| NOTES K:– CONCEPT 18 | |
| STRESS IS A NORMAL PART OF LIFE. TOO LITTLE STRESS IS UNDESIRABLE & CAN LEAD TO BOREDOM & APATHY (RUST OUT). INDIVIDUALS TEND TO ADAPT BEST TO MODERATE STRESS. INDIVIDUALS REACT & ADAPT DIFFERENTLY TO STRESSORS. |
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| MANY KINDS OF STRESSORS: | |
| ENVIRONMENTAL (HEAT, NOISE, OVERCROWDING) PHYSIOLOGICAL (DRUGS, INJURY, DISEASE) EMOTIONAL OR PSYCHOSOCIAL (CHANGE IN JOB, TESTS, GRADES, DEATH OF FAMILY) |
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STRESS CAN BE SELF-INDUCED & PLEASURABLE, OR UNPLEASURABLE. EXCESSIVE STRESS REDUCES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM & IS ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME. PHYSIOLOGICAL FATIGUE = TRUE FATIGUE EUSTRESS = “STRESS TARGET ZONE” OR POSITIVE (MODERATE) STRESS ANXIETY – A STATE OF APPREHENSION WITH A COMPULSION TO
DO SOMETHING. |
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| NOTES – CONCEPT 19 | |
| ACTIVE COPING STRATEGIES ARE AIMED AT
CHANGING THE SOURCE OR CAUSE OF THE STRESS. PASSIVE COPING STRATEGIES, ON
THE OTHER HAND, ATTEMPT TO REGULATE THE EMOTIONS FROM STRESS.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY CAN PROVIDE EFFECTIVE RELIEF FROM STRESS &
AID IN MUSCLE TENSION RELEASE. |
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| CONSCIOUS RELAXATION TECHNIQUES REDUCE STRESS & TENSION BY DIRECLTY ALTERING THE SYMPTOMS. | |
| THE THREE R's OF RELAXTION: 1. REDUCE MENTAL ACTIVITY 2. RECOGNIZE TENSION 3. REDUCE RESPIRATION |
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| SOME EXAMPLES OF RELAXATION TECHNIQUES: | |
| 1. THE QUICK FIX 2. JACOBSON'S PROGRESSIVE RELAXATION METHOD 3. IMAGERY |
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| THERE ARE A VARIETY OF TECHNIQUES THAT CAN REDUCE
MUSCLE TENSION SUCH AS ULTRASOUND, HEAT, COLD, & MASSAGE.
RECREATION & LEISURE ARE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTORS TO WELLNESS (QUALITY OF LIFE) & CAN CONTRIBUTE TO STRESS REDUCTION. EFFECTIVE TIME MANGEMENT IS ESSENTIAL TO ADAPTING TO THE STRESSES
OF MODERN LIVING. |
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| STEPS FOR MANAGING TIME EFFECTIVELY: | |
1. 4. |
ESTABLISH PRIORITIES MONITOR YOUR CURRENT TIME USE ANALYZE YOUR CURRENT TIME USE IN WHAT ACTIVITIES CAN I SPEND LESS TIME? WHAT CAN I DO TO REDUCE TIME SPENT IN THESE ACTIVITIES MAKE A SCHEDULE |
| STEPS FOR STRESS MANAGEMENT: | |
1. 3. |
RECOGNIZE CAUSES & BE AWARE OF SYMPTOMS USE SOME TYPE OF RELAXATION TECHNIQUE OR COPING STRATEGY FOR RELIEF OF STRESS. SEEK SOLUTIONS FOR AVOIDING OR CONTROLLING THE STRESS IN YOUR LIFE. BE AS FIT & HEALTHY AS POSSIBLE. |
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