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1 = almost always
2 = pretty often
3 = sometimes
4 = hardly ever
5 = never
1. A stressor is the cause of stress. Stress is the
body’s response to the demands of life.
2. *Adrenaline is a hormone that prepares the body to
react. What are some reactions your body might have
physically if you were facing a stressor?
-heart rate goes up
-muscles tense
-you clench your fists
-you get a stomachache
*fight or flight means your body is either ready to fight and
face the stressor, or flight (get away) from the stressor.
3. When you experience stressors, changes occur in
your body. Adrenaline is a good thing, but it is
meant to help us in a crisis, and not daily.
Muscles in the body get fatigued with prolonged
stress and lack of oxygen.
4. Prolonged stress lowers your immune system and
causes people to get sick.
5. Psychosomatic disease is a physical disorder caused by an
emotional reason. Ex: stomachache caused by fear / or
headache caused by stress.
Research has found that “... 90% of illness is stress-related”!
6. If you turn to drugs or alcohol because of stress, you:
-Use the drug as an escape and it’s addicting
-Don’t learn how to cope
7. 3 things to do if you are stressed out :
TIME OUT - WORK OUT - REACH OUT
1. TIME OUT take time out for things you enjoy. These should be simple pleasures
that you can enjoy daily like listening to music, talking on the phone, etc.
List 5 things you would like to do for a “TIME OUT:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
2. WORK OUT
Exercise and get daily activities.
List 5 things you would like to do for a “WORK OUT:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
3.
REACH OUT
This could mean 3 things:
1. Reaching out to others to talk about what is going on in your life or
what is stressing you out
2. To reach out and join an activity and meet some new people.
3. Reach out to others and do something nice for someone else.
List 3 things you could do to “REACH OUT”:
1.
2.
3.
ANIMAL STORIES:
Page 1 - title and your name
Page 2 - the stress your animal is facing
Page 3 - how the stress is making your animal feel
Page 4 - how your animal deals with their stress
in a positive way using either TIME OUT ,
WORK OUT, or REACH OUT.
Page 5 -end your story
8. To be resilient means:
to bounce back from hardships.
9. There is “good” stress (Eustress) and “Bad” stress (Distress)
Eustress is stress from good events and
Distress is stress is from bad events
10. Clinical Depression is long-lasting
Go to a clinic if it lasts longer than: 2 weeks
11. If you have 5 or more (for longer than 2 wks.) = Clinical
Depression3 :
- depressed or sad mood most of the day
- diminished interest or pleasure in daily activities
- substantial increase or decrease in appetite
- insomnia or excessive sleeping
- restlessness or slowness of movement
- fatigue or loss of energy
- feelings of worthlessness or excessive or inappropriate guilt
- difficulty concentrating, thinking or making decisions
- recurrent thoughts of death or suicide
12. Causes of Depression:
1. Family history can cause depression.
(if one parent has Clinical Depression you have a 25% chance
of also getting it. It usually starts from age 12 - 40)
2. Depression can be caused by a chemical imbalance.
Fortunately, medication can be prescribed. Treatments
include: Anti-depressants and counseling.
* Do not try to will yourself out of depression.
Depression Self-Rating Test
Normal: 0 - 5
—Mild Depression: 6 - 10—
Moderate Depression: 11 - 15
—Severe Depression: 16 - 20
—Very Severe Depression: 21+
—For longer than 2 weeks…
13. Bipolar Disorder: is a disorder that includes episodes
of major _depression_, and episodes of _mania_.
Manic symptoms can include: being hyper, feeling “high," spending
money, egotistical, judgmental, that no one else is right, that you don’t
need sleep, you're irritable. It should be treated.
14. Other Depression Disorders include:
Post-Partum depression is Clinical Depression in new
mothers that occurs weeks or months after their baby is born. It is
probably due to hormonal changes in her body. It should be treated.
S.A.D. (Seasonal Affective Disorder) is sometimes called
“Winter Depression” and can be brought on by dark days, lack of
sunlight, and shorter days. It should be treated.
15. Teens who are at risk for attempting suicide may have one or
more of the following WARNING SIGNS:
1) depressed
2) changes in eating or sleeping habits
3) withdraws from family and friends
4) gives away his/her stuff
5) obsessed with death
6) not interested in usual things
7) has a plan
8) suddenly happy
9) self-mutilating/cutting
10) impulsive
16. What to do if you are concerned someone is considering
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suicide :
1) SHOW you care
2) ASK the question
3) GET HELP!
TELL AN ADULT !!!
1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Empathy Unit
Think-Pair-Share:
Empathy vs Sympathy
What’s the Difference??
Empathy Survey: How much empathy do you have?
1. I feel empathy for people who are less fortunate than me.
2. I find it easy to understand other people’s points of view.
3. I am greatly upset by other people’s hardships and
misfortunes. (like a house fire, or parents divorce)
4. If someone needed help in an emergency, I would willingly
offer it. (like an asthma attack, or unconscious)
5. There are two sides to every story, I remember this fact and
try to look at both sides.
Empathy Survey: How much empathy do you have?
6. I would give money to people in need even if I did not know them
well. (like in a disaster, give donation)
7. If I saw a neighbor in need, I would offer to help without being
asked. (like if their groceries were spilling)
8. I would let an elderly or disabled person go ahead of me in line,
even if I was in a hurry.
9. I would try and stop a friend from hurting someone, even if the
person they wanted to hurt was not our friend.
10. When I make decisions I try and think of the rights of everyone
involved.
Rally Robin
Discuss with your table partner what groups we have at our
school.
What are the labels (names) for these groups?
When can these labels be hurtful?
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