10.1.3. Describe the interrelationships of mental, emotional, social,

and physical health throughout the stages of life.

10.3. Demonstrate the ability to design, implement, and evaluate strategies to manage stress.

10.3.2 Evaluate strategies to manage grief and anger.

10.5.3 Analyze the possible causes and results of conflict in schools, families, and communities.

Stress: is the reaction of the body and mind to

everyday challenges and demands.

Stressor: is anything that causes stress.

Psychosomatic Response: physical reaction that

results from stress rather than an injury.

Chronic Stress: Stress associated with long term

problems beyond control.

There are five general categories of stressors:

• Biological Stressor: illnesses, or injuries.

• Environmental Stressor: poverty, noise, and

pollution.

• Cognitive Stressor: the way you handle a situation.

• Personal Behavior Stressor: negative reactions caused

by tobacco, alcohol, or other drugs or by lack of

physical activity.

• Life Situation Stressor: death, divorce, and

situations with peers.

Alarm is the first stage in the stress

response. This is when the body and mind go on high alert. (Flight or Fight Response)

During this stage, your body adapts to the rush created by alarm and reacts to the stressor. This is the stage in which you to “fight” or take “flight.”

The Third stage of the stress

response, a tired feeling takes over that lowers your level of activity.

Both the mind and the body become

exhausted.

• Physical Fatigue – The muscles work hard for long periods of times, often causing soreness and pain.

• Psychological Fatigue – Results from constant worry, overworking, depression, boredom, isolation, or feeling overwhelmed.

• Pathological Fatigue – Brought on by over working the body’s defense and fighting disease. Anemia, flu, over weight, and poor nutrition are a few examples. Drugs and alcohol can increase the feeling of fatigue.

• Headache

• Asthma

• High Blood pressure

• Weakened immune system

• Difficulty concentrating

• Mood swings

• Risk to substance abuse ( drug use)

• Life events – Getting a drivers license, graduation, birth, illness, death, and divorce.

• Physical stressors – pollution, noise, injury, lack of sleep, drug use

•Daily hassles – time pressures,

responsibilities, conflicts.

-Plan ahead

-Get enough sleep

-Regular physical

activity

-Eat healthy

-Avoid drugs

Stress-Management Skills: skills that help an individual manage stress in a helpful, effective way.

• Redirect Your Energy: Redirect Your Energy: Work on a creative project, Physical activity. No matter

what you do, the activity will release your nervous energy. • Relax and Laugh:Relax and Laugh:

Deep breathing, think positive thoughts, and stretching.

Laughing can help too. Laughing lowers your blood

pressure and makes you feel relaxed.

• Keep a positive outlook:Keep a positive outlook: A positive outlook can help relieve stress, because the way

you think impacts the way you feel.

• Seek out support:Seek out support: Confide in someone you trust, such as parent, guardian,

sibling, teacher, or close friend. Just talking to someone

about your problems may help you feel better about the

situation.

What is Anxiety?

1. Anxiety: is a condition of feeling uneasy or worried about what may happen.

Symptoms include:

• Feeling fear or dread

• perspiration, trembling, restlessness, or muscle tension

• rapid heart rate, light headedness, or shortness of breath

What is depression?

2. Depression: is a prolonged feeling of hopelessness, helplessness, or sadness.

There are two different types of depression.

• Reactive depression:

-Is a response to a stressful event such as a death of a friend or family member.

• Major Depression:

- It is a condition requiring treatment. it is more severe and last longer that reactive depression.

Symptoms of Teen Depression.Symptoms of Teen Depression.

• Irritable or restless mood

• Withdraw from friends and activities

• A change in appetite or weight

• Feelings of guilt or worthlessness

• Sense of hopelessness

Ways to Manage Teen DepressionWays to Manage Teen Depression

• Write your feeling in a private journal

• Draw, dance , or engage in another activity

• talk about your feelings with your family or

friends

• Do something nice for someone else

Resiliency: is the ability to recover from

disappointment, difficulty, or a crisis.

• External factors: include your family, your school or community, and your peers.

• Internal factors: are the ones you have control over.

• Positive values: demonstrate positive values through your words and actions.

• Social dependency: you have empathy and friendship skills. It also means you can resist negative peer pressure and resolve conflicts nonviolently.

• Positive identity: indicates positive self-esteem and a sense of purpose.