the response of your body and mind to being threatened or challenged.
What is stress
100
over crowded subway or bus, living near an airport, living in an unsafe neighborhood, or where pollution (trashy sidewalks/poor air quality) is a major problem
What is an environmental problem
100
This substance causes your heart rate and breathing to increase
What is adrenaline
100
someone who sets goals and can never be satisfied with what they have accomplished
What is a perfectionist
100
two techniques that can help you keep stress under control
What are time management and mental rehearsal
200
positive stress
What is eustress
200
misplacing your keys, missing the bus, having too many homework assignments on the same day (hassles)
What is an everyday problem
200
Alarm, resistance, and exhaustion
What are the stages of stress
200
focusing on the positive (the glass is half full) AND focusing on the negative (the glass is half empty
What is an optimist and a pessimist
200
bicycling, taking a walk, playing the drums
What is physical activity
300
the ability to recover or bounce back
What is resilience
300
Hurricanes, Floods, and tornadoes
What is a catastrophe
300
over eating or hardly eating at all, sleep problems, hurry; talking fast, withdrawing from relationships, reckless behavior (be specific)
What are behavioral changes
300
the key factor in resilience
What is having support of family and friends
300
reading a book, taking a nap, listening to music, doing something creative such as playing the guitar
What relaxation activities
400
learning to control one or more body functions by monitoring your body's responses
What is biofeedback
400
first day of school, graduating from high school, experiencing the death of a parent, going through parent's divorce, having a serious illness...
What is a major life change
400
behavioral, physical, emotional and thinking changes
What are the warning signs of stress
400
Time, energy, skills, and experience are
What are resources
400
sit quietly, tighten each muscle groups in your body, hold for 10 seconds, relax, tense All the muscles in your whole body, hold for 10 seconds, relax...
What is progressive relaxation
500
Imagining yourself doing something (practicing an event) without actually doing it
What is mental rehearsal?
500
Four general types of stressors
What are major life changes, catastrophes, everyday problems, environmental problems.