond.
Anger causes you
to over react to
many situations.

We get angry often

because someone
did not do what we
thought they
should.
Rethink the
situation and learn
to be more flexible.

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Fill your life with fun
things to do.
Use sense of
humor.
Take charge of your
life.
Act appropriately dont simply react to
stressful situations.
Find balance in all
that you do.

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HEALTHY LIVING
Dont go for the short
term measures.
Too many people look
for an easy answer to
stress management
by misusing:
Caffeine
Alcohol
Drugs
Medicines & Pills
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Beat Stress before it beats

you

Adopt a healthy lifestyle.

Dont over commit, learn to say NO.
Master one big change at a time learn to relax.
30 second mini break.
Be physically active.
Be good to yourself.
Feed your emotional life.
Resolve conflicts.
Keep balance in your life.
Sharpen the saw (7Habbits).
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HEALTHY LIVING

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STRESS MANAGEMENT

Any
Questions?????

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