Understanding
Stress
Stress
A natural human response to challenging situations.
What is stress?
Ways to avoid or limit stress.
What is planning ahead, thinking positively, avoiding tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs?
The condition of feeling uneasy or worried about what may happen.
What is anxiety?
Conditions in which real or imagined fears are difficult to control. Example: Phobia
What are anxiety disorders?
True or False? When you suffer a loss, crying and sadness are normal reactions.
What is true?
A physical symptom of stress
What is a headache, high blood pressure, upset stomach?
True or False: Playing Sudoku, solitaire, and arcade games are stress relieving.
What is True?
Prolonged feeling of helplessness, hopelessness, or sadness.
What is depression?
Conditions in which extreme moods interfere with everyday living. Example: Bipolar disorder.
What are mood disorders?
True or False? Grieving and Mourning are the same thing.
What is False. Grief refers to the emotions, thoughts, and behaviors that a person experiences after a significant loss, such as the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, or a major life change. Mourning is a more active process than grief and can involve a variety of rituals, customs, and behaviors that help individuals come to terms with their loss.
2 causes of stress
What is schoolwork, loss of pet, friendships, family, etc.
What is... binge eating, watching endless hours of TV, withdrawing from friends, weight loss, sleeping too much, drinking alcohol, doing drugs, lashing out at others, etc.
True or false: A person can improve their mental health?
A severe mental disorder in which people lose contact with reality.
What is schizophrenia?
List one way a person can cope with a traumatic event.
What is... seeking support from family, friends, and community groups. Resume activities you enjoyed before the traumatic event.
The pituitary gland secretes a hormone that stimulates the adrenal glands. As a result, ____________ is produced.
What is adrenaline?
What is deep breathing, and how does it help with stress?
A technique that slows the heart rate and relaxes the body.
Teens who are feeling depressed should...
a. Seek help from a trusted adult.
b. Wait for the feelings to go away.
c. Keep the feelings to themselves.
d. Try to stop the feelings.
What is "seek help from a trusted adult"?
A disorder where a person repeatedly violates the rights of others or societal rules.
What is conduct disorder?
List one way you can show support to someone who is grieving.
Help the person recall happy, positive memories. Be a sympathetic listener and use silence. Do not rush the grieving process or attempt to resolve the persons grief in one day.
Name three effects of prolonged stress?
What is high blood pressure, skin disorders, and digestive disorders?
List 3 positive coping mechanisms that help reduce stress. (there are more than three)
What is... Listening to music, playing with a pet, laughing or crying, going out with a friend, taking a bath or shower, writing, painting, or other creative activity, praying or going to church, exercising or getting outdoors to enjoy nature, discussing situations with a spouse or close friend, gardening or making home repairs, practicing deep breathing, meditation, or muscle relaxation
Name one treatment for occasional anxiety and sad feelings, and one treatment for depression.
What is...
Treatment for anxiety and sad feelings: Stress management techniques, support from family and friends.
Treatment for depression: Help from a health professional.
A mental health condition affecting eating behaviors, such as anorexia or bulimia.
What is an eating disorder?
List the 8 stages of grief.
What is Denial or Numbness, Emotional Release, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Remorse, Acceptance, Hope.