Stress Management: Introduction

Introduction

The causes of stress can include any event or occurrence that a person considers a threat to his or her coping strategies or resources. Researchers generally agree that a certain degree of stress is a normal part of a living organism’s response to the inevitable changes in its physical or social environment, and that positive, as well as negative, events can generate stress. Stress in humans results from interactions between persons and their environment that are perceived as straining or exceeding their adaptive capacities and threatening their wellbeing.

Standards

PANPESK1: Participate fully and communicate cooperatively with others.
PANPESK9: self-initiate behaviors that contribute to personal and partner/group effort
PANPESK10: adjust behavior to prevent/reconcile conflicts
PANPE2a: identify the health, wellness and fitness benefits of selected alternative physical activity
PANPE1a: Plan and implement a personal / group physical activity learning project, focusing on an alternative to traditional sports
PANPE1b: Demonstrate knowledge and movement skill readiness in an activity that is an alternative to traditional sports
PANPE1d: Self-assess performance of alternative physical activity skills and evaluate and adjust alternative physical activity learning plan

Objectives

At the end of this lesson, you will:

Define stress
Identify the common causes of stress
Describe the effects of stress on the body
Identify effective ways to reduce stress

Guiding Questions

How does stress affect overall Fitness & Health?
What are ways to cope with stress?

Activating Prior Knowledge

In today's society, most of us can't avoid stress. But we can learn to behave in ways that lessen its effects.

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