Stress Basics And Definitions
what do college students report as the number-one obstacle to their academic achievement?
What is stress
During fight or flight, this organ releases glucose into the bloodstream
What is the liver
Stress hormones impair sugar regulation, increasing the risk for this disease
What is diabetes
This is when you believe you can handle challenges and control what happens to you.
What is hardiness
Doing this in your free time helps manage stress.
What is hobbies
What is the greatest source of stress among American adults in general?
What is money
The three stages of the General Adaptation Syndrome.
What are alarm, resistance, and exhaustion
This term describes the harmful state caused by the cumulative burden of repeated stress.
What is allostatic overload
About this many students say sleep problems hurt their grades.
What is 15 percent
These people can help you feel better when stressed.
What are friends and family
The collective psychobiological condition that occurs in response to a disruptive, unexpected, or exciting stimulus is known as:
What is stress
This scientist developed the concept of the General Adaptation Syndrome
Who is Hans Selye
Chronic stress produces this effect on the cardiovascular system.
What is increased inflammation
Four things that stress college students the most
What are school, money, jobs, and friends
Put this device away at night to help sleep and stress
What is your phone.
Stress resulting from changes that are perceived as advantageous is called
What is Eustress.
This hormone is released by the pituitary gland during the second wave of the alarm stage
What is ACTH
This field studies interactions among psychological processes, the nervous system, hormones, and the immune system.
What is psychoneuroimmunology
Two healthy ways to deal with stress
What is sleep and exercise
Good stress versus bad stress.
What are stretching, yoga, massage, deep breathing, and music
An example of negative stress that comes from harmful or threatening change
What is distress
This stage of the General Adaptation Syndrome is commonly called the “fight-or-flight” response.
What is the alarm stage
Three physical effects of chronic stress on the body
What are increased heart disease risk, digestive problems, and weakened immune system
Two questions you ask to see if a situation is stressful.
What are “Is this dangerous?” and “Can I handle it?”
Five ways to relax and reduce tension.
What are stretching, yoga, massage, deep breathing, and music