STRESS MANAGEMENT
  WORKBOOK 1
  WHAT IS 
  STRESS?
                  Contents
                                   PAGE
      Introduction .............................................................................................................2
      Exercise 1 ................................................................................................................3
      Exercise 2 ................................................................................................................4
      What is Stress? ....................................................................................................5
      Fight or Flight Response ......................................................................................6
      hat ontriutes to tress ........................................................................... ­
      tress and €earning ............................................................................................ 1‚
      Exercise 3 ....................................................................................................... 11 12
      ƒo„ can stress eco…e a prole… ............................................................ 13
      How Does Stress Affect You? ..................................................................... 14
      †ur ‡odˆ ............................................................................................................... 15
      †ur ‡eha‰iour ..................................................................................................... 16
      †ur Šhoughts ....................................................................................................... 1
      †ur Feelings ......................................................................................................... 1‹
      The Vicious Cycle of Stress .......................................................................... 1­
      Exercise 4 ............................................................................................................. 2‚
      5 tages ................................................................................................................. 21
      Stes to Deali with Stress ...................................................................... 22
      ƒealthˆ €i‰ing – Žiet ......................................................................................... 22
      ƒealthˆ €i‰ing – E‘ercise ............................................................................22 23
      ƒealthˆ €i‰ing – leep ....................................................................................... 23
      ƒealthˆ €i‰ing – igarettes and Alcohol ......................................................24
      First teps to ontrolling ’our tress .....................................................24 25
      Exercise  ............................................................................................................. 26
      Šˆpes o“ Rela‘ation ............................................................................................ 2
      1‚ Šips to ƒelp ’ou Rela‘ ................................................................................ 2‹
      upport ”et„or• ................................................................................................ 2­
      Šhings to Šrˆ ......................................................................................................... 3‚
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                What is
                   Stress?
    Šhe ai… o“ these elleing „or•shops is to help ˆou learn …ore aout stress and 
    the steps „hich can e ta•en to help reduce the i…pact it can ha‰e on ˆour li“e i“ 
    le“t unchec•ed.
         What to expect at a workshop
    	n Šhe „or•shops are li•e lectures– there are o group discussions or people 
      ha‰ing to spea• out in “ront o“ the group
    	n I“ anˆone is loo•ing “or …ore support than education on tress —anage…ent 
      there are contact nu…ers at the ac• o“ each „or•oo•– „here †ne to 
      †ne support can e sought
    	n Šhere are “our „or•shops in total each lasting t„o hours
    	n ’ou „ill e gi‰en a „or•oo• “or each „or•shop „ith so…e e‘ercises
    	n Šhere „ill e ti…e during the „or•shop to consider the e‘ercises˜ ho„e‰er– 
      it …aˆ e that ˆou find it …ore use“ul to co…plete the e‘ercises „hen ˆou 
      get ho…e and ha‰e ti…e to reallˆ thin• aout ˆour ans„ers. e stronglˆ 
      suggest– to get the …ost “ro… these „or•shops– that ˆou do read the 
      „or•oo•s „hen ˆou get ho…e
    	n	Šrainers …aˆ in‰ite participants to gi‰e an e‘a…ple o“ stress ut ˆou don’t 
      need to spea• out i“ ˆou don’t „ant to˜ it’s a general in‰itation to the „hole 
      group not to anˆ indi‰idual
    	n —onitoring in“or…ation „e gather cannot identi“ˆ ˆou and is si…plˆ “or us to 
      ensure „e are reaching people
    I“ ˆou ha‰e anˆ ›uestions please either „rite this do„n on a post it 
    œpro‰idedž and stic• it on the oard “or us to read– or ˆou can approach 
    one o“ the presenters or their colleague directlˆ
    In ession 1 „e „ill loo• atŸ
    	n hat stress is
    	n hat causes stress
    	n ƒo„ stress a““ects ˆou
    	n hat •eeps stress going
    	n Aout li“estˆle changes that can help– and
    	n First steps to dealing „ith stress
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    In „ee•s 2 and 3– „e „ill loo• at ho„ ˆour ehaiour and the „aˆ ˆou thi  
    can contriute to “eeling stressed˜ and in „ee• 4 „e „ill loo• at role­ 
    soli s•ills to help ˆou cope etter.
    Šo start though– it „ould e good to ha‰e a loo• at ho„ li“e is “or ˆou ¡ust no„– 
    the “ollo„ing e‘ercise …aˆ e use“ul to help ˆou do that.
                 ¢   E‘ercise 1   ¢
                How is life just now?
      †n the scale elo„ „here „ould ˆou rate ˆour ›ualitˆ o“ li“e this „ee•
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    As a€ as it could possilˆ e                              As oo€ as it could possilˆ e
    hat is happening in ˆour li“e that …ight e contriuting to ˆou “eeling this „aˆ 
    Record the positive as „ell as the negative as it …aˆ e that ˆou “eel o•aˆ ¡ust 
    no„Ÿ
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