Tiêu đề Stress & Anxiety Class 1 (1).pdf ✅

Managing Stress University of Houston Department of Health and Human Performance
Stress • Definition: – State of tension that arises when you experience demands from your environment or from inside yourself Can be a real OR perceived threat OR
Stress Happens!! – Childhood – Adolescence – Young adult – Marriage – Parenthood – middle age – aging – Injury – Moving – Death of a loved one – Divorce – Retirement – Pregnancy – Beginning or ending formal schooling •Stress is a normal part of life, especially during changes in life: To test the stress in you life due to life events go to: http://www.stresstoughness.com/lifeevents.htm
Our Body’s Design • Our bodies are uniquely designed to handle stress. • When presented with a threatening situation it is our most basic survival instinct to either: – Engage in a fight – Or run for our lives • This is what is known as the “fight or flight” response