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Stress
Definitions
Self Care
Safety
100
.... communication
All behavior is....
100

Brief Increases in heart rate, mild elevations in stress hormone levels

What is the positive stress response?
100
12-14 hours per night
How much sleep does an adolescent or toddler brain need?
100
A protective response...keeps you safe
What is stress?
200

Eyes wide

Red-faced/ears/neck

Fidgety Increased movement

Louder

Muscle tension

Repetitiveness

What behaviours we might see in an anxious person?
200

A person experiences unusually high levels of anxiety and worry

What is GAD? or Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
200
What snack will help to regulate or modulate blood sugar levels?
Protein and complex carb every 1.5-2 hours.
200
Three states or responses to fear

Flight

Fight

Fright

300
"Flip your lid"
What is a way of describing the loss of rational thought? (Stuart Shanker)
300

A person is a part of or witnesses one or more traumatic events will experience flashbacks of the event(s).

What is PTSD or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
300

Strong friendships

Positive communication with family members

Hobbies and interests

What are examples of positive factors?
300
Test anxiety
What is the positive stress response?
400

 Average of one grade below

 Truancy

 Poor relationships with teachers/classmates

Interpersonal conflict

Highly disruptive

What are some of the developmental consequences of anxiety or challenging bheaviour?
400

Prolonged activation of the stress response systems in the absence of protective relationships

What is the toxic stress response
400

Unsafe neighbourhood

Poor or lack of trusting adults

Inadequate diet or limited diet

Poor self-concept

What are examples of risk factors?
400
A death of a grandparent, but comforted by parents.
What is the tolerable stress response?
500

Over-activation of the stress response and under-activiation of coping mechanisms

What is anxiety?
500

Illness/Hurt/injury

 Basic Needs to be met

 Upset (emotional/anxiety!)

What are the Attention-Connection functions of behavior?
500
2 to 3 hour per day
How much movement should a person with anxiety get in a day?
500
Abuse or neglect in absence of a buffering relationship
What is the toxic stress response?