stress-英语-PPT

HowToDealWithStress11322Whatisstress?•Anythingthatposesachallengeorathreattoourwell-beingisastress.Somestressesgetyougoingandtheyaregoodforyou•However,whenthestressesunderminebothourmentalandphysicalhealththeyarebad.3HealthproblemscausedbystressHeartdiseaseAsthma(哮喘)ObesityDiabetes(糖尿病)HeadachesDepressionandanxietyGastrointestinalproblems(肠胃)Alzheimer'sdisease(阿尔茨海默病)AcceleratedagingPremature(过早)death4HealthProblems5Howwerespondtostressaffectsourhealth•Apersistentlynegativeresponsetochallengeswilleventuallyhaveanegativeeffectonyourhealthandhappiness.Expertssaypeoplewhotendtoperceivethingsnegativelyneedtounderstandthemselvesandtheirreactionstostress-provokingsituationsbetter.Thentheycanlearntomanagestressmoresuccessfully.•Perceptionofstressaffectsheartattackrisk-peoplewhobelievetheirstressisaffectingtheirhealthinabigwayaretwiceaslikelytohaveaheartattacktenyearslater,researchersattheUniversityofWesternOntariofound.6Howwerespondtostressaffectsourhealth•InanotherstudycarriedoutatPennsylvaniaStateUniversity,theinvestigatorsfoundthatstresswasnottheproblem,butratherhowwereacttostressors.Itappearsthathowpatientsreacttostressisapredictoroftheirhealthadecadelater,regardlessoftheirpresenthealthandstressors.•Leadresearcher,ProfessorDavidAlmeidasaidForexample,ifyouhavealotofworktodotodayandyouarereallygrumpybecauseofit,thenyouaremorelikelytosuffernegativehealthconsequences10yearsfromnowthansomeonewhoalsohasalotofworktodotoday,butdoesn'tletitbotherher.7StressManagementWorks•Whilethenumberofhealthproblemsrelatedtostressmightbealarming,don'tdespair.Studiessuggestthatstressmanagementtechniqueswillnotonlymakeyoufeelbetter,buttheymighthaveconcretehealthbenefits.•Forinstance,onestudyofheartattacksurvivorsfoundthattakingastressmanagementclassslashedtheirrisksofasecondcardiaceventby74%.There'sevensomeevidencethatstressmanagementwillimproveimmunity.8•Still,manyofusremainskepticalaboutstressmanagement.Afterall,ourlivesarejustplainstressful.Wehavebusyjobs,familiestoraise,tightfinances,andnotimetospare.Stressmanagementmightseemlikeaniceidea,butcompletelyimpossible.•It'struethatyoumightnotbeabletoremoveallthestressfulthingsfromyourlife.Butyoucanchangehowyourespondtothem,Winnersays.That'swhatstressmanagementisallabout.Learningsomebasicstressrelieftechniquesisn'tdifficult,either.StressManagementWorks910大家应该也有点累了，稍作休息大家有疑问的，可以询问和交流4WaystoFightBackAgainstStressandImproveYourHealth111.Breathedeeply•Justafewminutesofdeepbreathingcancalmyouandtamethephysiologicstressresponse,Winnersays.Whilebuildinginaspecifictimetorelaxeachdayisagoodidea,oneadvantagetodeepbreathingforstressreliefisthatyoucandoitanywhere--atyourdeskorinyour(parked)car,forinstance.•Winnerrecommendsthatasyoubreatheout,yourelaxaspecificmusclegroup.Startwiththemusclesinyourjaw.Onthenextbreathout,relaxyourshoulders.Movethroughthedifferentareasofyourbodyuntilyou'refeelingcalm.122.Focusonthemoment.•Whenyou'restressed,you'reprobablylivinginthefutureorthepast.You'reworriedaboutwhattodonextorregretfulaboutsomethingyou'vealreadydone.Togetsomestressrelief,insteadtryfocusingonwhatyou'redoingrightnow.•Youcancalmyourselfbybringingyourselfbacktothepresentmoment,saysWinner.Ifyou'rewalking,feelthesensationofyourlegsmoving.Ifyou'reeating,focusonthetasteandthesensationofthefood.133.Reframethesituation•Soyou'realreadyrunninglateandthenfindyourselfstuckinterribletraffic.Gettingworkedupisanaturalreaction,butitwon'thelpyouatall.Ratherthanswearingandpoundingthesteeringwheel,getadifferentperspective.Lookatthattimeasanopportunity--afewminutestoyourselfwhereyoudon'thaveanyotherobligations(义务).144.Keepyourproblemsinperspective•ItmightseemPollyannaish(盲目乐观),butthenexttimeyou'refeelingstressedout,thinkaboutthethingsforwhichyou'regrateful.•Wegetstressedwhenwefocussomuchonaspecificproblemthatweloseperspective,saysWinner.Youneedtoremindyourselfofthebasicwaysinwhichyou'relucky--thatyouhavefamilyandfriends,thatyoucansee,thatyoucanwalk.Itcanbeasurprisinglyeffectivemethodforstressrelief.15•Whilethesestressmanagementtechniquescanhelpinthemoment,youcanalsomakeafewlargerchangestoyourwayoflife.Regularexerciseiskeytolong-termstressmanagement,saysWinner.Peoplewhoexercisehavebettermoodsandmoreenergythanpeoplewhodon't.What'smore,regularexercisewillindependentlyloweryourrisksformanyhealthproblems.•Learningsomerelaxationtechniques,meditation,oryogawillhelpwithstressmanagement,too.Gettinggoodatanyoftheseapproacheswilltakealittletimeandpractice,butthepayoff--foryourshort-termmoodandlong-termhealth--couldbesubstantial.1617