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Stress Management: Presented by The Counseling Center Campus Center 225
Stress Management: Presented by The Counseling Center Campus Center 225
PRESENTED BY THE
COUNSELING CENTER
CAMPUS CENTER 225
Stress in students
STRESS!!!
STRESS !!!
FOUR TYPES OF
STRESS
1. General Stress:
Everyone has this
kind of stress
It resolves itself
within a day or two
No intervention is
necessarily required
FOUR TYPES OF
STRESS
2. Cumulative Stress:
Stress builds up in your
body
It becomes more difficult
to alleviate your
symptoms
You may have more
serious physical
symptoms
You may have more
serious mental anguish
FOUR TYPES OF
STRESS
3. Acute Traumatic
Stress:
Critical Incident Stress
Produces considerable
psychological distress
A normal reaction to
abnormal events
FOUR TYPES OF
STRESS
4. Post Traumatic Stress:
Severe stress produced
by severe psychological
trauma
Created by unresolved
Critical Incident Stress
Produces lasting
changes
General Adaptation
Syndrome
General Adaptation
Syndrome
General Adaptation
Syndrome
Dry mouth
Cool skin
Cold hands and feet
Increased sweating
Rapid breathing
Faster heart rate
Tense muscles
Feelings of nausea
Butterflies in your
stomach
Diarrhea
A desire to urinate
Insomnia
Change in Appetite
Sexual disorders
Aches and pains
Frequent colds
Feelings of intense
and long-term
tiredness
Prone to illness
BEHAVIORAL STRESS
SYMPTOMS
Yawning
Talking too fast
Talking too loud
Fiddling
Twitching
Nail biting
Grinding teeth
Drumming fingers
Pacing
Over reacting
Emotional
Defensive
Irritable
Irrational
Defensive
Hostile
Critical
Aggressive
BEHAVIOR STRESS
SYMPTOMS
PERFORMANCE
STRESS SYMPTOMS
HEALTHY LIVING TO
CONQUER STRESS
HEALTHY LIVING
Rest:
Get a minimum of
six hours of
continuous rest
HEALTHY LIVING
Exercise:
At least twenty
minutes, five times
a week
break a sweat, to
release endorphins
HEALTHY LIVING
HEALTHY LIVING
Make an increased
effort to organize
your life
Delegate things
when you need to
HEALTHY LIVING
Learn to manage
your anger
HEALTY LIVING
Rethink the
situation and learn
to be more flexible
HEALTHY LIVING
We call it :
PLAY THERAPY
HEALTHY LIVING
Act appropriately
-dont simply react to
stressful situations
HEALTHY LIVING
HEALTHY LIVING
We all need a
lengthy list of things
that will help us
relax..
HEALTHY LIVING
Relaxing needs to
be part of your daily
routine.
HEALTHY LIVING
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STRESS MANAGEMENT
COUNSELING
CENTER
Campus Center 225
Phone 386-7122
Web Site at
www.canton.edu
STRESS MANAGEMENT
Questions?????