PERDEV MODULE 5: COPING WITH STRESS IN ADOLESCENCE

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGY ASSOCIATION

APA

STRESS

THE PHYSIOLOGICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO INTERNAL OR INTERNAL STRESSORS

STRESS

INVOLVES CHANGES AFFECTING NEARLY EVERY SYSTEM OF THE BODY, INFLUENCING HOW PEOPLE FEEL AND BEHAVE.

STRESS

THE BODY’S NATURAL REACTION TO A CHALLENGE OR DEMAND

HANS SELYE

FATHER OF STRESS

HANS SELYE

HE’S AN ENDOCRINOLOGIST

HANS SELYE

HE DEFINED STRESS AS THE “RESPONSE OF THE BODY TO ANY DEMAND WHETHER IT IS CAUSED BY, OR RESULTS IN, PLEASANT, OR UNPLEASANT CONDITIONS.”

GENERAL ADAPTION SYNDROME

GAS

GENERAL ADAPTION SYNDROM

THE BODY'S RESPONSE TO STRESS IN THREE STAGES

ALARM

THE BODY REACTS QUICKLY TO STRESS (FIGHT OR FLIGHT).

RESISTANCE

THE BODY TRIES TO ADAPT AND COPE WITH THE STRESS.

EXHAUSTION

IF STRESS CONTINUES TOO LONG, THE BODY GETS TIRED AND WEAK

EXHAUSTION

IT SHOWS HOW STRESS AFFECTS HEALTH OVER TIME

HANS SELYE

HE DEFINED STRESS HAVING TWO CATEGORIES

DISTRESS AND EUSTRESS

TWO CATEGORIES OF STRESS

DISTRESS

STRESS THAT HAS A NEGATIVE EFFECT

EUSTRESS

STRESS THAT HAS A POSITIVE EFFECT

BRADSHOW, 1991

“BURNOUTS ARE DISORDERS THAT IMPEDE OUR DAILY FUNCTIONING AND REQUIRE TREATMENT”

BURNOUTS

DISORDERS THAT IMPEDE OUR DAILY FUNCTIONING AND REQUIRE TREATMENT

BURNOUT

PSYCHOLOGICALLY, STRESS CAN LEAD TO ________ AND EVEN ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION

BURNOUT

THE EXTINCTION OF MOTIVATION OR INCENTIVE, ESPECIALLY WHERE ONE’S DEVOTION TO A CAUSE OR RELATIONSHIP FAILS TO PRODUCE THE DESIRED RESULTS

BURNOUT

CAN BE DEFINED AS NEGATIVE EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL, AND EVEN MENTAL REACTION TO PROLONGED STUDY THAT RESULTS IN EXHAUSTION, FRUSTRATION, LACK OF MOTIVATION, AND REDUCED ABILITY IN SCHOOL

THE TAKEAWAY

KNOWING THE SIGNS AND STAGES IF STRESS CAN HELP YOU TAKE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO MANAGE YOUR STRESS LEVEL AND LOWER YOUR RISK COMPLICATION

THE TAKEAWAY

EVERYONE COPES WITH STRESS IN DIFFERENT WAYS

THE TAKEAWAY

HEALTHY COPING MECHANISMS IS NOT A SKILL THAT EVERYONE NATURALLY HAS, IT’S ONE THAT CAN BE DEVELOPED

THE TAKEAWAY

TOO MUCH STRESS FOR TOO LONG CAN HURT YOUR BODY.
IT’S IMPORTANT TO MANAGE STRESS TO STAY HEALTHY.

PRACTICE PSYCHOLOGICAL DETACHMENT, RELAXATION, PRACTICE MASTERY, CONTROL

ENUMERATE THE WAYS ON HOW TO RECOVER FROM A BURNOUT

PRACTICE PSYCHOLOGICAL DETACHMENT

SET ASIDE YOUR PHONE / WORK-RELATED ACTIVITIES AND DON’T THINK ABOUT WORK

RELAXATION

TAKE A WALK IN NATURE, LISTEN TO MUSIC, READ A BOOK, OR DO NOTHING ON THE SOFA!

PRACTICE MASTERY

SEEK OUT OPPORTUNITIES TO DO / LEARN THINGS UNRELATED TO WORK

CONTROL

CHOOSE HOW TO SPEND YOUR TIME AND DO THINGS THE WAY YOU WANT TO DO THEM!

STRESS

IT CAN BE CAUSED BY THINGS LIKE WORK, SCHOOL, WORRY, OR DANGER

ENDOCRINOLOGIST

A DOCTOR WHO SPECIALIZES IN HORMONES