Transcript STRESS MANAGEMENT - K. L. N. College of Engineering

STRESS MANAGEMENT
Dr.T.JOTHIMURUGAN
DIRECTOR-MBA
KLNCE
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WHY STRESS MANAGEMENT FOR TEACHERS?
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India Today
*One in five children have stress
related emotional disorders.
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*40% teenagers admit to severe
anxiety.
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*Apollo Hospitals – a leading
chain of hospitals has opened a
separate clinic for teenagers –
seeing a huge no. of teen patients
coming in for treatment for
problems like hyper-tension (BP)
and obesity
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INDIA TODAY
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*In the past five years, cardiologist Brian Pinto of
Nanavati hospital, Mumbai, has seen a 20% increase
in teenage patients with hypertension.
* Teen suicide rates have trebled in the past 25 years
and 40% suffer from anxiety.
Causes : Academic Pressure, Lack of family support,
Bad diet and habits.
Long term Consequences : Most adult depression is
rooted in adolescence.
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STRESS
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IS A PART OF EVERYDAY LIFE
IS NECESSARY
DOES NOT HAVE TO BE NEGATIVE OR
OVERWHELMING
TIME, MONEY, AND RELATIONSHIPS ENSURE THAT
STRESS WILL ALWAYS BE WITH US
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WHAT IS STRESS?
Stress is a physiological response to
an imbalance in the mind.
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STRESS
DEFINITION:
 THE NON-SPECIFIC RESPONSE OF THE BODY
TO ANY DEMAND
 “…STRESS IS ESSENTIALLY REFLECTED BY
THE RATE OF ALL THE WEAR AND TEAR
CAUSED BY LIFE.”
-Hans Selye, MD
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WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO US?
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IT DOES NOT MATTER IF THE STRESSOR IS
PLEASANT OR UNPLEASANT, OR THE RESULTS
ARE GOOD OR BAD
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TYPES OF STRESS
NOT ALL STRESS IS NEGATIVE
EUSTRESS: POSITIVE STRESS
RESULTS FROM EXHILARATING EXPERIENCES:
WINNING THE LOTTERY
UNEXPECTED PROMOTION
AWARD
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TYPES OF STRESS
DISTRESS
STRESS OF:
LOSING, FAILING, OVERWORKING AND NOT
COPING
CAN BE HARMFUL AND IT IS NORMAL FROM TIME
TO TIME
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CAUSES OF STRESS
FALL INTO TWO
CATEGORIES:
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EXTERNAL
INTERNAL
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EXTERNAL STRESSORS
MAY BE MAJOR LIFE
EVENTS:
 MOVING
( RESIDENCE,JOB)
 DEATH OF
SPOUSE,
FAMILY MEMBER OR
FRIEND
 LOVE FAILURE,
 DIVORCE
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MAY BE CAUSED BY EVERYDAY PRESSURES
SUCH AS:
 FINANCIAL
 DEADLINES
 ARGUMENTS
 FAMILY CONCERNS
 LACK OF SLEEP AND
STARVATION
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INTERNAL STRESSORS
“INSIDE OURSELVES”
THIS TYPE OF STRESSOR MAY PLAY A GREATER
ROLE IN THE STRESS OF DAILY LIFE
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STRESS
EXAMPLES ARE:
“VALUES AND BELIEFS”
FAITH
GOALS
SELF-IMAGE
EXPECTATIONS OF
SELVES & OTHERS
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WHAT HAPPENS INSIDE?
