Stress is specific to humans, it is a set of natural responses to adapt to an eminently variable environment. The body constantly seeks to maintain its physiological and psycho-cognitive balance through complex biological and cognitive systems.

We must realize that stress exists and that it can be beneficial or pernicious, a driver or a brake. It is important to know how to identify the causes of stress and your own stress reactions by asking yourself a few questions:

• “What's stressing me out? ”,
• “What am I feeling? ”
• “What do I think? ”
• “What is my behavior under stress? ”.

Once the subject has answered these questions, he will look for various ways to speed up the adaptation processes, including TOPs (not to mention common sense).

The RAGE protocol makes it possible to conclude this chapter through the following 4 objectives:

• Recognize in identifying stressors, stress reactions and their relationships (what are the stress reactions presented by the subject and what is the cause?). This identification will encourage the subject to apply adapted coping strategies that he has learned, in order to remain in an adapted stress zone or to evolve from the unadapted stress zone to that of adapted stress. For example, thanks to its TOP weather, symptoms or balance of perceptions.
• Accept a phenomenon that is totally natural and corresponds to a phase of search for a new balance. The SGA, the 5C's.
• Manage in particular by learning coping strategies through the three stages of developing his personal “TOP tool” kit:
  
  • Step 1 : Training
  • 2nd step : Training
  • 3rd stage : App

• Evaluate mental coping strategies so that they can be integrated as effective coping strategies or eliminated

TOPs intervene at the level of the cognitive evaluation that the subject makes of himself and the situation. They make it possible to strengthen the physiological, psychological and behavioral mechanisms of adaptation to any stress situation by promoting adapted stress. They help subjects to regulate their energy so that they can make the best use of their potential.

Finally, the different ways to manage stress are:

• The experience : more references, fewer unexpected situations
• Apprenticeship : automated responses delivered wisely, even in a deteriorated situation
• LSports and artistic activities‍
• a healthy lifestyle, etc.
• The TOP

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