STRESS MANAGEMENT

By
Ken Brodzinski
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Stress is how the body and mind

react to everyday demands.
Stress can be positive or negative.

For Example -Final Exams

-Getting

NEGATIVE

all As POSITIVE

Can these produce negative or

positive stress? Can they produce
both?
A. PEOPLE

YES

B. OBJECTS

YES

C. EVENTS

YES

D. TRAVEL

YES

Now lets open your mind

and your journal.

Lets get started!!!!!

I. Some people can handle

stress and some cannot.
List some factors that are responsible for this?

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Some people can handle stress

and some cannot.
List some factors that are responsible for this?

AGE
HEALTH
DIET
INCOME
SOCIAL STATUS
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

What role might stress play in the

following situations?
A. You are a hard working
parent with four children.
Your spouse is sick and cannot
work. Both your house
and car are in need of
repair.

B. Saturday night you hit the

four million dollar lottery.

How to manage Stress?

Identify the source.
Make choices that control stress.
Coping and relaxing to prevent
stress buildup.
Practice good health habits.

II. Time management is the key

to stress.
A. How do you manage your time?
School____________________
Family____________________
Friends___________________
Work_____________________

Signs of
Time Management Problems

Always rushing
Constantly miss deadlines
Have trouble finding things
Are overwhelmed by demands and
details
Try to do several tasks at once
Cant decide what to do next

The Secrets of Stress

Management

Planning
Laughing
Re-channeling your energy break
Relaxing exercise in peaceful
surroundings.
People Support--Friends, Family,
Church, Teachers, Employees etc.

III. STRESS MATH

240 students are in a Health class.
A. 75% EXPERIENCE STRESS WHEN TAKING
ESSAY TESTS. HOW MANY WOULD THAT BE?____

180
B. 25% FACE FOUR STRESSFUL
SITUATIONS EACH DAY. HOW
MANY SITUATIONS WOULD THAT
240
BE?_________________

IV. List five sources of stress in

your daily schedule and how you
handle each.
__________________________
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__________________________
__________________________

AH! STRESS
YOU CANT AVOID IT,
BUT
YOU CAN HANDLE IT!
GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!

TEACHERS PAGE
OBJECTIVES:
1. Define stress
2.Understand the types of stress
3. Understand the steps in stress management
ACTIVITY:
1. The students will use their journal.
2. The students will apply stress management techniques to their personal life.
3. The students will be asked to apply basic math to one situation.
PROCESS:
1.The teacher will click through thirteen slides.
2. Most slides are self-explanatory or answers are given. However, there are
two slides which allow the students to apply the stress management techniques
to their personal lives.
3. The teacher should preview the lesson prior to presenting it to the class.

Journal Outline
I. Some people can handle stress and some
cannot. List five reasons for this phenomenon.
II. How do you manage your time?
School--Family--Friends--Work
III. Stress-Math
A.____________ B._____________
IV. List five sources of stress in your daily schedule
and explain how you handle each.