https://padlet.com/lynnettedawn1975/v88ifrjf9m9a5jp2 How to Identify, Manage & Cope with Stress en-us 2020-08-23 22:37:22 UTC 2020-08-24 00:45:06 UTC hello@padlet.com https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1506126613408-eca07ce68773?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjc4MjZ9 lynnettedawn1975 https://padlet.com/lynnettedawn1975/v88ifrjf9m9a5jp2/wish/693617866 My personal stress comes from school and work. As an older student attending school online, I find it difficult to concentrate and understand assignments as well as doing good in every class. Work is a daily stress. I find myself competing with others to do well and perform at the top level. Also, being able to help my spouse with finances put stress on my marriage.
Personal stress quiz Moderate Stress https://www.psycom.net/stress-test).
My answers suggest a moderate indication that I have symptoms common among people with high stress. ]]> 2020-08-23 22:51:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lynnettedawn1975/v88ifrjf9m9a5jp2/wish/693617866 lynnettedawn1975 https://padlet.com/lynnettedawn1975/v88ifrjf9m9a5jp2/wish/693618507 Stress comes in many forms. It comes from demands and pressures of the recent past and anticipated demands and pressures of the near future (APA, 2012). It can be acute, episodic or chronic. General stress from every day life can come from work stress, financial stress, stress from the demands of school and from relationships. Students may feel pressure to do well, employees want to perform well or they have time crunches for projects and in relationships, there is the stress of feeling adequate. 

]]> 2020-08-23 22:52:13 UTC https://padlet.com/lynnettedawn1975/v88ifrjf9m9a5jp2/wish/693618507 lynnettedawn1975 https://padlet.com/lynnettedawn1975/v88ifrjf9m9a5jp2/wish/693640218 There are two categories for coping with stress. They are problem focused or emotion. How one reacts to stress is categorized within the two. If you are problem focused, you will seek help, confrontation assertion, direct action, find information on the web or books,  logical analysis, problem solving. In emotion focused there is avoiding, denial, venting, diverting, humor, praying, wishful thinking (Sarafino & Smith, 2017).
In my personal stress I seem to be more emotional. I will try to first vent to others and then find humor. If stress is severe and often not so severe, I tend to pray for guidance and peace. ]]> 2020-08-23 23:27:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lynnettedawn1975/v88ifrjf9m9a5jp2/wish/693640218 lynnettedawn1975 https://padlet.com/lynnettedawn1975/v88ifrjf9m9a5jp2/wish/693661495 American Psychological Association (2012). Types of Stress. Retrieved from https://www.apa.org/topics/health-disparities/fact-sheet-stress
Sarafino, E. P. & Smith, T. W. (2017). Health psychology: Biopsychosocial interactions. (9th ed). Hobeken, NJ. John Wiley and Sons, Inc]]> 2020-08-23 23:56:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lynnettedawn1975/v88ifrjf9m9a5jp2/wish/693661495 lynnettedawn1975 https://padlet.com/lynnettedawn1975/v88ifrjf9m9a5jp2/wish/693673154 Communities are a great resource in enhancing people’s access in social support by creating programs to help individuals develop social networks, such as in occupational and religious settings, and by providing facilities for recreation and fitness like the YMCA, arranging social events, and providing counseling (Sarafina & Smith, 2017. 
I use mental health agencies to get support groups through Resilient Health in Gilbert, AZ. They also offer art therapy which is amazing at refocusing our stress. 
My church is very useful for Life Groups that help support communities. New Heights Church in Chandler, AZ. ]]> 2020-08-24 00:10:10 UTC https://padlet.com/lynnettedawn1975/v88ifrjf9m9a5jp2/wish/693673154 lynnettedawn1975 https://padlet.com/lynnettedawn1975/v88ifrjf9m9a5jp2/wish/693682590 To cope with my own stress in life, I lean on God. Prayer is my main source of healing. When I pray, I ask for peace and understanding. Family is also a way to help me cope with stress. When I have stress with my girls, I will reach out to my mother for help. Her experience and advice have always been my go to. My parents help with marriage stress as well. They have been married 52 years and are also Christians. They guide me spiritually as well as through experience. ]]> 2020-08-24 00:19:41 UTC https://padlet.com/lynnettedawn1975/v88ifrjf9m9a5jp2/wish/693682590 lynnettedawn1975 https://padlet.com/lynnettedawn1975/v88ifrjf9m9a5jp2/wish/693688804 There are many health related issues that cause negative effects on our bodies. Some of the symptoms of stress can range from heart palpitations and heart disease, stomach ulcers, to raised blood pressure, lack of sleep,  heart attack, and migraines (Sarafina & Smith, 2017).]]> 2020-08-24 00:26:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lynnettedawn1975/v88ifrjf9m9a5jp2/wish/693688804 lynnettedawn1975 https://padlet.com/lynnettedawn1975/v88ifrjf9m9a5jp2/wish/693703471 https://www.tryinteract.com/quiz/the-essential-self-care-quiz/ 
My personal care assessment states that I am managing to put my needs first to some extent which is really good, but ideally I need to try and look after the whole of my needs.
Often sleep, adequate hydration and exercise are the things that tend to get neglected, possibly because they seem more like work and the benefits aren't as instant as say meeting up with friends.
These are just as important though, and more so for your physical health as well as mental health.

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