Stressors
What is the difference between stress and stressors?
Stress - the body's and mind's response to a demand.
Stressor - any situation that puts a demand on the body or mind.
What hormone is responsible for the fight-or-flight response?
Adrenaline (epinephrine)
True or False: people who are in better physical health are more likely than others to resist developing an illness.
True!
True or False: Prioritizing is an important part of time management.
True!
What are the names of all 5 stressors?
The 5 stressors are:
1. Environmental stressors
2. Biological stressors
3. Thinking stressors
4. Behavioral stressors
5. Life Change stressors
Name the two types of stress.
Good stress - eustress
Bad stress - distress
List the 3 aspects of taking care of yourself.
1. Exercising regularly
2. Getting enough rest
3. Eating right
Identify the term: "to arrange items in order of importance"
Name the following stressors:
1. Any type of mental challenge that causes stress.
2. Unhealthy behaviors, such as not getting enough sleep or exercise that lead to stress.
1. Thinking stressors
2. Behavioral stressors
Which of the following is not a part of the fight-or-flight response?
a. heart rate speeding up
b. increasing sweating
c. muscles tensing up
d. digestion speeds up
Define resiliency.
The ability to recover from illness, hardship, and other stressors.
Describe how a positive attitude can change your response to stress.
Having a positive attitude about the outcome of a potentially stressful situation can eliminate a lot of stress.
Name the scenarios are examples of which stressors:
1. Freezing temperatures
2. The flu
3. An algebra 1 test
4. Puff bars
5. Moving to a new country
1. environmental stressors
2. biological stressors
3. thinking stressors
4. behavioral stressors
5. life change stressors
Compare positive and negative stress.
Positive stress energizes a person and helps a person achieve goals
Negative stress can make a person sick or can keep a person from reaching a goal
Describe how taking care of yourself can help you avoid stress-related illness.
People who are better physical health are more likely than others to resist developing a stress-related illness.
Name the 3 ways to change your attitude.
1. Use positive self-talk
2. Be confident about yourself
3. Don't worry about things out of your control
Define all 5 stressors
1. Environmental: conditions or events in your physical environment that cause stress.
2. Biological: conditions that make it difficult for your body to take part in daily activities.
3. Thinking: any type of mental challenge that can cause stress.
4. Behavioral: unhealthy behaviors that can lead to stress.
5. Life Change: any major life change, whether positive or negative, that can be a cause of stress.
Describe the consequences of not having a fight-or-flight response.
People would not be able to react quickly enough to danger.
Describe two techniques you can use to relax.
You can learn to relax by practicing breathing exercises and tension-releasing exercises.
List the 5 ways to help you make a schedule.
1. Enter your priorities first
2. Be realistic
3. Prepare for problems
4. Make time to relax
5. Do it