Understanding Stress
A _____ is something in the world that makes a demand on a person.
What is a stressor.
Impatience with recovery, feelings of guilt about past use, wanting to do the right thing in recovery are examples of what kind of pressures?
What is Internal
Give an example of a good stressor
What is starting a new job or having a baby.
With this self defense mechanism the emotional reaction that would accompany a painful event is avoided through logical explanation that removes the painful feeling of the event.
What is intellectualization.
True or false when people in early recovery experience high levels of stress and don't use stress reduction techniques and social resources they can suffer physically and psychologically.
What is true.
Frustrations, pressures, and conflicts are three basic types of ____
What is stressors.
What is external.
Expectations of family members or friends, expectations of other people in recovery, expectations from an employer are examples of what kind of pressures?
What is Internal
Repression, Emotional Insulation, and Intellectualization are what?
What is self-defense mechanisms.
What stage of stress do coping mechanisms begin to fail?
What is Exhaustion.
____ is an internal reaction to the demand of the stressor.
What is Stress.
______ occur when obstacles block a person from reaching a goal.
What is frustrations
Losing a job, not having enough money to pay the bills, and losing a friend are examples of what kind of frustration?
What is External.
Over time you develop ______ _________, to protect yourself from stress.
What is psychological defenses.
Reaction to high levels of stress (anxiety, tension, upset stomach) is what stage of an individuals response to stress?
What is Alarm. (Alarm about the stressor)
Name at least one hormone released during stress.
What is adrenaline, cortisol, norepinephrine.
_____ force people to achieve specific goals by speeding up, working harder, or changing the way they do something. It may also come from the expectations of others.
Pressures
The more severe the stress is the more______ and _______ the disruption it will cause in the person's life.
What is physical and emotional.
With this self defense mechanism people who have been disappointed too many times wily try not to get too involved with things going on around them in order to keep from being disappointed again.
What is Emotional Insulation.
What are the three stages of an individuals reaction to stress.
What is Alarm, Resistance, and Exhaustion.
______ can temporarily reduce the level of stress people experience as a result of what is going on around them. However, when the effect wears off, people can feel more stress than they had before.
What is Drugs/Alcohol/Substances.
____ occur when there are two opposing forces - one force against the other.
What is Conflicts.
_____ can be between good choices, bad choices, or good and bad choices.
What is Internal conflicts.
With this self defense mechanism people do not let themselves think about threatening or painful thoughts, feelings, desires, memories, or beliefs.
What is Repression.
What is resistance.