Understanding Stress
Anything that causes stress is called what?
What is a stressor?
Stress associated with long-term problems that are beyond a person's control is called what?
What is chronic stress?
Dealing successfully with difficult changes in life is also known as what?
What is coping?
What is mourning?
What is the act of showing sorrow or grief?
What is a physical reaction that results from stress rather than from an injury or illness called?
What is a psychosomatic response?
This stage is referred to as the "flight or fight" response is known as what?
What is the alarm stage?
Give one example of a self-maintenance habit to help deal with stress in a positive way
What is getting adequate rest, getting regular physical activity, eating nutritious foods?
What is the acceptance of a loss?
What is closure?
Give two examples of how one can show support to someone who is greiving.
What is reminding them of happy memories, being a good listener, and/or letting them take their time (not rushing the greiving process)?
Define technique.
What is a method of accomplishing a desired aim?
What are the body's three stages of the stress response?
What is alarm, resistance, and fatigue?
What are two strategies to avoid or limit stress?
What is using refusal skills, planning ahead, thinking positively, and avoiding alcohol/tobacco/drugs?
Give two examples of traumatic events.
What are accidents, violent assaults, suicides, and natural disasters?
How can a community show support to someone that is grieving?
What are memorial services, wakes, and/or funerals?
What is the ability to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions called?
What is resilient?
What is the act of becoming aware through the senses?
What is perception?
What three self maintenance habits can reduce your stress?
What is getting adequate rest, daily physical activity, and eating nutritious foods?
A variety of reactions that may surface as an individual makes sense of how a loss affects them is called what?
What are the stages of grief?
What is a traumatic event?
What is an event that has a stressful impact sufficent to overwhelm your normal coping strategies?
Define resolve.
What is successfully dealing with something?
Give one example of a psychosomatic response during the fatigue stage.
What is a headache, weakened immune system, high blood pressure, bruxism, or digestive disorders?
Deep Breathing, thinking positive thoughts, stretching, and even laughing are examples of what?
What are relaxation techniques?
A person may feel this when they lose a loved one because they were unfairly deprived.
What is anger?
Give three examples of traumatic events.
What are violent assults, accidents, suicides, and/or natural disasters?
Define loss and give three examples.
What is the fact or process of losing something or someone?
What is death, trauma, accidents, and/or violents attacks?