Stress Management By Scott Wilhelm Health and Exercise

Stress Management By: Scott Wilhelm Health and Exercise Science Students

What is Stress? N Stress is primarily a physical sensation. When in a stressful situation, the body goes into a “fight or flight” mode where it releases a complex mix of hormones and chemicals. Some of which include cortisol, adrenaline, and norepinephrine which prepare and give the body such physical action.

What Physical Things Happen to a Body Under Stress? M Rush of energy Heart rate increased Breathing increased Agitated and aggressive towards others Shaking Loss of appetite Difficulty sleeping/calming down

How to know something is stressful If the body goes through a sensation similar to these physical tellers, then it is probably stress that the body is experiencing. If you are thinking about something in particular like something that just happened in your life, a deadline, or something tragic just happened, stress is probably an obvious and apparent reason for the physical tellers. If you are physically injured, some of these physical tellers could happen but it does not necessarily mean mental stress is happening.

Freeze sensation S Becoming stressed can cause dysregulation Energy gets “locked” in nervous system by perceived stressors Holding breath and low breathing are signs of freeze sensation

What are stressors? P Stressors are anything that people encounter in life that releases stress hormones and in turn makes a person experience a stress reaction.

Examples of Stressors O Deadlines Family issues Financial issues Death of loved one Road rage Procrastination Injury/illness Abuse Being overworked

The Stress Curve d

Positive Stress Called eustress Motivates you Focuses your energy Within coping abilities Makes you feel excited Improves people’s performance

Negative Stress Called distress Causes anxiety Short term and long term Outside our coping abilities Feels very unpleasant Makes performance suffer Mental problems Physical problems

Stress prevention/mending Listen to music Schedule your days Exercise Talk to people about your stress Do not bottle emotions Get work don’t in timely manner Abstain from heavy alcohol and or drug use Yoga

Going to Talk to a Therapist Therapy could be a viable solution for many people dealing with stress. Sometimes people don’t feel comfortable with talking about their personal problems to a loved one or a friend, so talking to an anonymous professional to help them deal with their problems would be helpful because the client-patient confidentiality makes people feel secure and they also get things off their chest at the same time as when they are getting mental help.

How Does Exercise Help Stress? Studies state that exercise can: Help reduce fatigue Improve alertness and attentiveness Enhances overall cognitive function Stress can surface at any time in life, and exercise is something we can do constantly to help those small or even big stressors to not effect us in a very bad way.

How Does Music Affect Stress The same thing with exercise, music can help us cognitively enhance our mind and increase concentration when we play music, and just listening to it can take us to our own world and take away any stressful thoughts even if it is just for a small amount of time, anything helps.

Negative Ways to Deal With Stress H Violence Drug use Alcohol use Sheltering yourself Hurting yourself Procrastination Gambling Bad diet

Positive Ways to Deal With Stress G Exercise Eating well Listening to music Talking about problems Scheduling Playing sports Playing music

College Stressors $ Roommate problems School work Friends Money Girlfriend/boyfriend Professors (sometimes) Living situation

Have You Been Stressed Before? Z How did you deal with it?

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