Stress and Anxiety Awareness

Sara McDowell

What is Stress?

What is Stress?The process by which your body

responds to changes in the environmentIncludes a combination of responses:EmotionalMentalPhysical

Signs of stress?

Signs of StressInability to concentrat

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A short temper

IrritabilitySudden changes

in appetite

Becoming less active

Conflict in relationship

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ActivitySplit into small groups of 3 or 4

group membersWrite down 1 or 2 ways that you

manage stressPlease share with your group

members

Managing Stress

What is Anxiety?Same as stress?

What is Anxiety?An emotional state characterized by

feelings of:apprehensionnervousnessfear

Common FormsGAD-dread of everyday situations

OCD-repetitive, unwanted thoughts

PTSD-intense fear after trauma is over

Treating Anxiety

Seek help from a doctor or the UNF Counseling Center

(904)620-2602

Assessment

Fill in the BlanksTerms: Process, Feeling, Emotion

1. Stress is not merely an ____________ or a ___________. Rather, it is the ____________ by which we perceive and respond to environmental threats and challenges.

Matching1. Obsessive

Compulsive Disorder

2. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

3. General Anxiety Disorder

a. Characterized by dread of everyday situations

b. Characterized by repetitive, unwanted thoughts

c. Characterized by intense fear of a previous trauma

Remember…Mild stress or anxiety can help you

to focus on facing challenges in:SchoolWorkRelationshipsAnd More…