Mixed Stress
True or false: All stress is bad stress
False
In the fight or flight stage, blood pressure and heart rate ________
Increase
What is the term for bad stress?
What was the original name for PTSD?
Shell shock
Give an example of a fight response and a flight response
Fight: Confront the threat, anger, rage, high energy
Flight: Run away from the threat, anxiety, panic, avoidance, high energy
What is the term for good stress?
Eustress
Up to what percent of illnesses and diseases are stress-related?
Up to 90%
What stage is the initial, brief, and adaptive response to stressor - commonly known as Fight or Flight Response
Alarm Stage
Stressed caused by a constant sense of feeling pressured and overwhelmed over a long period of time
Chronic stress
What part of the brain is the "fear center"?
The amygdala
What percent of adults who experience stress feel depressed
51%
What stage is: if resistance is unsuccessful, burnout occurs and the stress may become chronic
Exhaustion Stage
What is the name for the stress that is caused by short-term, event-based exposures to threatening or challenging events
Acute
What percent of adults experience health impacts due to stress
76%
What stage is sustained and optimal resistance to the stressor. If successful, recovery, repair and renewal occurs
Resistance / Adaptation Stage
What is the stress that is characterized by frequent episodes of acute stress - can be caused by external factors (e.g., a toxic romantic partner) or internal factors (e.g., perfectionism)
Episodic