Stress Basics
What is Acute Stress
What is short-term stress that can help you accomplish tasks
What physical symptom is commonly associated with stress and tension in the neck and shoulders?
What is a headache?
This type of physical activity can reduce stress by releasing endorphins.
What is exercise?
This type of stress occurs at work due to long hours, high demands, or conflicts.
What is work stress?
True or False: All stress is bad for you.
(some stress can be beneficial).
What is cortisol?
What is a hormone that is released when you're stressed as a response to a physical or emotional challenge.
Name a mental health disorder that can be triggered or worsened by chronic stress.
What is anxiety or depression?
This practice, which focuses on breathing and awareness, is commonly used to reduce stress.
What is mindfulness or meditation?
Stress from managing responsibilities at work, home, and with family is known as what?
What is life stress or role overload?
True or False: Only adults experience stress.
False (children and teens experience stress too).
What is chronic stress?
What is the term for long-term stress that can negatively affect your health?
Chronic stress can cause problems with which body system that helps you fight off illness?
What is the immune system?
Writing down your thoughts and feelings to cope with stress is called what?
What is journaling?
This significant life event—whether positive or negative—can be a major source of stress (e.g., moving or marriage).
What is a life change?
True or False: Ignoring stress will make it go away.
False (ignoring stress can make it worse).
What is the fight or flight response?
This response occurs when your body prepares to face danger by fighting or fleeing.
Stress can cause what common sleep issue?
What is insomnia?
Taking deep breaths to calm down when stressed is known as what kind of technique?
What is deep breathing or breathwork?
What financial concern is one of the most common sources of stress in daily life?
What is money or financial stress?
True or False: Stress always leads to poor health.
False (how you manage stress affects health).
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
A network of nerves that activates the body's "fight-or-flight" response when the brain senses stress or danger
Stress impacts digestion. What is a common digestive issue caused by stress?
What is stomach pain or indigestion?
This progressive relaxation technique involves tensing and then relaxing muscle groups.
What is progressive muscle relaxation?
This term describes the stress and exhaustion from caring for others over an extended period of time.
What is caregiver burnout?
True or False: You cannot control your body's stress response.
False (you can learn techniques to manage your stress response).