Health - Stress

Question 1

What is resilience

Answer 1

The ability of a person to bounce back from difficulties in their life

Question 2

What are emotions

Answer 2

Emotions are formed when our body releases chemicals in response to a specific trigger

Question 3

What are feelings

Answer 3

When we begin to process our emotions, feelings are a longer and a mixture of different emotions

Question 4

Feelings easy to express

Answer 4

• happy
• scared
• confused
• excited

Question 5

Feelings difficult to express

Answer 5

• worried
• upset
• annoyed
• anger

Question 6

Negatives of expressing feelings

Answer 6

• overwhelming
• nothing changes
• guilt

Question 7

What is stress

Answer 7

A mental or emotional strain caused by difficult or demanding circumstances

Question 8

What is eustress

Answer 8

Eustress is a positive stress that is short-term and can feel exciting and motivating

Question 9

Examples of eustress

Answer 9

• getting a job
• going on a date
• meeting new people

Question 10

What is distress

Answer 10

Distress is a negative stress that can cause anxiety and can either be short or long-term. It can also decrease performance

Question 11

Examples of distress

Answer 11

• breakup
• study/exams
• injured/ill
• losing someone/grief

Question 12

What is mindfulness

Answer 12

a tool that can be used to help deal with stress and is a type of meditation.

Question 13

Types of mindfulness

Answer 13

• Observation mindfulness (what can you see, feel, hear, smell, taste)
• Listening mindfulness (listening to someone to try help you out)

Question 14

Who is a good example of resilience

Answer 14

Yeonmi Park - escaped from North Korea and started a new life in America with a new language, culture, and dealing with trauma

Question 15

What are protective factors

Answer 15

a combination of individual characteristics and environmental factors that enhance our ability to be resilient

Question 16

`What are individual factors for protective factors

Answer 16

• a feeling of control over one’s life
• a sense of humour
• close relationships with competent adults

Question 17

What are family factors for protective factors

Answer 17

• good parenting skills
• trusting relationships
• opportunities to learn to deal with criticism, rejection and silence

Question 18

What are risk factors

Answer 18

a combination of individual characteristics and environmental factors that decrease our ability to be resilient

Question 18

What are community factors for protective factors

Answer 18

• participation in school, work and community with a sense of belonging and contributing
• a social network of peers

Question 19

What are individual factors for risk factors

Answer 19

• little sense of control over one’s life
• poor self-control
• negative emotionality

Question 20

What are family factors for risk factors

Answer 20

• parental and sibling drug use
• ineffective parental supervision
• domestic violence, abuse and neglect
• family conflict

Question 21

What are community factors for risk factors

Answer 21

• limited resources
• low socioeconomic status

Question 22

Positive strategies to cope with stress and emotions

Answer 22

• Listening to music
• Mindfulness
• Going on a walk
• Drawing
• Exercise