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Title: Stress, Depression, and Suicide


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Stress,Depression,andSuicide
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I. Stress
  • The bodys response to physical or mental demands
    or pressures

II. Stressor
  • Physical or mental demands that cause stress

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III. Eustress Alert (Focused, Motivated,
Energized,Confident, In- Control)
  • A healthful response to a stressor that produces
    positive results.

IV. Distress (Nervous, Forgetful, Frightened,
Confused, Unsure)
  • A harmful response to a stressor that produces
    negative results.

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V. Stress Chemicals
  • Adrenaline- Hormone that causes a rush of
    energy in times of excitement.
  • Endorphin - Chemical released by the brain
    that reduces pain.

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VI. Sources of stress
  • Daily hassles Day-to-day stressors of
    normal living.
  • Family
  • Schedule
  • Peer relationships
  • Criticism
  • Losing belongings
  • Life Crises An emotionally significant
    change in a persons life.
  • Separation/divorce
  • Death in family

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STRESSORS
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Environmental Stressors
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Biological Stressors
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Thinking Stressors
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Behavioral Stressors
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Life Change Stressors
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VII. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Condition resulting from a traumatic event
    causing extreme distress.

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VIII. General Adaptation Syndrome
1) Alarm - Quick physical warning to stressor.
Fight or flight. 2) Resistance -
Starts when body fights or flees. Body
works to resist threatening
stressor. 3) Exhaustion - Bodys defenses
against stress are used up. Unable to
fight or flee.
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IX. Psychosomatic Illness
  • Physical disorder caused by stress,
  • rather than by disease or injury of
  • the body.

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Stress- Related Diseases and Disorders
  • Tension Headache
  • Cold and Flu
  • Asthma
  • Migraine Headache
  • Backache
  • TMJ
  • Heart Disease
  • Stroke
  • High Blood Pressure
  • Chronic Fatigue
  • Ulcer
  • Anxiety Disorder
  • Insomnia
  • Depression

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Take Care of Yourself
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X. Handling stress in your life.
  • Recognize your reactions.
  • Maintain physical health. 1)
    Nutrition 2) Physical activity
  • Relax.
  • Nurture social support networks.
  • Manage your time.
  • Allow for setbacks

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Learn to Relax
  • What do you do to relax?????

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Build Resiliency- Ability to recover
  • Support- Family/Friends to help
  • Empowerment- Feeling Valuable to family
  • Boundaries- Clear set of rules
  • Productive use of time
  • Commitment to learning
  • Positive Values- caring, integrity, honesty,
    self-respect, equality, justice.
  • Social Skills- Communication, respect, avoid peer
    pressure.
  • Positive Attitude- purpose, sense of control,
    confidence.

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Grieving Process
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Denial
  • Refusing to believe the loss has occurred
  • (person does not want to accept what happened)

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Anger
  • Blame self or others.
  • Rage.
  • (angry with the world or God)

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Bargaining
  • Promise to change if loss is returned.

(makes deals with others or God)
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Depression
  • Extreme sadness.
  • (reality sets in)

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Acceptance
  • Learn how to live with loss.

(person accepts loss)
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XI. Grief Process
  1. Denial person does not want to accept what
    happened.
  2. Anger angry with the world or God.
  3. Bargaining makes deals with others or God.
  4. Depression reality sets in.
  5. Acceptance person accepts loss.

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XII. Depression
  • Feeling of sadness, worthlessness, helplessness,
    or isolation.

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XIII. Signs of potential suicide
  • Talking about suicide
  • Writing about suicide
  • Being depressed for a long time
  • Losing interest in friends, school, hobbies,
    sports, etc..
  • Giving away favorite possessions
  • Behaving irrationally
  • Carrying pills or a weapon

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  • "Suicide doesn't get rid of your pain, it just
    passes it on to your loved ones." 
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