Anything that poses a challenge or a threat to our well-being
What is stress?
100
Our body's sympathetic nervous system reacting to a stressful event
What is fight-or-flight response?
100
The blood vessels dilate, increasing blood flow to help the brain, muscles and limbs to meet the challenge they face.
What is one benefit of stress?
100
Stress interferes with your ability to live a normal life for an extended period of time. You feel "out of control" and have no idea of what to do, even if the cause is relatively minor.
How does stress negatively affect our bodies?
100
Methods of controlling factors that require a response or change within a person by identifying the stressors, eliminating negative stressors, and developing effective coping mechanisms to counteract the response constructively
What is stress management?
200
• Blood pressure rises
• Breathing becomes more rapid
• Digestive system slows down
• Heart rate (pulse) rises
• Immune system goes down
• Muscles become tense
• We do not sleep (heightened state of alertness)
What are some body responses to stress?
200
Our body produces larger quantities of the chemicals cortisol, adrenaline and noradrenaline.
What happens during a fight-or-flight?
200
It cause us to be more alert, faster reactions in crucial situations and helps stimulate the body as seen from aerobic exercises.
How does stress positively affect our bodies?
200
True or False: Stress has only a negative effect on your body.
What is false?
200
Studying for a physics test that is in a week by dividing time to study the subject each day and attending class
Give an example of a stressor and a solution for it.
300
Exams, assignments due the next day,interviews, projects, etc
Give an academic related stress.
300
Cortisol, adrenaline and noradrenaline
What chemicals does our body produce during stressful situations?
300
True or false: You stay focused, energetic and alert when your body responds appropriately to stress.
What is true?
300
Moodiness
Irritability or short temper
Agitation, inability to relax
Feeling overwhelmed
Sense of loneliness and isolation
Depression or general unhappiness
What are some emotional symptoms of stress?
300
Talk to someone, do quick 1,2 or 5 min stress relievers like listening to music or turn off your computer
What do you do if you do not have time for stress relief?
What are signs of stress affecting your thoughts and feelings?
400
They trigger a higher heart rate, heightened muscle preparedness, sweating, and alertness
What do cortisol, adrenaline and noradrenaline trigger in our bodies?
400
Fight or flight response prepares our bodies to "fight" or "flee" from perceived attack, harm or threat to our survival.
How can stress save your life in emergency situations?
400
Consult a physician immediately.
If you are experiencing any severe symptoms of stress, what course of action should you take?
400
Identify the stressor.
What is the first thing you should do before starting any stress relief or taking any medication?
500
• Bereavement
• Family problems
• Financial matters
• Illness
• Job issues
• Lack of time
• Moving home
• Relationships (including divorce)
What are potential causes of stress?
500
All these factors help us protect ourselves in a dangerous or challenging situation.
These factors protect us from what type of situations?
500
Productivity on a project due the next day, concentration on given tasks, time management and etc
What is a work or school related example how stress benefits you?
500
Aches, pains, nausea, dizziness, chest pain, rapid heartbeat are examples of what symptom of stress?
What are physical symptoms of stress?
500
True or false: Smoking, drinking too much, overeating, zoning in front of the television, using pills and drugs to relax, sleeping too much and procrastinating are examples of healthy ways of coping with stress.