How Stress Affects Your Body
The body's response to stress occurs in three stages.
The alarm stage, resistance stage, and exhaustion stage.
is an event that threatens lives and may destroy property.
What is Catastrophe?
the ability to recover, or bounce back from extreme or prolonged stress is called
Resilience
Define Self-Esteem
refers to how much you respect yourself and like your self
Initial reaction of the body to stress
Fight or Flight Response
is an event or situation that causes stress.
What is a Stressor?
is the tendency to focus on the positive aspects of a situation.
Optimism
Define Compensation
Making up for weaknesses in one area by excelling in another area
Four warning signs of stress are
Emotional, Physical, Behavioral, and Changes in Thinking
is sometimes called negative stress.
Distress
is a person who accepts nothing less than excellence.
Perfectionist
Define Reaction Formation
Behaving in a way opposite to the way you feel
Severe or prolonged stress can affect your health. What three ways can stress affect your health.
Trigger certain illnesses
Reduce the body's ability to fight an illness
Make some diseases harder to control
is sometimes called positive stress.
eustress
is the tendency to focus on the negative and expect the worst.
Pessimism
Define Projection
Putting your own faults onto another person
Five physical effects that stress has on the body.
Stomachaches
Asthma
Headaches
Lowered Resistance to Disease
Heart Disease
is the response of your body and mind to being challenged or threatened.
Stress
What steps can be taken to better manage your time.
Track how you spend your time
Make a daily "To Do" list
Prioritize your tasks
Plan your day
Monitor your progress
Two techniques that can help you keep stress under control are
Time Management
Mental Reherarsal