Grade 11 Healthy Active Living Education Additional Supports ...

Positive Mental Health and Stress
Public Profile
Unit #3 Activity #3
Teaching Learning Strategy #3
Unit #3 Activity #4
Teaching Learning Strategy #2
Catholic Profile
Unit #5 Activity #5
Teaching Learning Strategy #4 and #5
Teacher/Student Resource (Background Information and Handout)
Strategies to Cope with Stress
Ways to Master Stress
a) Change lifestyle habits
-care for yourself
-well-balanced diet
-regular exercise
-adequate sleep
-decrease intake of caffeine (coffee, tea, colas, chocolate)
-decrease intake of junk food
-balance school/work with leisure time
-build a support system of people with whom you can talk freely
-seek out activities and situations, which affirm your strengths
b) Change stressful situations
-communicate your needs and concerns with assertion
-learn time and money management skills
-develop and practise a problem-solving process
-possibly leave a situation (job, relationship) if it cannot be improved
c) Change your thinking
-look at things more positively
-see problems as opportunities
-be realistic in your expectations
-refute negative thoughts
-keep a sense of humour
d) Learn how to replace the alarm response with the relaxation response
-take a deep breath when you get bad news
-count to ten before responding
-write down your thoughts or talk to someone
-give yourself time to react (Òsleep on itÓ)
Many of these coping strategies are linked to Healthy Active Living. If you have a
healthy lifestyle you may notice you are more resilient.
Grade 11 Healthy Active Living Education (PPL30), Module #2 Positive Mental Health and Stress
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