Physical Responses
Psychological Responses
Random
Name That Stress
Causes and Treatment
100
What is a physical response?
How the body reacts to a stimuli
100
Psychological responses are responses of the:
brain
100
What was ECU's football record last season?
10-3
100
What is distress?
stress that causes mental pain
100
Name a cause of stress
anything
200
Name 3 of your body's physical responses to stress.
low energy, headaches, upset stomach, diarrhea, constipation, nausea, aches, pains, tense muscles, chest pain, rapid heart beat, insomnia, frequent colds, infections, loss of sexual desire, shaking, sweaty hands, dry mouth
200
Name 2 structures in the brain
hypothalamus, cerebral cortex, amygdala, etc.
200
Define Stress:
the body's response to any demand or pressure
200
What is eustress?
stress that is deemed healthful, or giving the feeling of fulfillment
200
What is a stressor?
anything that causes stress
300
Name 2 health related problems that are associated with stress.
Heart Disease, asthma, diabetes, obesity, depression, alzheimers, accelerated aging, premature death
300
What does the amygdala do?
contributes to emotional processing
300
What is anxiety?
a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome
300
An approach-approach conflict is a situation where a choice must be made between:
two attractive goals
300
What is a diversion activity?
An activity that puts you in a calm mood, can be anything
400
What is the difference between physical and psychological?
Physical affects the body, psychological affects the brain and nervous system
400
Where does the amygdala send a distress signal to?
the hypothalamus
400
How can you deal with normal stress?
using it to inspire you to achieve a goal, or by doing a diversion activity
400
An avoidance-avoidance conflict is a situation where a choice must be made between
two unattractive goals
400
Name 2 healthy ways to reduce stress
meditate, yoga, stretching, sports, read, walk, jog, get a pet, manage your time better, make a schedule
500
Give one example of how to reduce stress through improving your physical self.
stretching, yoga, lifting weights, running, jogging, exercise, sports, swimming
500
What is the fight-or-flight response?
When a person is presented with a situation in which an immediate decision must be made to either fight, or to evacuate the scene.
500
How do you say stress in Spanish?
estres
500
Give an example of an avoidance-avoidance conflict.
choosing between doing your homework or doing the dishes.
500
Name 2 unhealthy ways to handle stress.
smoking, drinking, under or over eating, zoning out in front of the TV or computer for hours, withdrawal from friends and family, taking prescription pills or drugs, sleeping too much, cutting yourself
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