Types of Stress
This type of stress is sudden, short-lived, and temporary.
What is acute stress?
Conflict with family, friends, and peers is categorized as this source of stress for teenagers.
What are relationship stressors?
This is the first stage of the body's response to stress.
What is alarm?
This system produces the stress hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine.
What is the endocrine system?
This condition is caused by extremely stressful events such as combat.
What is post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?
This type of stress occurs over a long period of time and can harm the body.
What is chronic stress?
Two people react differently to the same stressful event because of this.
What are different perceptions or interpretations?
During this stage, the body mobilizes resources to fight off a threat in a fight-or-flight response.
What is the alarm stage?
During fight-or-flight, sweat production increases, and these widen.
What are pupils?
Being easily startled is a common symptom of this condition.
What is PTSD?
These small but frequent events, like losing your phone or being late, often create more overall stress than major life events.
What are daily hassles?
During the alarm stage, this reaction prepares your body for action.
What is the fight-or-flight response?
During a stress response, this body process is typically slowed or stopped.
What is digestion?
Chronic stress can trigger this illness, affecting the heart and blood vessels.
What is cardiovascular disease?
This coping strategy involves focusing on the positive aspects of a stressful event.
What is positive reappraisal?
Name one example of chronic stress.
Examples may vary (living in unsafe neighborhood, catastrophe, parent's lost job, etc)
These types of stressors are usually life changing, and are major sources of stress.
What are major life events?
In this stage, the body continues to devote energy to fighting the threat.
What is the resistance stage?
Stress reduces the resources needed to produce these disease-fighting immune cells.
What are lymphocytes?
This relaxation technique involves tensing and relaxing each part of your body.
What is progressive muscle relaxation?
Stress can sometimes have this positive effect, helping someone perform well on a test.
What is motivation?
This stress hormone can disrupt brain function and impairs memory.
What is cortisol?
This stage occurs after resources are used up due to resisting stress over time.
What is the exhaustion stage?
Stress hormones can disrupt this part of the brain, leading to forgetfulness.
What is the hippocampus?
Professional help from a counselor or therapist is recommended when stress lasts longer than this.
What is more than a couple of weeks?