It is the body’s normal response to any demand, an outgrowth of the “fight or flight” response.

The assumption that we know what someone else is thinking and then make predictions about what is going to happen in the future

Deliberate and planned approach to managing stressful situations (eating well, sleeping well, taking time to decompress)

A type of stressor that can provide extra momentum and boost productivity

Basing your view of the situation solely on the way that you are feeling. The only evidence that something bad is going to happen is that you feel like something bad is going to happen

Drinking too much caffeine, blaming others, emotional eating, using drugs

This type of negative stress can cause long term mental and physical consequences

Only seeing good and bad and not seeing anything grey or anything in between

Something you use to Help identify and understand your stress experiences
Builds awareness of how you react to stress
Reveals common themes or circumstances associated with your experience of and reaction to stress
Informs your next steps in learning how to manage stress based on your strengths and challenges

Name two cognitive symptoms of stress

blaming yourself for when you only may be partially responsible

tensing a group of muscles, hold in a state of extreme tension for a few seconds, relax the muscles

Name two physical symptoms of stress

Take an instance from past or present and impose it on current or future situations.

Helps break the cognitive distortion cycle
Gets you back on track
Key: Notice your thoughts, use a trigger word to stop the thought
Replace with a more helpful thought