Coping With Stress In Middle And Late Adolescence(2).pptx 5l14x

Coping with Stress in Middle and Late Adolescence (Part 2) January 27, 2017

Defining Stress  Defined as the reaction of mind and body to a stimulus that disturbs the wellbeing, state of calm, or equilibrium of a person.

Points of View About Stress Stress as Stimulus, Response and Relational

 Stress as a Stimulus  Caused by situations that may be life threatening or life changing  Separation  Moving into a new home  Having a new job

Points of View About Stress Stress as Stimulus, Response and Relational

 Stress as a Response  The way the body reacts to challenging situations  Involves the interactions between the hormones, glands, and nervous system  Production of cortisol  Release of norepinephrine (increased heart rate, higher blood pressure and respiration)

Points of View About Stress Stress as Stimulus, Response and Relational

 Stress as a Response  Prolonged chronic situations that involve both cortisol and epinephrine will eventually affect the body to wear down fast  Prolonged chronic stress cause fatigue, aging, illness, low-immune system

Points of View About Stress Stress as Stimulus, Response and Relational

 Stress as a Relational  A person experiencing stress takes a step back to look at the situation that is causing the stress and assesses it.  Positive and negative relevance  Flight delay  Positive: There is a purpose why things happen.  Negative: Blaming the airline and look into lost opportunities

Healthy Stress  Stress that can benefit a person  Short and sporadic stress can propel to a necessary action  Speaking in front of an audience  Stage performance  Competing in sports

 Bad stress can be transformed into good stress

Coping with Stress Problem-focused and Emotional-focused Remedies 1. Conduct creative imagery of the problem 2. Seek group or social 3. Get into relaxation activities 4. Create a situation where you can feel more relaxed 5. Learn to manage your time 6. Eat properly and regularly 7. Seek spiritual growth 8. Have a worthwhile hobby 9. Watch movie with friends 10.Have a nice quiet walk with family member after eating 11.Believe in yourself

Activity: STRESS SURVIVAL KIT 1.

Choose 3 objects or symbols that make you feel relaxed to include in your kit.

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You can make the symbols.

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You can use words or pictures.

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You can bring an object from home.

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Think about how the symbol helps you when you are dealing with stress and stressful situations.

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Write a paragraph for each symbol or object in your kit and how it helps you cope with stress in your everyday life.

Sharing a part of your kit with peers.

Activity: PROJECT TO-DO-LIST  Sample Project To-Do List

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Step 2: Locate Research Materials

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Tasks:

 Project Overview: Psychology Term Paper

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Use library databases to locate articles

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Check online databases

 Project Overview:

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Get articles (, copy, order from interlibrary loan)

 Step 1: Find a Topic

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Step 3: Research Paper

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Tasks:

 Talk to the professor

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 Check my textbook

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Determine if I need references

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Piece together an outline of my paper based on my notes

 Peruse the available books and journals at the library

Read articles, taking notes as I go

Activity: PROJECT TO-DO-LIST

 Now you do it!  Project To-Do List  Project Overview:  Step 1: _____________________________  Tasks:   _______________________________   _______________________________   _______________________________

 Step 2:  Tasks:   _______________________________   _______________________________   _______________________________

 Step 3:  Tasks:   _______________________________   _______________________________   _______________________________

Assignment 

Project-To-Do

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With your group mates, plan your Grade 11 year-end fun day following the Project-To-Do Template.

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Write this plan down.

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Then write a reflection on how your experience of planning changed with the use of the planning tool.

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What did you notice about your group’s work?

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Was there a lot of stress in planning?

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How did your group reduce their stress level?

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How can you apply this planning method to other real-life projects?