Stress
What is stress?
The body’s way of responding to any kind of demand or threat.
What are stressors?
Anything that causes stress.
What way can stress affect you?
Physical (body), Psychological (mind), Emotional, Behavioral
What are the 4 types of coping mechanisms?
1. Proactive coping
2. Reactive coping
3. Enriching coping
4. Harmful coping
Is healthy coping or unhealthy coping better?
Healthy coping
What is 5 finger breathing?
Breathing in and out on every finger
True or False: All stress is bad.
False
What ways can stress affect you physically?
Headaches, skin problems (acne), weight gain/loss, over sleeping, insomnia, stomachaches, fast heartbeat, perspiration, ulcers, high blood pressure, constant fatigue, dizziness
What is proactive coping?
Preventive things that limit added stress before it enters your life
What is healthy coping?
Adaptable ways of coping with your stress in your life
What are resources to help manage stress?
Eliminating stressors, deep breathing, sleep enough.
What are examples of stressors?
School (grades, homework, tests), family/relationship struggles
What ways can stress affect you mentally?
Lack of concentration
Brain fog
Forgetfulness
Drop in grades
Unable to study,
Carelessness
What is reactive coping?
Strategies you use in response to stress. In a positive or negative way
What is unhealthy coping?
Harmful strategies that react to the arrival of stress, they cause more stress
What is distress?
Negative stress
What are examples of bad stress?
When you go into a stress overload/enter your panic zone
What ways can stress affect you socially?
Push people away
Isolate yourself
Hostile with others
Aggressive
What is enriching coping?
Strategies to steadily maintain your mental health and stress
What is a coping mechanism?
Strategies a person uses to deal with stress
What is eustress?
Positive stress
How stress can affect someone in a positive way?
Motivation to succeed
Helps you learn and grow,
Teach's you time management
Helps you to problem solve
How can stress affect you emotionally?
Anger outbursts
Lashing out
Giving up
Nightmares
Sadness
Withdrawn
What is harmful coping?
Strategies that help your mental health and stress for a little, but then cause harm
What is good in stress management?
Taking time to relax and do things you like