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List two examples of events that can cause positive stress
What is
Graduating, Getting accepted into a college, Getting your license/permit, playing a game in class
How does stress affect muscles?
What is Muscles become more tense, shoulders and neck may ache
True or False: A Coping Skill is something you have to learn.
What is False
We all have coping skills, some may be more beneficial than others. Therapy can help to identify undesirable coping skills (ex. binge watching tv to reduce anxiety) and replace them with desired coping skills. (ex. art making to reduce anxiety)
List three negative stress management methods.
What is Substance use, Sleeping too much, Ignoring the problem, Negative thinking, Eating too much
True or False: Stress is just a combination of depression and anxiety
What is false
True or False: All stress is bad
What is False: Eustress is positive stress (like a job interview, getting your license, graduating)
What are the physical symptoms of stress?
What is Low energy, headaches, upset stomach, tense muscles, rapid heart beats, insomnia, frequent colds or infections, dry mouth, nervousness, and more.
A natural way to get in shape and increase feelings of happiness is to
What is exercise
True or False: All stress is out of your control
What is False: While some stress feels like it is being forced upon us, small changes in our daily lives can give us back feeling of control and the ability to choose where we spend our time & energy
What does it mean to "find a balance"?
What is When you find an equal balance of school, social, and emotional parts of your life without feeling overwhelmed
List two examples of events that can cause negative stress
What is failing a class, family issues at home, problems with friends/peers, death of a loved one
True or False: Stress causes your heart to pump faster
What is True
It is known as "fight or flight". Your heart pumps blood faster to your muscles
This coping skill requires you to write your thoughts down on paper.
What is Journaling
A negative stress; stress response to unpleasant and undesirable stressors
What is distress
Anything that causes stress is called a __________.
What is a Stressor
True or False: Substance use is beneficial to reducing stress.
What is False, substance use compounds stress and causes many other negative factors
Is this statement describing Eustress or Distress?
Motivating, Short-term, within coping abilities.
What is Eustress
List 5 different coping skills someone can use for stress
What is Take deep breaths, go for a walk, listen to music, read, write, yoga, meditation, exercise, etc.
A response to stress in which you either are overly emotional or shut down and close up.
What is Fight-or-flight response?
What is it called when you put things off for the very last minute?
What is Procrastination
Time management can help to prevent stress. What is one way to improve time management?
What is Make to-do lists, create a schedule for the day, set a timer for certain tasks to be completed, use an agenda to track responsibilities, mark due dates on a calendar, etc.
When the body encounters the first exposure to stress, it enters what stage?
What is Alarm stage
True or false: When stressed, it can be helpful to take several short, shallow breaths to calm down
What is False. Take several long, deep breaths to relax when stressed
Give one example of external stressor and internal stressor
What is
External stressor: Busy schedule, Academic problems, Family issues, Social problems (relationships, friendships).
Internal stressor: Pessimistic attitude, Negative self-talk, Deep need to be perfect, Low self-esteem
What is
Acute: Short-term, caused by a specific event/situation
Chronic: Long-term, prolonged exposure to situations that are perceived as challenging