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Leadership Assignment 2

This document discusses stress, its causes, signs and symptoms, and techniques for managing stress. It defines stress as the body's response to pressures or demands, caused by a surge of hormones. Long term stress can lead to health problems. Signs and symptoms of stress are divided into cognitive, emotional, physical, and behavioral categories. Common sources of stress include relationships, work, life changes, financial problems, and illness or grief. Stress management techniques involve avoiding stressors when possible, altering situations, accepting things that cannot be changed, and adapting one's mindset. Practicing self-care, seeking support, and learning time management can also help reduce stress.

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Leadership Assignment 2

This document discusses stress, its causes, signs and symptoms, and techniques for managing stress. It defines stress as the body's response to pressures or demands, caused by a surge of hormones. Long term stress can lead to health problems. Signs and symptoms of stress are divided into cognitive, emotional, physical, and behavioral categories. Common sources of stress include relationships, work, life changes, financial problems, and illness or grief. Stress management techniques involve avoiding stressors when possible, altering situations, accepting things that cannot be changed, and adapting one's mindset. Practicing self-care, seeking support, and learning time management can also help reduce stress.

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STRESS MANAGEMENT

SUB,ITTED BY- SAHIL THAPAR


STUDENT NUMBER- A00115795 INSTRUCTOR- ANKUR SANDAL
WHAT IS STRESS?

 Response to pressures or demands.


 Stress is Situational response.
 Hormones Surge through the body causing various reactions.
 Reactions- Sweat, quick breathing, tensed muscles etc.
 Instigates fight or flight response in an individual.
 Long term stress leads to increase in health problems.
Signs and Symptoms of Stress

 Symptoms can be divided into four different categories such as :


 Cognitive Symptoms, Emotional Symptoms, Physical Symptoms, Behavioral Symptoms.
 Cognitive symptoms include difficulty concentrating or thinking, negativity or lack of self-
confidence , constant worrying, difficulty making decisions.
 Emotional Symptoms include moodiness, low morale, irritability, feeling hopeless or
helpless, feeling apprehensive, anxious or nervous feeling, depressed feeling, unhappy or
guilty feeling, agitated or unable to relax.
 Physical Symptoms include headaches, muscle tension or other physical pain or discomfort,
stomach problems, nausea, diarrhea or vomiting, loss of sex drive, rapid heart rate, high blood
pressure, fatigue.
 Behavioral Symptoms include Changes in eating or sleeping pattern, social withdrawal etc.
CAUSES AND RISK FACTORS

 Stress also occurs when a person thinks like there are high stresses or demands, like their well-being
is endangered, or that they don't have enough money to satisfy the demands.
 Common sources of stress are an individual’s relationships, work life, and other major life changes.
 These situations mainly include negative events such as financial problems, relationship breakup,
difficulties at work or school, injury, illness or death and grieving.
 Intensity, frequency and duration of stress will be different for each person.
STRESS MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES
AVOID

 Take control of your surroundings.


 Avoid people who bother you.
 Learn to say no.
 Ditch part of your list.
Alter

 Respectfully ask others to change their behavior.


 Communicate your feelings openly.
 Manage your time better.
 State limits in advance.
Accept

 Talk with someone.


 Forgive.
 Practice positive self-talk.
 Learn from your mistakes.
Adapt

 Adjust your standards.


 Practice thought-stopping
 Reframe the issue
 Adopt a mantra.
 Look at the big picture.
STRESS MANAGEMENT

 Practice Self-Care.
 Eat well, Exercise regularly, reduce negativity.
 Time management- prioritize leisure time.
 Seek support from family and friends.
 Attending a support group or stress management program, consulting a health care
professional or accessing self-help materials.
REFERENCES

 Camh(n.d.). Stress. Retrieved June 28th, 2020 from


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