Definitions
Feeling worried or nervous when something important is happening
What is stress?
How does stress affect your heart?
What is it makes your heart beat faster?
Name 2 strategies for coping
What is deep breathing, journaling, exercise, talking to someone, or positive self-talk?
feeling of worry or fear that can happen even if nothing bad is happening right now
What is anxiety?
How does stress affect your stomach or your hands?
What is stomachaches/butterflies OR sweaty, shaky hands?
Explain how to use deep breathing as a coping strategy.
What is breathing in slowly through your nose, holding it, and then breathing out slowly through your mouth to calm your body?
A way to deal with stress or emotions in a healthy manner
What is coping?
How does stress affect your head, throat, or breathing?
What is headaches, tight throat, or short/fast breathing?
Which coping strategies work best when you feel anxious before a big test?
What is studying in advance, positive self-talk, and relaxation techniques like breathing?
The hormone released when you are stressed
Cortisol
Name one other body part that stress can affect
What is muscles (tense), skin (sweaty), or sleep (trouble sleeping)?
What is the difference between a healthy coping strategy and an unhealthy one?
What is healthy strategies help you feel better long-term (ex: exercise, breathing, talking), while unhealthy strategies may feel good short-term but harm you later (ex: avoidance, yelling, substance use)?
The part of your brain that triggers the “fight or flight” response
What is the amygdala?
What is the name for the body’s short-term reaction to stress that prepares you to fight or run away?
What is the fight-or-flight response?
Explain how to use the grounding technique.
What is naming 5 things you see, 4 things you feel, 3 things you hear, 2 things you smell, and 1 thing you taste?