Stress Basics
What is the term for the body's reaction to a challenge or demand?
What is stress?
This type of stress comes from something that just happened or will happen soon.
What is acute stress?
True or False: Stress can cause physical symptoms like headaches.
true
This practice involves focusing your mind and breathing to reduce stress.
What is meditation?
What’s a common environmental trigger for stress at work?
What is a heavy workload?
Which hormone is commonly known as the "stress hormone"?
What is cortisol?
What kind of stress comes from ongoing life pressures without relief?
What is chronic stress?
Long-term stress can increase the risk of which heart condition?
What is high blood pressure (or heart disease)?
A quick physical activity to relieve stress, often involving movement.
What is exercise (or a walk/stretch)?
A noisy, crowded place can lead to this kind of stress.
What is sensory overload?
This term describes good stress that can motivate you.
What is eustress?
Stress caused by sudden life changes, like a breakup or job loss.
What is situational stress?
This brain structure plays a key role in processing emotions and is affected by stress.
What is the amygdala?
Writing in one of these can help organize thoughts and reduce anxiety.
What is a journal?
Financial worries are often a source of this type of stress.
What is economic stress?
Stress that lasts a long time and doesn’t go away easily is called what?
What is chronic stress?
PTSD is a type of stress disorder. What does PTSD stand for?
What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
Stress suppresses this system in your body, making it harder to fight illness.
What is the immune system?
Talking to a mental health professional is called what?
What is therapy (or counseling)?
Conflict in relationships is an example of this kind of stressor.
What is interpersonal stress?
Which part of the nervous system activates the "fight or flight" response?
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
Name one type of internal stressor.
What is negative self-talk? (Also acceptable: perfectionism, overthinking)
Prolonged stress can shrink this part of the brain responsible for memory.
What is the hippocampus?
This cognitive approach challenges negative thoughts to manage stress.
What is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)?
Losing a loved one is a major life event stressor measured by this scale.
What is the Holmes-Rahe Stress Scale?