Stress and Exercise
This axis is active when something is perceived as a challenge, but not a threat.
What is the SAM axis?
This word is used to describe something that has an anxiety-reducing effect.
What is anxiolytic?
This mood disorder is a mild, long-term form of depression.
What is dysthymia?
This term refers to how someone defines themself.
What is self-concept?
This eating disorder is characterized by binge eating episodes, followed by compensatory episodes.
What is bulimia nervosa?
The physiological stress response starts in the cerebral cortex; then, a stress response signal is initiated in the amygdala, which is then sent to this part of the brain.
What is the hypothalamus?
This is the term we use to describe the phenomenon that if exercise increases, anxiety and depression decrease.
What is the dose-response effect?
This hypothesis states that exercise helps depression by altering neurotransmitters in the brain.
What is the monoamine hypothesis?
To enhance clients' self-perceptions, trainers should wear this type of attire.
What is loose-fitting, comfortable attire?
This term refers to symptoms that are below the surface of clinical detection.
What are subclinical symptoms?
This is the term used to describe the cumulative burden of chronic stress and the cost of adaptation and coping.
What is allostatic load?
This type of anxiety refers to anxious symptoms that are felt physically (e.g., shortness of breath, jitters, etc.).
What is somatic anxiety?
This term refers to the number of years of healthy life lost due to premature death and living with a disability.
What is disability-adjusted life years?
This dimension of body image refers to the actions we engage in as a result of our perceptions of our bodies.
What is the behavioral dimension?
When you suspect a client might be struggling with an eating disorder, you should refer them to this person/professional.
What is a psychologist/psychiatrist/counselor/therapist?
These three hormones are the primary ones secreted by glands in response to stress.
What are epinephrine, norepinephrine, and cortisol?
Research is mixed, but preliminary evidence shows this type of exercise is most beneficial for those with anxiety.
This term refers to the creation of new neurons, which increases levels of BDNF in the brain.
What is neurogenesis?
This model outlines the mechanisms of change in global self-esteem (i.e., how exercise changes our self-esteem).
What is the Exercise and Self-Esteem Model?
Roughly this percentage of the U.S. population struggles with exercise dependence.
What is 3%?
This model is used to explain how exercise reduces the immediate effects of stress and enhances stress recovery.
What is the Physiological Toughness Model?
This hypothesis states that exercise reduces anxiety by causing our body temperature to rise, which allows muscles to relax.
What is the thermogenic hypothesis?
This exercise intensity and frequency are recommended as the minimum starting point for those with clinical depression.
What is 3x a week, for 30 minutes?
Exercise can positively impact self-esteem. This is the driving factor behind these positive changes (i.e., the piece of information people rely on the most).
What is subjective evaluation of improvement?
This subgroup of people is especially prone to overtraining, exercise dependence, and injury that may be promoted by endurance events such as Spartan Races and Tough Mudders.
What are people who identify strongly with exercise behavior?