Stress
a physical or emotional factor that causes bodily and mental tension.
Answer can also include: Humans become stressed when we perceive a dangerous/uncomfortable situation.
What is Anxiety?
The mind and body's reaction to stressful, dangerous, or unfamiliar situations.
Other answers can include:
1. It's the sense of uneasiness, distress, or dread you feel before a significant event.
2. Those suffering from an anxiety disorder, things can feel far from normal.
TRUE or FALSE
There is only one reason as to why people turn to drugs and have a higher risk for addiction.
FALSE
There are SEVERAL reasons as to why people turn to drugs and have a higher risk for addiction.
TRUE or FALSE
Stress of any kind is bad for you
FALSE
There is a form of good stress called Eustress.
What can Anxiety feel or look like?
Anxiety can look and feel different for everyone however a few signs and symptoms may be:
Quickened heartbeat, upset stomach, trembling, feeling of mind going blank, blushing, sweating, muscle tension, lightheadedness, shortness of breath, dizziness, or nausea.Why is summer a particularly dangerous time for youth?
Increased chance of drug usage due to the decrease in parental supervision at home or adult supervision within the school and the increase in free time.
What is Eustress?
mental stress that can be beneficial in providing fulfillment & purpose.
What are examples of negative ways that people cope with anxiety?
What are some risk factors of Drug Use & Addiction?
Adverse Childhood Experiences/Trauma
Chronic Stressors
Individual-Level Variables
Low Parental Engagement
What are examples of Eustress?
1. Starting a new job/ job interview
2. Physical Exercise
3. Taking a test you studied hard for/ presenting
4. Traveling
5. Asking out your crush
What is the definition of a negative coping mechanism?
Coping mechanisms that do not help an individual heal or manage dealing with their stressors, and instead leads to the adoption of unhealthy habits.
BLANK are consistent factors that occur in one's life and cause a regular sense of being overwhelmed by life's demands and may lead to drug and alcohol usage.
Chronic Stressors
Name the three forms of stress
1. Acute Stress: Develops from demands & pressures from our surroundings
2. Episodic Acute Stress: Frequent occurrences of acute stress.
3. Chronic Stress: Develops from never ending demands from societal needs, traumas, or personal view points.
What is the difference between Stress and Anxiety?
The origin or cause and the length of time that symptoms are experienced.
Stress: short term and in response to recognized threat
vs
Anxiety: can linger and may not have an identifiable trigger
Whare are some individualized factors that may lead to drug and alcohol usage?
Age
Gender
Socioeconomic Status, education, income, class
Genetics - addiction can run in the family
Lifestyle
Self-efficacy to succeed and cope