2. The Eight Illusions About Stress - 2 5. A change of diet, a little jogging and a good holiday will make your stress away 6. Other people, situations and events are responsible for your stress 7. You have to be working 14 hours a day and constantly meeting deadlines to experience stress 8. You never experience stress

5. The Physical Signs of Stress increased heart rate, stomach & digestive disturbances, diarrhea, sweating, heart attack, ulcers, head aches, chest pains, insomnia, accident prone, alcoholism high blood pressure

6. The Mental Signs of Stress tension, tightness, resistance, friction, anger, guilt, critical, anxiety, evasion, reactive, discontentment, worry, impatience, apprehension

7. Effects of Stress MENTAL Irritability increases, forgetfulness, concentration decreases, less judgment power weakens BEHAVIOURAL Smoking / alcohol addiction, nail/biting, not mixing, reckless driving, eating more or less, sleep more or less, work-alcoholism or absenteeism

8. External & Internal causes of Stress External Fast changing world, hurry, consumerism, media, government policies, population explosions, pollution Internal change of attitude, fear, jealousy, hatred, aspirations, approach

11. 4 Levels of Stress SPIRITUAL – identity, perception, values, self awareness MENTAL – thinking, discriminating, deciding, acting EMOTIONAL - feelings, emotions, intuition PHYSICAL – disease, illness, fatigue, food

12. Causes or Triggers of Stress Events, situations, and circumstances at work being fired, competition, demotion, conflict, over qualified or under qualified, dealing with aggressive people, noisy environment, communication failure. Events, situations, and circumstances at home death, diverse, difficulties with in-laws, trapping, addiction, uncertainty, fear

13. Physiology of Stress Events, situations, and circumstances at work being fired, competition, demotion, conflict, over qualified or under qualified, dealing with aggressive people, noisy environment, communication failure. Events, situations, and circumstances at home death, diverse, difficulties with in-laws, trapping, addiction, uncertainty, fear