What is Stress?
What hormone gets released when someone feels extreme emotions?
Adrenaline
What are the names of negative stress and positive stress?
Distress and Eustress
What are some major causes of stress in families?
Problems with money, health, addiction, relationships, etc.
What are some physical affects of long-term stress?
headaches, gastritis, fatigue, nausea, ulcers, diarrhea
What are some stressors that children might face as they enter their teenage years?
Starting at a new school, taking on bigger responsibilities, trying different activities, attempting to make new friends.
What does adrenaline do?
Gives the body more energy to respond to things.
What does stress do to your breathing? Why?
It speeds up your breathing because you need mroe oxygen.
What's a stress management strategy for arguing with your sibling?
Try to understand your sibling's point of view and ask them to do the same for you.
What are some mental affects of long-term stress?
Fatigue, nervousness, depression, crankiness
What is the purpose of coping mechanisms?
To help protect you from stress and its negative effects
What is a stressor?
Something that causes your body to react to excitement, tension, anxiety, and/or danger.
What does stress do to your blood pressure? Why?
It increases your blood pressure so that your blood gets to the organs that need it faster.
What's a stress management strategy for when the adults in your family are fighting a lot?
Respectfully tell them how the fighting makes you feel.
What is depression and what does it do?
Depression is a mental condition that impacts your ability to think and can affect your mood, feelings, energy, and behavior.
Why is helping someone an effective coping mechanism?
Helping others helps distract you from things on your mind. It can also give you a new perspective.
When Annie began to get stressed, what were some of the ways she was feeling?
Anxious, distracted, worried, unprepared.
What does stress do to your digestive system? Why?
It shuts your digestive system down so that you can devote more energy to the other parts of your body that need it.
List 3 minor ways in which your family might be experiencing stress.
Family acting restless, arguing amongst siblings, not having enough money for fun things, busy days, annoying siblings, etc.
If a student, like David, is suffering from long term stress, who can help him?
School counselors, parents, trusted adults, a doctor, etc.
How should you treat your body to reduce the effects of stress?
Getting plenty of sleep and eating healthy foods.
How did having some stress actually end up benefitting Annie?
It made her body release adrenaline, which allowed her to react quickly and save her brother from getting hit by a car.
What is the "Flight or fight" response?
When your body reacts to danger so that it's prepared to react quickly.
List two ways in which someone might join a violent gang or extremist group.
1) Looking for a sense of belonging
2) Feeling disenfranchised
3) Political or religious reasons
In "The Down Sides of Stress," why does David think he's okay, but other people seem to think otherwise?
David doesn't notice the gradual changes, but other people around him can tell that he is more tired, anxious, and gets sick more often than he had previously.
Why does having strong communication skills allow you to alleviate stress?
You are better able to communicate your feelings and what you like. You are also able to be more social and interact with people who do no cause you stress.