What is Stress
The body's reaction to a new, unpleasant, or threatening situation.
What is the stress response? (or Fight or Flight)
Name two common physical signs of stress.
What are headaches, tight muscles, fatigue, or rapid breathing?
A, B, C or deep breathing technique to calm the nervous system.
What is diaphragmatic breathing (or belly breathing)?
Using social media or watching news is a healthy way to distract yourself from stress.
What is false?
Ignoring problems or avoiding people to deal with stress.
What is Withdrawal?
The term for positive stress that motivates an individual.
What is Eustress?
A common emotional symptom of being overwhelmed.
What is irritability, anxiety, or mood swings?
Name a physical activity that helps reduce stress by releasing endorphins.
What is walking, dancing, swimming, or yoga?
Most people can tell someone is struggling with stress or mental illness by just looking at them.
What is false?
Three things to avoid before bed to prevent stress related insomnia.
What is caffeine, nicotine, or heavy exercise?
The term describes long-term stress that persists over weeks or months.
What is Chronic Stress?
A mental or cognitive symptom of chronic stress.
What is difficulty concentrating, forgetfulness, or indecisiveness?
This practice involves focusing your attention on a present moment without judgment.
What is mindfulness?
Getting 8-10 hrs of sleep can significantly improve your ability to handle daily stress.
What is true?
Using substances like alcohol to manage emotions.
What is substance abuse?
The primary hormone released during a stress response that increases heart rate and blood pressure.
Whate is Coritsol?
A behavioral sign of excessive stress.
What is overeating, smoking, social withdrawal, or poor sleep?
The 4 A's of stress management include Avoid, alter, Accept, and this fourth one.
What is Adapt?
Only "weak" people need to see a professional for stress management.
The tendency to vent anger or frustrations onto others.
What is displacement?
Stress that results in negative consequences, such as decreased performance or health issues, is called this.
What is distress?
The name for the physical, mental, and emotional wear-and-tear resulting from constantly seeking balance.
What is Allostatic load?
This time management technique involves breaking large projects in to smaller manageable steps.
What is Prioritization?
You can eventually learn to live a life with zero stress.
What is false? (stress in a normal part of life, management is how you respond to it)
Over-relying on one behavior, such as excessive gampling or shopping to escape stress.
What is excessive indulgence or escapism?