IS THE AUTOMATIC STATE THAT RESULTS WHEN
THE BODY ATTEMPTS TO MAKE CHANGES IN
ORDER TO ADAPT TO ANY DEMAND
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STRESS MECHANISM
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DRIVEN BY HORMONES
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HORMONES ACT LIKE A CONDUCTOR
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HORMONES INNERVATE BODY
SYSTEMS/ORGANS
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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE ARE STRESSED:
HYPOTHALAMUS STIMULATES PITUITARY
 PITUITARY RELEASES ACTH INTO BLOOD
 ACTH STIMULATES ADRENAL GLANDS TO
SECRETE FURTHER CHEMICALS THAT AFFECT
OTHER ORGAN SYSTEMS
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CONSEQUENCES OF STRESS
HEART RATE SPEEDS UP
 BP RISES
 BREATHING SPEEDS UP
 BLOOD TO MUSCLES
 SWEATING
 BLOOD SUGAR INCREASES
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COMMON SYMPTOMS OF STRESS
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PHYSICAL
MENTAL EMOTIONAL
BEHAVIORAL
COGNITIVE
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PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS
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MUSCLE TENSION
NAUSEA, VOMITING
HEADACHES
NECK & BACK PAIN
DIARRHEA
SLEEP DISTURBANCES
DRY MOUTH, SWEATY PALMS
UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
COLD HANDS
BREATHING CHANGES (E.G.,
SHALLOW, SIGHING)
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EMOTIONAL/MENTAL SYMPTOMS:
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ANXIETY, WORRY, GUILT,
NERVOUSNESS
ANGER, FRUSTRATION
MOODINESS
DEPRESSION
APPETITE VARIES
RACING THOUGHTS
DIMINISHED CONCENTRATION
IMPAIRED MEMORY OR
FORGETFULNESS
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EMOTIONAL/MENTAL SYMPTOMS:
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INDECISIVENESS
CLOSE TO TEARS OR CRYING
LONELINESS
FEAR OF GETTING CLOSE
SUICIDAL THINKING
TROUBLE LEARNING NEW INFO
CONFUSED/DISORGANIZED
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BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS
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SERIOUS APPEARANCE
NERVOUS BEHAVIOR/HABITS
RUSHING/PACING
ON EDGE
INCREASED FRUSTRATION/IRRITABLE
MORE ACCIDENTS
OVERREACTING
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BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS
REDUCED PRODUCTIVITY
 SOCIAL WITHDRAWAL
 DEFENSIVE
 SLEEP PROBLEMS/TIREDNESS
 INCREASED USE OF OTC DRUGS
 INCREASED TOBACCO
 INCREASED ALCOHOL
 INCREASED RECREATIONAL DRUGS
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STRESS MANAGEMENT
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HAVE EXAGGERATED FEARS
DEVELOP ANXIETY/PANIC
DEVELOP PHYSICAL
PROBLEMS INCLUDING CV
DISEASE, HBP, ULCERS OR
HEADACHES
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STRESS MANAGEMENT
NOW THAT YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH
SOME OF THE SYMPTOMS OF STRESS,
HOW DO YOU MANAGE IT?
SIMPLE, RIGHT?
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STRESS MANAGEMENT
COPING SKILLS FOR
STRESS MANAGEMENT:
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DEEP BREATHING
EXERCISE
RELAXATION
GUIDED IMAGERY
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STRESS MANAGEMENT
GET ORGANIZED & MANAGE YOUR
TIME:
“USE CALENDERS OR
ELECTRONIC DEVICES OR TO DO
LISTS”
KNOW YOUR LIMITS:
BE REALISTIC
CHANGE ATTITUDE:
LEARN TO SEE STRESSFUL
SITUATIONS AS
CHALLENGES
TALK IT OVER:
TALK THE SITUATION OVER
WITH A FRIEND
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STRESS MANAGEMENT
LEARN TO SAY “NO”:
 THERE ARE SOME DEMANDS THAT WE HAVE
NO CONTROL OVER.
 SEPARATE THOSE FROM ACTIVITIES OVER
WHICH WE HAVE SOME CONTROL, AND
 LEARN TO SAY “NO” TO DEMANDS AND
WORKS.
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POSITIVE SELF TALK:
LEARN THAT YOU CAN MANAGE A STRESSFUL
SITUATION BY WHAT YOU SAY TO YOURSELF, “I
CAN HANDLE THIS ONE STEP AT A TIME”.
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TAKE CHARGE:
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAKING YOUR
LIFE WHAT YOU WANT.
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DEEP BREATHING
PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE
RELAXATION
BIOFEEDBACK
MEDITATION
BEGIN AN EXERCISE
PROGRAM
REAPPRAISE YOUR LIFE
AND PRIORITIES
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STRESS MANAGEMENT
LOVE, PRAY, FORGIVE
REALIZE THAT MOST STRESS COMES
FROM WITHIN, NOT WITHOUT.
TAKE TIME TO SMELL THE FLOWERS AND
TASTE THE STRAWBERRIES.
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THANK YOU
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