Objectives:
Examine the health risks that may occur with chronic stress.
Discuss sources of stress, and examine the special stressors that affect college students.
Explore techniques for coping with or reducing exposure to stress and using positive experiences and attitudes to enrich your life.
What is Stress?
–Stress ~ any change in one's environment or one's reaction to that change.
–Stressor ~ a specific stress (i.e., parking, exam, etc.)
–Stress Response ~ Flight or Fight (symptoms)
The General Adaptation Syndrome
What does the stress response get us ready for?
What do we do with it?