Vocab
GAS
Stress and Health
Unhealthy Coping
Healthy Coping
100
Anything that causes a person to stress.
What is Stressor?
100
GAS
What is General Adaptation Syndrome?
100
Overwhelming, negative stress.
What is Distress?
100
Characterized by a secret cycle of binging and purging.
What is Bulimia?
100
This group of people is more likely to ask for help when dealing with stress.
What is Girls?
200

A mental health condition characterized by feelings of severe sadness, typically with feelings of inadequacy and guilt, often accompanied by lack of energy and disturbance of appetite and sleep

What is Depression?

200
The instinctual reaction to a stressor in which the person’s body increases in energy and becomes alert; does not allow us to think too much.
What is Fight or Flight?
200
Motivational stress that allows us to finish daily tasks and achieve goals.
What is Eustress?
200
Continuous and persistent worry or fear.
What is Anxiety?
200
True or False: Caffeine use helps you cope with stress and relax.
What is False?
300
One's thoughts and feelings about how he/she looks.
What is Body Image?
300
The two hormones that coordinate the stress response.
What is Adrenaline and Cortisol?
300
The 5 biggest causes of stress for teens.
What is School Work, Parents, Romantic Relationships, Problems with Friends, Siblings?
300
Intentional and impulsive hurting of one's own body to cope with emotional distress.
What is Self-Harm?
300
True or False: Stress can be completely eliminated.
What is False?
400
The body's physical and psychological response to traumatic, challenging, or dangerous situations
What is Stress?
400
The three stages of General Adaptation Syndrome.
What is Alarm Stage, Resistance Stage, Exhaustion Stage?
400
The biggest sign that a person is stressed or going through something difficult or traumatic.
What is ”Shutting Down" and withdrawal from people and activities; not enjoying things you used to?
400
Use food and the control of food in an attempt to cope with overwhelming feelings and emotion.
What is Eating Disorder?
400

Give three examples of healthy and positive stress management skills.

What is ... ?

500

To face and deal with responsibilities, problems, or difficulties, especially successfully or in a calm or adequate manner.

What is Cope / Stress Management?

500

This is the stage where the body begins to wear out and get tired.

What is Exhaustion Stage?

500

The long-term build up of stress that is not handled effectively can lead to these two psychological problems in teens.

What is Anxiety & Depression?

500
One of the leading causes of death in the US.
What is Suicide?
500
It is your body’s opposite of stress and creates a sense of well-being and calm.
What is Relaxation Response?
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