Definitions
A physical or psychological event that prompts the stress response.
What is a stressor?
During this phase of GAS the fight, flight, or freeze reaction would occur.
What is alarm?
This branch of the autonomic nervous system aids in digestion and promoting growth.
What is the parasympathetic branch?
Two cognitive factors that can reduce the magnitude of the stress response.
What is successful prediction and perception of control.
The physiological consequence of exposure to repeated or chronic stress.
What is the allostatic load?
If a stressor persists, or several occur in succession, this may occur.
What is exhaustion?
This branch of the autonomic nervous system is activated when a person is agitated by a stressor
What is the sympathetic branch?
This relaxation technique focuses on tensing and relaxing the muscles of the body one group at a time.
What is progressive muscle relaxation?
The sum of one's cognitive, behavioral, and emotional tendencies defines.
What is personality?
According to GAS, the sequence of physical events for eustress and distress are (choose one): the same, different, depends.
What is "the same?"
This branch of the autonomic nervous system returns the body to homeostasis following exposure to a stressor
What is parasympathetic?
Using tobacco and drinking alcohol are considered this type of stress management strategy.
What is counterproductive?
Stress triggered by something pleasant but challenging.
What is Eustress?
Someone in this stage of GAS might experience headaches, indigestion, anxiety and disrupted sleeping patterns.
What is alarm?
During stress, the sympathetic nervous system triggers this system, that releases hormones into the body.
What is the endocrine system?
This practice upholds the core philosophy that “there is more right with you than there is wrong with you.”
What is mindfulness-based stress reduction?
Stress triggered by a negative stressor.
What is distress?
The body’s typical response during the resistance stage of GAS.
What is a new level of homeostasis?
These glands release stress hormones like cortisol and epinephrine.
What are the adrenal glands?
These are three strategies to improve time management.
What is...
Set priorities, schedule tasks, budget enough time, make short term goals, consolidate tasks...