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Stress and its affects
How to prevent stress
Fight or Flight
Types of stress and relief
Health
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What is stress ?
The response of your mind body to being challenged or threatened.
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What is humor therapy? Give me an example we used in class.
Using humor to relieve stress. Laughing, laughter therapy etc. Patch Adams... http://viewpure.com/byPJ22JDFjI http://www.youtube.com/user/madankataria laughter yoga origins (10 min video)
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What happens to your eyes when your stress response increases?
Your pupils dialate.
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Give an example of one of the types of stress that we talked about in class and what we did as an activity in class or a video clip that we watched.
1. Eustress: Dice game, Balloon game 2. Acute stress: Steel Magnolias 3. Cumulative Stress: The Pursuit of Happyness 4. Chronic stress: Jessie taking caffeine pills to stay awake
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Name at least 3 of the things that the book mentions that would help you use your planner.
Track your time, Make a daily to do lists, prioritize your tasks, plan your day, monitor your progress.
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What is Eustress ?
Good stress like sports, fast paced games
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When we drew in class, what was that called and what is it useful for?
Art therapy. Creating things in order to relax and work through emotions and tension.
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What are 2 results of fight or flight response?
Breathing rate increases, dilated pupils, increased blood pressure, muscle tension
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What is acute stress? Give at least one example.
A stress that is very concentrated like death of a loved one or parents getting divorced, a boy friend or girl friend breaking up with you. It affects you a lot and will cause a huge life change, but could be detrimental if you don't take care of it in a healthy way.
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Who said, "Wrap your leg around your neck like a scarf?"
http://viewpure.com/RKne6gWyJwo Brian Regan "Yoga"
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What is Distress?
Negative stress like overload of emotions or homework that can result in your breaking point.
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What is Physical activity, Relaxation ,Avoiding negative thoughts, Humor? A. Ways to reduce stress B. Biofeedback C.Timewasters
Ways to reduce stress
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What is it called when the air passage of the respiratory system narrows, making it difficult to breathe.
Asthma
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Define the following terms and give an example of how we use these therapies to help with our stress: 1.Humor Therapy 2. Laughter/ Yoga Therapy http://viewpure.com/0Uv3xU4PnWg 3. Art Therapy 4. Stress Soothers
1.Humor Therapy: Patch Adams, make people laugh in order to help them feel better 2. Laughter/Yoga Therapy: Using physical movement to relieve patient pain and help them feel happy even when their body is in pain by creating a scenario 3. Art Therapy: Drawing to relieve internal pain 4. Stress Soothers: Taking a few minutes to enjoy your life and give time to yourself to take a break from the realities of life to rejuvenate.
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What is it called when blood vessels in the brain and scalp narrow, which limits the supply of oxygen to the brain.
Headache
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What is an event or situation that causes stress. The thing that causes stress. example: Fluffy the dog.
A stressor
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The following is an example of what and how does it help relieve stress? Soccer, swimming, running, Aerobics
Physical Activity and gets your mind off of other things!
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What is is it called when stress disrupts the movement of food through the digestive system which may result in gas, cramps, diarrhea or constipation.
Stomacheache
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Name all 4 types of stress and give an example of each.
1. Eustress: positive stress like sports or healthy competition in grades and games. 2. Acute stress: Death of a loved one 3. Cumulative Stress: Losing a job, leads to losing house or fighting at home, leads to divorce, leads to many other things... 4. Chronic stress: Day to day stuff, homework, chores, constant stuff. Daily tasks that if not dealt with properly can lead to even worse situations (Jessie taking caffeine pills to stay awake)
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What is it called when your immune system is weak because of high levels of stress? A. Lowered resistance to disease B. High blood pressure C. stress incintive
Lowered resistance to disease
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In the situation of fluffy the dog and me knocking on Jimmy's door, what is the stressor and what is the stress?
stressor:fluffy the dog stress: the situation (my physical response: heart rate increased, clenched fists. Mental response: fear)
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What are at least 2 pieces of advice given from the guy in the song sunscreen? http://viewpure.com/I5NAPZp2w-o
wear Sunscreen, DO NOT READ BEAUTY MAGAZINES, floss
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What is caused by prolonged stress and may not show up until later in life and affect your cardiovascular system and blood flow. A High blood pressure B. Heart disease C. Obesity
Heart disease
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What are the 5 steps of dealing with grief?
1. Denial 2. Anger 3. Bargaining 4. Depression 5. Acceptance
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What is it called when you learn to control one or more body functions by monitoring body responses (like progressive relaxation)? A.Stress B.Biofeedback C. Pressure
Biofeedback