Nervous System
This is the language of the nervous system
What is breathing?
Muscle exhaustion and sleep deprivation are a form of this type of stress.
What is physical stress?
This stress hormone is released in the sympathetic state, and at high or low levels, it causes lotsa health problems.
What is cortisol?
Michael Jordan and Susan Comfort both graduated from this university
What is UNC-Chapel Hill?
What was the 15th largest cause of death in the U.S. in 2015?
"believing stress is bad for you"
Elongating THIS part of the breath promotes relaxation in the body.
What is the exhale/exhalation (breathing out)?
Work tension and relationship problems are examples of this type of stress.
This "cuddle hormone" is secreted during loneliness to spur us to seek social contact. It also protects our veins/arteries in times of fight or flight stress.
What is "oxytocin"?
This is how long it takes for anger chemicals to cycle out of our system.
What is 90 seconds?
This is the response to a stressor where you feel focused, confident, and energized.
What is the "Challenge Response"?
One of three nicknames for the SYMPATHETIC nervous system
What is fight, flight or fawn?
Bacterial infections and hangovers are types of this kind of stress
What is chemical stress?
this is the long, latin name for "safe and social"
what is ventral vagal parasympathetic?
According to PA researchers, Social Media is linked to higher rates of this.
What is (any): User depression, User loneliness, Advertiser revenue?
Daniel Goleman's research helps us do this, to see the other side of a stressful situation.
What is re-framing?
This is one thing that is SPED UP when the body is in fight or flight
What is (any): heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, senses
These types of stressors (or name a specific one) are an inextricable part of you.
What is Identity (or race, gender, sexual orientation, political or religious identity) ?
This is the real name for the "wandering" or "soul" nerve which travels from the lizard brain throughout the torso.
What is Vagus Nerve?
What natural pain-reliever does our body make when we exercise or laugh?
What are endorphins?
How do we change minds about the "dangers" of stress and the importance of stress mindsets? Name at least two ideas to spark a shift in how we manage stress in society (could be educational strategy, public health messaging, parenting interventions, work behavior, or personal care).
this is one of your essays!
This is one thing that is DIMINISHED in fight or flight mode.
What is (any): digestion, reproduction, immune system response, growth, tissue repair.
These types of stressors (or name one) are related to non-fixed factors that will change throughout life.
What are circumstances (name any on scorecard list)?
This is the long, latin name for "Freeze"
Dorsal Vagal Parasympathetic
This is (approx) how long it takes to re-focus on something after being interrupted.
What is 23 minutes (accept between 20-30)?
What role does meaning or purpose play in how we experience stress? Provide an example from the book or your own life. You may want to refer to one of your identified "values" in this response.
essay question!