Scoring:•A= Almost always = 4 points •B= Very Often = 3 points •C= Seldom = 2 points •D= Never = 1 point

What it all means:•40-30 points = Stressed Out •29-19 points = A lot of Stress •18-11 points = Minor Stress•10-0 points = Little to No Stress

Research Project: Due April 21st

• Topic: ▫Stress and the Toll it Takes on Your Body

• 5 different resources:▫2 internet ▫3 other (magazine, newspaper, books)

• 2 pages in length • 12 point font• Single-spaced • Title Page • Resource Page

Take out a sheet of paper:•Write down the emotions you are feeling

right now…complete sentences please.▫Angry▫Upset ▫Nervous ▫Stressed

•How did you feel after I told you it was a joke?

Bell Ringer: April 14th 2011

Staying safe! Read the descriptors below and figure out from what you are being safe!

•Keep pets vaccinated, stay away from all wild animals, and be wary of sickly animals.

▫You are staying safe from?

Stress Management Unit

Lesson 1: Notes •Stress: the body’s reaction to any

demand made upon it.

STRESSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!• Distress- Bad Stress (harmful response)

External Demands •Family•Individual •Social•Environmental•Financial •Work/School

Internal Demands•Responsibilities •Obligations •Self-Criticism

Susceptibility Demands •Genetics •Coping Skills •Lifestyle•Illness•Attitude•Past Experiences

Good Stress??▫Eustress- Good Stress (healthful response)

Meeting or engaging in a challenge Coming in first in a race Getting a promotion Watching a suspenseful or horror movie Love…marriage…childbirth Riding a roller coaster The holidays Purchasing something

Let’s test your Eustress or GOOD Stress

•4 stations of Game Play

▫Operation ▫Perfection▫Ker-Plunk▫Uno Stacko

Bring out that sheet of paper:•Tell me how your feeling now….

•These games can be stressful as well, but what is the difference between the first stress you felt and no game play stress?

•Make sure your name is on the top…Hand in on your way out the door!!