STRESS
TRUE OR FALSE? STRESS IS EXPERIENCED DIFFERENTLY BY EVERYONE AND THAT IS OKAY!
TENDENCY TO FOCUS ON THE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF A SITUATION
OPTIMISM
WHEN YOU'RE STRESS YOUR BODY THINKS YOU'RE IN
DANGER
HANDLE A PROBLEM SUCCESSFULLY MEANS YOU ARE
COPING
FEELING OF WORRY OR FEAR THAT MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO INTERFERE WITH A PERSON'S DAILY ACTIVITIES
THE RESPONSE OF YOUR BODY AND MIND TO BEING CHALLENGED OR THREATENED
STRESS
TENDENCY TO FOCUS ON THE NEGATIVE ASPECTS OF A SITUATION
PESSIMISM
THE "EMOTIONAL BRAIN" RESPONSIBLE FOR EMOTIONS
LIMBIC SYSTEM
ACT OR PROCESS OF SITTING QUIETLY TO RELAX
MEDITATION
CONDITION IN WHICH A PERSON FEELS SAD AND/OR HOPELESS ANDMAY HAVE DIFFICULTY CONCENTRATING AND THINKING
DEPRESSION
EVENT OR SITUATION THAT CAUSES STRESS (I.E. ILLNESS, INJURY, SCHOOL, TEST/QUIZ, DEATH IN FAMILY, DIVORCE, ETC.)
STRESSOR
PERSON WHO ACCEPTS NOTHING LESS THAN EXCELLENCE
PERFECTIONIST
THE "SURVIVAL BRAIN" WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BODY (I.E. BREATH, HR, MOVEMENT/EXERCISE, SLEEP, WHAT KEEPS YOU ALIVE)
BRAIN STEM
TO MAKE SOMETHING- SUCH AS, PAIN OR SUFFERING- EASIER TO HANDLE
ALLEVIATE
MAJOR LIFE CHANGES ARE AN EXPECTED PART OF LIFE- OTHER HIGHLY STRESSFUL EVENTS ARE UNEXPECTED (EX. DIVORCE, DEATH, ABUSE, BETRAYAL/ABANDONMENT, NATURAL DISASTERS)
CATASTROPHE
NEGATIVE STRESS
DISTRESS
YOUR BODY'S INITIAL REACTION TO STRESS
FIGHT OR FLIGHT
THE "SMART BRAIN" THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HIGHER FUNCTION THINKING (READING, WRITING, COMMUNICATING, SOLVING PROBLEMS)
FRONTAL LOBE
ABILITY TO RECOVER OR "BOUNCE BACK" FROM EXTREME OR PROLONGED STRESS
RESILIENCE
BODY DISMORPHIA, STARVING YOURSELF, GAINING/LOSING WEIGHT FAST ARE ALL EXAMPLES OF WHAT TYPE OF MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION?
EATING DISORDERS
POSITIVE STRESS
EUSTRESS
FRONTAL LOBE
PART OF THE BODY THAT PRODUCES HORMONES LIKE EPINEPHRINE (ADRENALINE) OR CORTISOL- WHICH TRIGGER THE FIGHT OR FLIGHT RESPONSE AND HELP THE BODY MANAGE ENERGY AND PHYSIOLOGICAL DEMANDS DURING STRESSFUL SITUATIONS
ADRENAL GLANDS
BRAIN HACKS TO HELP WITH STRESS
1. BREATHE (RUN, SHOWER, ETC.)
2. VISUALIZE/MEDITATE (CALM EMOTIONS)
3. TURN FRONTAL LOBE BACK ON (JOURNAL, READ, COUNSELING)
ANXIETY
DEPRESSION
OCD
ADHD
BIPOLAR
DISSOCIOTIVE
EATING DISORDERS
PTSD
PSYCHOSIS
SCHIZOPHRENIA