STRESS, COPING & RESILIENCE
- DR KIM HELLEMANS,
- DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSCIENCE
STRESS, COPING & RESILIENCE DR KIM HELLEMANS, DEPARTMENT OF - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
STRESS, COPING & RESILIENCE DR KIM HELLEMANS, DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSCIENCE Outline 1. What is Stress? 2. Coping Strategies 3. Effects of Chronic Stress on the body & brain 4. Chronic stress & psychiatric disorders 5.
STRESS, COPING & RESILIENCE
Outline
the body & brain
disorders
Stressor Stress response
Hypothalamus Spinal cord Adrenal medulla
Adrenaline
Hypothalamus
Cortisol
Pituitary
Adrenal cortex
FAST SLOW
Changes in appetite Changes in sleep Low energy / agitation Low mood Loss of pleasure Feelings of guilt Suicidal ideation
1 in 5 Canadians are affected by chronic pain
“There is nothing wrong with
way it did in order for me to survive.” – Joyce Halliday
Vulnerability to Mental Health Disorders
RESILIEN ILIENCE CE CAN AN BE BE LEAR ARNED NED
FROM SURVIVING TO THRIVING: DEVELOPING PERSONAL AND ACADEMIC RESILIENCE
@drkimhellemans @mindingthebrain Kim_hellemans@carleton.ca