Stress

Stress

5th Health

Finding A Balance

The best way to keep stress away is to have a balanced life. That means making good decisions about how to spend your time. If you're only dealing with school stuff and have no time to play, you can get stressed. Make sure you keep your SELF in mind: Sleep, Exercise, Leisure (something fun), and Food.

Multiple Choice

What is stress?

• The body’s reaction to any physical, mental, or emotional change

• The body producing white blood cells

• A disagreement or argument

• A type of compromise

Five Steps For Fighting Stress

• Get Support

• Don't Freak Out

• Don't Take It Out On Yourself

• Try To Solve The Problem

• Be Positive - Most Stress Is Temporary

1) Get Support

When you need help, reach out to the people who care about you. Talk to a trusted adult, such as a parent, other relative, a school counselor, or a coach. And don't forget about your friends. They might be worried about the same test or have had similar problems, such as dealing with a divorce or the death of a beloved pet.

2) Don't Freak Out

It's easy to let your feelings go wild when you're upset. Notice your feelings, and name them — for example, "I am so angry!" And say or think about why you feel that way. Then, find a way to calm down and get past the upset feelings and find a way to express them. Do breathing exercises, listen to music, write in a journal, play with a pet, go for a walk or a bike ride, or do whatever helps you shift to a better mood.

Multiple Choice

There Are _ Steps For Fighting Stress?

• 3

• 4

• 1

• 5

• 2

3) Don't Take It Out On Yourself

 Sometimes when kids are stressed and upset they take it out on themselves. Oh, dear, that's not a good idea. Remember that there are always people to help you. Don't take it out on yourself. Be kind to yourself and ask for the helping hand or pat on the back that you need — and deserve — to get you through the tough situation you're facing.

4) Try To Solve The Problem

After you're calm and you have support from adults and friends, it's time to get down to business. You need to figure out what the problem is. Even if you can't solve all of it, maybe you can begin by solving a piece of it.

5) Be Positive - Most Stress Is Temporary

It may not seem like it when you're in the middle a stressful situation, but stress does go away, often when you figure out the problem and start working on solving it.

Stay Positive

These five steps aren't magic — and you might have to do some steps more than once, but they do work. And if you can stay positive as you make your way through a tough time, you'll help yourself feel better even faster. Ah . . . it feels so good when the stress is gone!

Multiple Choice

All Stress Is Bad?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Everyone Reacts Differently To Stress?

• False

• True

Multiple Choice

Only Teens & Adults Get Stressed?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

You see your friend down, upset just not the same. What do you do next?

• Leave them alone

• Talk to them, ask how they are doing

• Talk to them but don't talk about how they are feeling

• Wait another day to talk to them

• None OF The Above

Multiple Choice

What is the best way to solve a problem?

• Fix it as a whole

• Leave it alone and hope it will fix itself

• Fix it piece by piece

• I have no idea how to fix it

Multiple Choice

The five steps for fighting stress are?

• Get Support, Eat, Sleep, Talk with someone & Solve the problem

• Get Support, Sleep, Talk to friends & Family, Fix the problem now, blame yourself

• Get support, Don't freak out, don't take it out on yourself, try to solve the problem & be positive - most stress is temporary.

Multiple Choice

What does S.E.L.F stand for?

• Sleep, Eat, Love, Fight

• Sleep, Exercise, Leisure, Food

• Save, Exercise, Luck, Food

• None Of The Above