Stress & Stress Management/Substance Misuse

Understanding Wellbeing

Week 3: Stress & Stress Management Substance Misuse

LO 1: Outline how people can respond to a stressful situation and give examples of how stress can change behaviour (4.2, 4.3)

LO 2: Identify a range of healthy strategies for preventing and reducing the effects of stress (5.1) Homework presentation

LO 3: State the benefits of using healthy strategies (5.2) Homework presentation

LO 4: Describe how using one healthy strategy has helped to prevent or reduce the effects of own stress (5.3)

LO 5: Give examples of harmful strategies people may use to cope with stress (5.4)

LO 6: Identify situations when people may need additional or professional support (5.5)

LO 7: Identify support available to people experiencing stress (5.6)

LO 8: Identify different types of substances (1.2): Card Matching task

Session 3 ObjectivesStress & Stress

Management/Substance Misuse

Write 1 thing you know (not too personal) about 1 person in the room – Do not write their name

Think about activities that we’ve already done where people have shared information about themselves or discussions that you’ve had with others.

This person must not be sat at your table

You will share this with others and they are to guess which person it is

IceBreaker

Work in groups around your table to provide answers to the following; (You can only buzz in when the person has finished writing the answer in full!)

List 3 different types of stress

Identify 2 ways that stress can be harmful

List 4 causes of stress

List 5 symptoms of stress

Give 2 reasons why people may react to stressful situations differently

Recap last session – Buzz In!

The impact of stress

If stress continues, it can begin to have a serious negative impact upon our wellbeing.

Commonly, it takes a toll on:• The body (unpleasant physical symptoms)• Behaviours / actions / the things we doIn turn, this can lead to psychological difficulties, and exacerbate or create other mental health problems.

Diverse cultures perceive stressors differently and respond to stressful

situations in other ways

Personality and life experiences are truly affecting the way we respond to stress, but do you know that other factors like gender and culture can contribute to our different responses to stressors?

Stress and behaviour

Being snappy / irritable Withdrawing Doing less (generally) Taking on more (work, chores etc. to distract) Avoidance and / or escape Procrastination Eating more (comfort eating) or eating less / starving self Risk taking More excess (drinking, smoking etc.) Reduced sexual activity / function

Psychological impact Burn-out Reduced self-esteem / confidence/

self-belief Unhelpful thought patterns

Negative view of self, world, others Catastrophic thinking, excessive worry

Other mental health problems

Depression / low mood Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Panic Other anxiety disorders

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Social anxiety / social phobia Health anxiety

HomeworkDiscussion/information presentation on stress

management techniques

Tips for managing stress• Eat sensibly and get plenty of

rest• Minimise caffeine, alcohol, and

smoking• Avoid drugs / stimulants• Time management techniques• Don’t take on too much at once• Plan time for yourself

• Make use of relaxation techniques• Breathing techniques and muscle

relaxation

Tips for managing stress• Do at least one thing you enjoy

each day• Take up a new hobby,

particularly:• Something creative• Something practical

• Set yourself goals• Start small, and build up

• Connect with others and give back to others

Coping with stress

Use the small whiteboards to write answers to the following question;

What are 5 unhealthy strategies that people use to cope with stress?

Once you have finished writing all 5 answers, press your buzzer!

Unhealthy ways of coping with stress

•Smoking•Drinking too much •Bingeing on junk or comfort food•Zoning out for hours in front of the TV or computer

•Withdrawing from friends, family, and activities

•Using pills or drugs to relax •Sleeping too much•Procrastinating•Filling up every minute of the day to avoid facing problems•Taking out your stress on others (lashing out, angry outbursts, physical violence)

These coping strategies may temporarily reduce stress, but they cause more damage in the long run:

#1: Get moving#2: Engage socially#3: Avoid unnecessary stress#4: Alter the situation#5: Adapt to the stressor#6: Accept the things you can’t change#7: Make time for fun and relaxation#8: Adopt a healthy lifestyle

So what could you do...?

Hypnotherapist Yoga therapist Reiki healer Massage therapist Colon hydrotherapist Pilates teacher Reflexologist Psychologist Mental Health Nurse And others…

Jobs related to stress

To look at any of these jobs in more detail you could use;

https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/advice/planning/jobfamily/Pages/default.aspx

Workbook

Complete Pages 5 & 6.Make sure you read and answer the questions fully.Sign your additional evidence (homework) and include it in the back of your file.

Ask if you are unsure.

15 minutes = Plenty of time for a brew, chat, drink of

water, toilet visit

BREAK TIME

Activity – Support available

Work in pairs 1. Choose 3 scenarios – highlight which ones 2. Use your own knowledge and/or the internet to

research and identify support services appropriate to the ‘scenario/character description’ you chose.

3. Make sure the services are accessible to the individual described.Complete Page 7 – Hand in your Stress unit

and all signed additional evidence for this unit. This will be assessed, ready for next week.

Seeking more support• Self-help information

http://www.exeter.ac.uk/wellbeing/resources/online-resources/http://www.ntw.nhs.uk/pic/selfhelp/

• Referral to Mindsmatter

Unit 04: Develop an awareness of

substance misuse

Identify different types of substances (1.2): Card Matching task

Identify reasons for using (1.1) & factors from someone’s background that may lead them to use (1.3)

Outcomes ReminderSubstance Misuse Unit

Work in pairs/groups of 3 to create a list of different substances that people may use/misuse.

You have 3 minutes to list as many as possible

Winners will receive CHOCOLATE!

What do you already know?

There are many different types of substances that can be misused. The following group task is designed to help you think about some of the most commonly used/misused . Work together to match up:

Work together and help each other out – answers will follow

Activity 1 - Different types of drugs…

Picture cards

Name cards

Effects cards