Chapter 10: Managing stress

Question 1

It is our body’s way to respond to any kind of demand or threat (our body automatically goes into fight or flight response or stress response)

Answer 1

Stress

Question 2

-Good stress
Any stressor that motivates an individual toward an optional level of performance or health.

Answer 2

EUSTRESS

Question 3

-Any kind of information of sensory stimulus that is perceived as unimportant or inconsequential
-Neither positive nor negative.

Answer 3

NEUSTRESS

Question 4

-Unfavorable or negative interpretation of an event. (real or imagined) promotes feeling of fear nor anger.

Answer 4

DISTRESS

Question 5

• type of stress response; process of perceiving and interpreting a stimulus (thing, change, event, people)

Answer 5

COGNITIVE APPRAISAL

Question 6

initial evolution of a stimulus and categorizing is either positive, negative, or neutral

Answer 6

PRIMARY APPRAISAL

Question 7

evaluation of our “perceived ability to cope with the situation, that is, the resources you have to deal with it”

Answer 7

SECONDARY APPRAISAL

Question 8

“Any real or imagined situation, circumstances, or stimulus that is perceived to be a threat”

“List of Stressors is not only endless, but also varies from person to person”

Answer 8

STRESSOR

Question 9

Three general types of stressors

Answer 9

Cataclysmic events
Personal stressors
Background stressors

Question 10

Strong stressors

Occur suddenly

May affect many people simultaneously

Disaster such as tornadoes, plane crashes

Natural or man-made calamity

Answer 10

CATACLYSMIC EVENTS

Question 11

Major life events

Death of a parent or spouse, loss of one’s job, major personal failure

Even something positive like getting married

Answer 11

PERSONAL STRESSORS

Question 12

Daily hassles

Minor irritations in life

Standing in a long line in a bank

Getting stuck in traffic jam

Long term chronic problem- dissati- sfaction with school or a job, unhappy relationship.

Answer 12

BACKGROUND STRESSORS

Question 13

According to _____, “not enough being done to understand stress in its local context, yet stress is mediated through culture: from the very nature of the stressors, to the ways we respond to the stress”

Answer 13

Tan

Question 14

7 PILLARS OF SELF-CARE

Answer 14

1. Health Literacy
2. Self-Awareness of Physical and Mental Condition
3. Physical Activity
4. Healthy Eating
5. Risk Avoidance or Mitigation
6. Good Hygiene
7. Rational and Responsible Use of Prod ucts, Services, Diagnostics and Medicines

Question 15

CARING for others and self CREATES RESILIENCE

Answer 15

Kelly McGonigal

Question 16

Upping activity level is one tactic to relieve stress and start feel better

Answer 16

Improving your Ability to Handle stress

Question 17

The simple act of face-to-face with another human can trigger hormones that relieve stress when you’re feelinh agitated or insecure.

Answer 17

Connect to others

Question 18

Engaging one or more of your senses- sight,sound, tatse, smell, touch, or movement.

Answer 18

Engage your senses

Question 19

Yoga, mediation, and deep breathing activate the body’s relaxation response, a state of restfulness that is the polar opposite of the stress response.

Answer 19

Learn to relax

Question 20

The food you eat can improve or worsen your mood and affect yoir ability to cope with life’s stressors.

Answer 20

Eat a healthy diet

Question 21

Feeling tired can increase stress by causing you to think irrationally

Answer 21

Get your rest