Coping Mechanisms
A common practice in academic environments in which work is put off until a later date, often a day before the due date
What is procrastination?
A common chemical that makes its way into the nervous system that blocks out stimulants such as adenosine and keeps the human body active for periods of time
What is caffeine?
These 2 major organs are the ones that are the most affected by stress
What is the heart and brain?
Doing this during college or during the summer makes you a lot more likely to seek employment after graduating
What is being an intern?
This is a spot at Marquette University where one can seek the help and attention they need if they feel stressed
What is the Counseling Center?
The most common form of addiction among college students and adults alike
What are drugs?
This popular café chain has over 32,660 stores all over the world and counting
What is Starbucks?
The 4 most common emotional symptoms of stress, according to the Cleveland Clinic (name at least 2)
What is anxiety, frustration, depression, and panic attacks?
This grade percentage (on average) is enough to be considered passing in most colleges
What is 60-70%?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! The average length of a person's workout session, whether at home, in a gym, or anywhere else
What is 30-60 minutes?
The amount, in liters, a person cries throughout their entire life (can be 2 L above or below to earn points)
What is 64 liters?
A popular caffeinated drink that packs more of a punch than coffee, thanks to the chemical taurine
What is Red Bull?
These chemicals in your brain are the main cause of stress (name 2 of 3)
What are adrenaline, cortisol, and norepinephrine?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! College students focusing on these subjects are the most likely to stay focused and feel the most stressed, according to Niznik Behavioral Health
What is science, math, or technology?
This chemical is produced to counteract stress when watching something funny or when exercising
What is dopamine?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! The amount of time an average video game player plays a week (can be at least 30 mins above or below actual time)
What is 8 hours and 27 minutes?
The time effects of caffeine last in your body until it is used up
What is 4-6 hours?
These 7 health problems have a direct link to stress (name at least 5)
What is heart disease, asthma, obesity/diabetes, gastrointestinal problems, Alzheimer's disease, accelerated aging, and premature death?
The number of workers that choose not to show up due to work stress (according to the American Institute of Stress)
What is one million?
In practicing yoga, the average person does at least 8-10 out of this total number of yoga poses
What is 84?
The amount of money in a month, per college student, that is spent on alcohol/booze
What is $50?
The percentage of people that drink coffee a year, according to this 2017 poll
What is 50%?
Women reported having this average percentage more of stress than men, according to this 2010 APA poll
What is 50-60%?
The percentage of families with 1, 2, 3 and 4+ children in the household, accordign to a Pew Research Center 2014 poll (can guess at least 10% above or below the answer)
What is 22%, 41%, 24%, 14%?
This hormone is emitted as a response to positive stimuli (e.g. being intimate, petting your dog/cat, relaxing after a long workout), and is often called the "love hormone"
What is oxytocin?