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Stress (grade 4)
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Stress
Alyssa Crosby
Grade 4
Objectives
Teacher talk:
"Identify healthy ways to manage and reduce stress (for example, exercise, hobbies, mindfulness, time management, organization)."
"Identify ways to support self and others struggling with mental and emotional health and recognize when to seek help."
Student terms:
I can evaluate whether a stressor is causing me eustress or distress.
I can create a stress mangement plan.
I can apply stress management tools to help myself and others.
Objectives
Why does it matter?
Stress is...stressful! Especially when you're in the middle of a stressful of a situation, it is really easy to feel stuck. It's important to understand how to help yourself out when you feel stuck, and how to try to keep out of the stuck zone.
Managing our stress helps keep our mind, bodies, and hearts in a better place!
Why?
What is stress?
What is
stress?
Stress is the feeling when we get when we are under pressure, feel in danger, or are in a difficult situation. Stress can motivate us to keep trying and it can keep us out of danger. However, stress can also harm our mentality and our emotions, especially when it sticks around for too long.
Stress
Types of Stress
There are two main types of stress. One helps us to be productive, the other can make us shut down.
Types
Eustress
- Positive and beneficial stress
- feels: excited, anticipation
- examples: roller coasters, an exciting challenge
Eustress
Distress
- negative stress
- feels: overwhelming, scary
- examples: moving schools or homes, a big test, grades, problems with bullies
Distress
Stressors
Stressors are the different things that can cause us stress.
Stressors
Examples
- worrying about assignments or grades
- a big project or presentation
- problems with friends, classmates, and bullies
- problems at home with parents, siblings, or other family members
- negative thoughts about ourselves
Examples
General Adaptation Syndrome
This is how our body responds to stress. There are three stages: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion.
When we do not resolve the stress, it can lead to physical and mental health problems.
General Adaptation Syndrome
Alarm
Alarm
- The first response
- the F responses (fight, flight, freeze, or fawn)
- Hormones rush from our brain, including adrenaline
- Looks like: dilated (small) pupils, heart beating fast, breathing fast, trembling/shaking, pale or blushing, very alert
Resistance
Resistance
- The second stage.
- The body is trying to recover from the shock.
- If you overcome your stress, your body will retuirn to normal
- If the stress continues, the hormones will continue to be sent out. This causes issues to your bodily systems, and you may have headaches, sadness, frustration, be unable to sleep well, and poor concentration.
Exhaustion
- When your body is stressed for a long time, you become exhausted.
- Your body is physically, emotionally, and mentally drained. It cannot handle the stress anymore.
Exhaustion
Example
- Alarm: You have butterflies in your stomach and your hands are shaky because you know there is a big test right after lunch.
- Resistance: You finished your math test, but you are still stressed about how it went and what your grade is going to be. You can't switch off the stress
- Exhaustion: You still feel anxious. You can't eat well and have a hard time sleeping that night.
Stress Responses
There are four main stress responses: fight, flight, freeze, and fawn. You may respond in one way or in a combination of ways.
Stress responses
Fight or Flight
- Fight: physically fighting, pushing, srtuggling, arguing, verbally attacking, fidgeting
- Flight: distancing from the stressor, running or backing away, distracting yourself with other things
Fight or
Flight
Freeze or Fawn
- Freeze: going tense, still, and silent, unable to respomd, "playing dead," feeling stuck
- Fawn: over-apologizing, going out of your way to please others, ignoring what you need, not saying "no"
Freeze or
Fawn
Effects of Stress
Stress effects your body in three miain aways: physically, mentally, and emotionally.
Effects of Stress
Effects of stress
- Physically: heart race, hands and/or body trembles, aching, stomach aches
- Mentally: harder time remembering things, trouble sleeping, trouble concentrating,
- Emotionally: feeling out of control, irritable, emotional, sad, exhausted, overwhelmed
Effects
Managing Stress
Tips and tricks:
- get good sleep
- exercise regularly
- talk to trusted adults
- make time to have fun and to be calm
- write in your journal
Managing Stress
Stress
Management
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Anxiety Spot
A Little Spot
of Anxiety
Check in
Did we meet our goals? Can we put it in practice?
Check in
Did we meet our goals?
I can evaluate whether a stressor is causing me eustress or distress.
I can create a stress maangement plan.
I can apply stress management tools to help myself and others.