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Module 1 Stress
Module 1 Stress
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1. PHYSICAL 2. EMOTIONAL
• Appetite Change, Tightness in Neck • Diarrhea, Chest Pain • Frustration, • Imagining the Worst,
• Upset Stomach, Pounding Heart • Rashes, Twitching • Depression, • Feeling Overwhelmed,
• Accident Proneness, Cold Feet and • Word Loss, Breathing Difficulties
Hands • Mood Swings, • Forgetfulness,
• Headaches, Premature Aging
• Sweating, Unexplained Choking • Nausea, Overeating • Quick to Anger, • Nervousness,
Feeling • Nightmares, • Defensiveness,
• Fatigue, Teeth Grinding • Colds, Violent Behaviour
• Staring into space for extended • Irritability, • Fear,
• Constipation, Chills period of time,
• Restlessness, Back Pain • Easily Discouraged, • Grief Anger,
• Drinking alcohol or using drugs to
• Memory Loss, Muscle Tension change your mood • Little Joy, • Anxiety
• Difficulty Sleeping, Blurred Vision • Worrying,
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3. RELATIONAL 4. MENTAL
• Isolation, • Sexual Problems, • Difficulty solving problems, • Withdrawal: Avoid situations,
• Intolerance, • Distrust, • Difficulty making decisions, • Catastrophize,
• Resentment, • Fewer contacts with friends, • Difficulty concentrating, • Overly suspicious.
• Difficulty calculating,
• Loneliness, • Lack of intimacy
• Negative self-talk,
• Lashing out,
• Negative attitude,
• Hiding, • Denial: Believe nothing is wrong,
• Clamming up, • Regularly criticize and complain,
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• Acute stress is usually brief. It is the most common and frequent • The most common signs + symptoms:
presentation. Acute stress is most often caused by reactive • Transient Emotional distress — some combination of anger or irritability,
anxiety and depression.
thinking. Negative thoughts predominate about situations or
• Transient Muscular distress—tension, headache, back pain, neck pain, jaw
events that have recently occurred, or upcoming situations,
pain, and other muscular tensions that lead to pulled muscles and tendons and
events, or demands in the near future. ligament problems.
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