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clp1006_ppt_ch05.pptxChapter 5 Understanding Stress
Chapter 5 - Overview
The Definition of Stress
Stress and Illness
Negative Effects of Stress
The Physiology of Stress
What Is Possible
The Mind-Body Connection
Stress Management vs. Stress Mastery
Stress Management
One more thing to do
Work
Takes time
Do exercises
Mechanical
Stress Mastery
Part of the fabric of your life
Craft
Adds time
Cultivate wisdom
Increases awareness
Organic
The Definition of Stress
Stress is anything that requires an adaptive response on the part of the organism
An inescapable part of modern life
Eustress vs. Distress
Yerkes-Dodson Law – Many tasks are best performed with moderate levels of arousal
Stress and Illness
Can Stress Make You Sick? Yes!
Holmes and Rahe and life changes
Able to predict who would get ill and who would remain healthy
Negative Effects of Stress
Physical Consequences
Psychological Consequences
Consequences in the Workplace
Signs of Fight/Flight Activation
Rapid, shallow breathing
Pounding heart
Rapid pulse
Elevated blood pressure
Muscular tension
Tremors
Jaw clenching
Stomach tightens
Perspiration increases
Attention span narrows
Field of vision narrows
Cold, clammy hands
Can’t sit still
Racing thoughts
Inability to concentrate
Dry mouth
Gripping emotions
General Adaptation Syndrome
Alarm Reaction
Stage of Resistance
Stage of Exhaustion
G.A.S.
What is Possible
Norman Cousins
The Power of Laughter
Placebos and the Power of Belief
The Mind – Body Connection
Psychoneuroimmunology
Psychoneuroimmunology
The study of the relationship between stress, our immune system, and health outcomes
Depression may be survival mechanism
Are there actually alternative stress reactions?
Fight / Flight
Withdrawal Response
Tend and Befriend
Your immune system can learn
Research indicates stress inhibits immune functioning and increases the likelihood of contracting illnesses
