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The body’s automatic response to a perceived threat
What is the fight-or-flight response?
Anxiety disorder that involves intrusive memories and nightmares after trauma?
What is PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)?
What type of coping focuses on changing how you think about a situation?
What is cognitive coping?
What is the most common mental health disorder in the U.S.?
What is anxiety?
Breathing deeply into your belly activates this part of the nervous system.
What is the parasympathetic nervous system?
Name 3 physical symptom of stress.
What are increased heart rate, sweating, muscle tension, headache
An intense fear of being judged in public is likely this disorder.
What is Social Anxiety Disorder?
Which grounding technique uses all five senses?
What is the 5-4-3-2-1 method?
Name 3 cognitive symptom of anxiety.
What is racing thoughts, constant worry, overthinking
Which ancient practice combines breath, movement, and stillness for stress reduction?
What is yoga?
Hormone that is released during chronic stress and affects memory, weight, and immunity?
A: What is cortisol?
The term for physical symptoms caused by emotional distress (like stress headaches)?
What is psychosomatic?
Give examples of 3 healthy emotional coping skill?
What is journaling, talking to a friend, deep breathing exercises, meditation, music
This part of the brain activates fear responses and is hyperactive in anxiety.
What is the amygdala?
What is the term for paying attention to the present moment without judgment?
What is mindfulness?
Two long-term health issues linked to chronic stress.
What are heart disease and high blood pressure?
Recurrent panic attacks and fear of another attack describe which disorder?
What is Panic Disorder?
Ways of dealing with situations, feelings, and people in your life that make you feel overwhelmed.
What is coping?
What is the term for fear of being in situations where escape might be hard?
What is agoraphobia?
Which simple technique involves inhaling for 4, holding for 4, exhaling for 4, and holding for 4 again?
What is box breathing?
The name of the technique where you tense and then relax muscle groups one at a time?
What is progressive muscle relaxation?
This disorder is often mistaken for stress but includes alternating highs and lows of mood.
What is Bipolar Disorder?
What’s the name of the evidence-based therapy often used to teach coping skills for distress tolerance and emotional regulation?
What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)?
Which type of anxiety disorder involves excessive worry about multiple life areas for at least 6 months?
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)?
What neurotransmitter, often increased by exercise and meditation, is linked to mood regulation?
What is serotonin?