Vocab Check
How your body responds to challenges or demands.
What is stress?
Aiming for 8 hours of this per night is a key physical strategy.
What is sleep (or rest)?
This is how you think, feel, and cope with life.
What is mental health?
This side of the triangle involves your relationships with others.
What is social health?
A place you can find a trusted adult at school to talk to about stress.
What is the school counselor's office?
This is the word for long-term stress that can cause health problems.
What is chronic stress?
Name one physical effect of long-term stress on the body.
What are headaches, muscle tension, or an upset stomach?
Name one mental effect of too much stress.
What is anxiety, worry, irritability, or difficulty concentrating?
When stressed, you might do this, which means pulling away from friends and family.
What is isolating yourself (or withdrawing)?
his healthy eating tip involves giving your body the right fuel.
What is eating well (or eating nutritious food)?
This hormone is released during the "fight or flight" response.
What is adrenaline?
This type of activity boosts your mood and burns off stress hormones.
What is exercise (or physical activity)?
Keeping a journal or drawing as a way to express emotions is an example of this.
What is a creative hobby (or coping skill)?
Building this—people who support you and make you feel good—is a strong social strategy.
What is a support network?
: An example of a physical activity you can do in a classroom to cope with feelings.
What is stretching or deep breathing?
Healthy ways you deal with your emotions and challenges.
What are coping mechanisms?
Stress can weaken this bodily system, making you sick more often.
What is the immune system?
Focusing on things you can control to build confidence is part of managing this side of your health.
What is mental health?
This action, done with a trusted person, prevents you from keeping stress bottled up inside.
What is talking it out (or communicating)?
Taking time for yourself to reenergize and reduce stress is known as this.
What is self-care?
A practice of focusing on the present moment to calm the mind.
What is mindfulness?
Eating nutritious food falls under this side of the health triangle.
What is physical health?
What you should do with difficult feelings like sadness or anger instead of ignoring them.
What is feel or process them in a healthy way?
Volunteering or joining a club helps with stress by doing this.
What is getting involved or meeting new people?
When dealing with severe stress or a crisis, you should do this immediately.
What is reach out to a trusted adult?