Stress Basics
What is the definition of stress?
Answer: What is the body’s response to any demand or challenge?
Which type of stress can be described as “small and cute” due to its short-term nature?
What is acute stress? (Blu)
Name one source of stress for teenagers.
Answer: What is academic pressure, family relationships, or social pressure?
What is one emotional symptom of stress?
Answer: What is anxiety or irritability?
Name one activity that releases endorphins and helps reduce stress.
Answer: What is physical activity or exercise?
What is positive stress, and how can it benefit you?
Answer: What is stress that improves alertness, motivation, and productivity?
What kind of stress occurs regularly and is linked to repeated stressful events?
Answer: What is episodic acute stress?
How can family relationships cause stress?
Answer: What is through arguments, fatigue, or health problems?
What are three ways stress can affect physical health?
Answer: What are aches, pains, sleep disturbances, and digestive problems?
What is a simple way to manage stress through daily organization?
Answer: What is using a calendar or setting realistic goals?
What is negative stress, and what are its potential consequences?
Answer: What is stress that damages health and relationships when overwhelming?
Chronic stress can result from long-term challenges. Name one cause.
Answer: What are financial problems, work issues, or relationship troubles?
Social pressure often leads to what type of influence among peers?
Answer: What is peer pressure?
Name one cognitive symptom of stress, such as difficulty focusing
Answer: What is brain fog?
Meditation focuses on calming the mind. Name one technique used in meditation.
Answer: What is focusing on your breath?
Adolescents are more vulnerable to stress due to what brain development factor?
Answer: What is the underdevelopment of the prefrontal cortex?
Acute stress can turn into a more severe condition when it becomes what?
Answer: What is episodic acute stress?
Name one internal cause of stress, particularly common among teenagers.
Answer: What is self-doubt or lack of confidence?
hat is one-way stress can negatively impact your mental health over time?
Answer: What is depression or anxiety?
Talking to someone is a recommended stress management strategy. Who could you talk to?
Answer: What is a trusted friend or a professional?
What is the difference between stress and a stressor?
Answer: What is stress is the body’s response, and a stressor is the stimulus that triggers the response?
Positive stress is also known by what scientific term?
Answer: What is eustress?
Academic stress can stem from various sources. Name two.
Answer: What are parental expectations and time constraints?
Chronic stress can increase the risk of what types of physical illnesses?
Answer: What are heart disease or ulcers?
Laughter is a powerful stress reliever. Why does it work so well?
Answer: What is “because it releases endorphins and reduces stress hormones?"