Dangers of Stress
The gender more susceptible to stress
What is female?
A physical symptom of stress
What are jitters, feeling off-balance, dizziness, heat, sweating, digestive problems, headaches, troubled breathing, or similar answer?
A type of meditation
What is focused breathing, box breathing, mindfulness, spiritual, visualization, walking, body scan, or another type
A consequence of attempting to cope with stress by abusing alcohol/drugs
What is addiction, depression, liver disease, or heart problems?
A stress hormone
What is adrenaline or cortisol?
A physical danger of stress
What is high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, or diabetes?
The tense (past, present, or future) stressed people tend to focus on
What is the future?
How many minutes of exercise you should get per day (to help reduce stress)
What is thirty?
How many hours per day a U.S. teenager spends behind a screen (on average)
What is eight?
The biological purpose of stress
What is to heighten your focus and put you on alert?
Definition of hypertension (can be caused by stress)
What is high blood pressure?
An emotional sign of stress
What is fear, shock, anger, sadness, worry, numbness, frustration, or similar answer?
How many hours of sleep an adult should get (to help reduce stress)
What is seven?
Percentage of fatal car wrecks with speeding as the number one factor (any answer within 5% on either side is acceptable). Driving fast is an unhealthy coping mechanism
What is 25%?
The percentage of Americans who report stress that impacts their mental health (any answer within 5% on either side is acceptable)
What is 73%?
The most dangerous type of stress
What is chronic stress?
How stress can impact someone's appearance
What is premature aging?
A good breathing pattern to reduce stress
What is 4-7-8 breathing? (Breathe in for four seconds, hold it for seven seconds, and breathe out for eight seconds)
The percentage of Americans who report eating to manage stress (any answer within 5% on either side is acceptable)
What is 27%?
The percentage of Americans who report feeling extreme stress (any answer within 5% on either side is acceptable)
What is 33%?
The scientific term for clenching your jaw / grinding your teeth
What is bruxism?
The scientific term for not enjoying anything anymore (hint: not depression)
What is anhedonia?
How many hours per day the average American spends listening to music (which is a good way to cope with stress)
What is four?
The amount per year the average American spends on "retail therapy" (any answer within 500 on either side is acceptable)
What is $3,700?
One of the top ten most-stressed countries (besides the U.S.) as of 2019
What is Greece, Philippines, Tanzania, Albania, Iran, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Costa Rica, Rwanda