Name one physical symptom of stress on the body.
What is sweaty hands, difficulty breathing, trouble falling asleep, high blood pressure, dizziness or headaches, etc?
Eating a _________ diet is one way of maintaining a healthier physical lifestyle.
What is balanced?
Name what "CAPS" stands for.
What is "Counseling and Psychological Services"?
This building contains the GMU Involvement Office and is where we held class for our Out and About group activities .
What is the Hub?
This is another name for a positive stressor.
What is "eustress"?
The "cardinal rule" states adults should drink this many 8 oz. glasses of water per day.
What is 6 to 8 glasses?
True or false: The Mason CAPS office is located on the second floor of the JC.
This is the name of GMU's mascot.
What is The Patriot?
This is another name for a negative stressor.
What is "distress"?
True or false: Teenagers should get between 11 and 12 hours of sleep each night.
What is false?
The CDC recommends 8-10, Johns Hopkins Medicine recommends 9-9.5.
This GMU office provides crisis, financial, and survivor support to students in need and runs the Patriot Pantry for food insecurities.
What is the Student Support and Advocacy Center?
This is the name of GMU's current President.
What is Gregory Washington?
Name one example of a stress management tactic that a college student can practice.
Answers vary but may include:
Practicing yoga or other relaxation techniques, taking a walk outside, eating healthy meals, getting plenty of sleep, etc.
How many hours of screen time are teenagers recommended to have each day (doing non-school related work)?
What is 2 hours? (From the American Academy of Pediatrics)
This online resource provides 24/7 online mental health support to Mason students.
What is Timely Care?
This GMU building contains a Panda Express and Manhattan Pizza.
What is Merten Hall?
Name one example of eustress in a college student's life.
Feeling stressed about an exam you prepared for, getting nervous for a first date, getting anxious to start a new job, or feeling nervous before leaving for a vacation.
Name all three gyms on Mason's campus.
What are the AFC, the RAC, and the Skyline Fitness Center?
This learning opportunity offered by the Center for the Advancement of Well-Being teaches you how to manage fear and stress.
What is the Resilience Badge?
In 1972 GMU separated from this parent institution and became an independent university.
What is the University of Virginia?