What is it?
The mental representation of our 5 sensory reality
What is imagery?
Two common emotions that occur with ongoing stress that we see in the workplace and start with an 'A'
What is anxiety and anger?
This cognitive function becomes impacted due to stress making it difficult to recall information
What is memory?
This is the first thing you can do to immediately shut down the stress response
What is deep breathing?
This fruit has been linked to a reduction in cortisol, the stress hormone in the body
What is an orange?
These 2 types of stressors can cause the same type of response in the body
What is a positive or negative event?
This is the estimated percentage of illness and disease attributed to stress
What is 75-90%?
People communicate on these two levels
What is content and emotion?
Doing this activity can help fight the effects of stress, improves memory, and helps us focus
What is exercise?
The average number of hours (range) a person needs of sleep to maintain good health
What is 7-9?
Under heightened stress, one's attention does this making it more difficult to shift to other activities or adjust to outside stimuli if necessary
What is narrows?
Taking action based on intuition and learned behaviors that become automatic in time through repetitive practice and experience comes from
What is learned instinct?
Doing this to the temperature of your hands and feet through imagery can trigger the relaxation response, help you fall asleep, and has been found to help with migraines
What is warming?
It is important to get up and move throughout the day for health and cognitive improvements every....
What is 45-60 minutes?
This element of attention deals with the duration and intensity of our attention and is greatly compromised during times of stress and fatigue
What is concentration?
Doing 10 minutes of this is much more effective than taking a 20 minute nap to combat the effects of stress
What is relaxation exercises?
Having this skill gives us the ability to apply a creative solution to a complex problem in a timely manner
What is mental agility?
Your home thermostat should be below this temperature for ideal sleep
What is 70 degrees?
The way to effectively handle many tasks at a given time
What is shifting?
The brain flushes toxins and the body repairs itself during this sleep cycle (should get approx 1.5-2 hrs)
What is REM?
This system in the body becomes greatly compromised due to stress, increasing the likelihood of getting sick and making it very difficult to fight illness
What is the immune system?
These are the four domains of emotional intelligence which enhances leadership performance during challenging times
What is self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management?
Seratonin is released during this activity which helps stabilize our mood and reduces stress
What is stretching?
This fruit contains tryptophan which aids in sleep
What is bananas?