Stressors
Name 3 common stressors.
What is school, work, and parent troubles?
What percent of employers currently offer stress management?
What is 10%?
Too much stress affects your _____ system.
What is Immune System?
What increases with stress?
What is physical illness?
Unrealistic goals should be....
What is lowered, or completed in smaller chunks?
What is the leading source of stress in American adults?
a. Occupational pressures and fears
b. Commuting to work
c. Compensation
d. Social duties
What is Occupational Pressures and Fears?
True or False-
Stress kills brain cells.
What is True?
True or False-
Stress causes acne.
What is True.
What happens to you when you are stressed?
What is shutting down?
Who should you talk to when you are stressed?
What is Friends, Family, Older Adult?
What are 3 of the 4 causes of internal stress?
• Fear and uncertainty.
• Attitudes and perceptions.
• Unrealistic expectations.
• Change.
True or False-
Stress is never good.
What is False?
List 3 negative coping mechanisms for dealing with stress.
Criticizing yourself, chewing your fingernails becoming aggressive or violent, eating too much or too little or drinking a lot of coffee
What emotions are increased with stress?
What is irritability and anger?
Easy techniques to practice when stressed.
What is breathing, thoughts of being in control, repetitive muscle relaxation?
How does money stress you out?
What is financial problems?
True or False-
Dogs are a great way to reduce stress.
What is True?
What are 3 signs of too much stress?
Headaches, Chronic Pain, Frequent Sickness, Decreased Energy and Insomnia, Digestive Issues
What becomes hard with stress?
What is eating and sleeping?
Things that heighten stress.
What is Caffeine, Alcohol, and Nicotine?