Stress and Coping Mechanisms

Stress and Coping Mechanisms

Health Effects of Alcohol Consumption

Heart-high blood pressure

Lungs-Difficulty Breathing

Stomach-stomach ulcers

Liver-Hepatisis

Brain-memory loss

Tips on Coping with Stress

Help is Available

Beware of Substance Use

Acknowledge Difficult Emotions

DO NOT panic

Build daily structure

Five Types of Control

Emotional

Informational

Decisional

Cognitive

Behavioural

Three approaches

Stressors as a response

Stressors as a Transaction

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Positive Coping Mechanisms

Reduce screen time

Social supports

Greater Social Connections

Distress

Abuse or Neglect

Hospitalization

Death of a spouse

Eustress

First Date

Public Speaking

Personal Fitness Goals

Alternative Healthcare

Acupuncture

Massage

Meditation

Natural Products

Curbing Alcohol Consumption

Avoid high-risk places (bars)

Exercise Regularly

Achieve a healthy weight

Individual Differences

Personality

Beliefs

Attitudes

PTSD

Vehicle Accidents

Natural Disaster

Violent Assaults

Mass Shooting

Stress Responses

Tend and befriend

Flight or fight

Selye's General Adaption Syndrome

Exhaustion

Resistance

Alarm

Acute Stress

Arguments with loved ones

Traffic jams

Loud noises

Chronic Stress

Deeply Dissatisfying Job

Housing Instability

Financial Struggles