Lesson 15 Flashcards
The reaction of the body and mind to the unkind or challenging life incidents
Stress
Promotes growth and stimulates you to go on
Eustress/positive e stress
Causes poor performance
Distress/negative e stress
Event or situation that causes stress
Stressor
The most common form, arises from the recent, past, and foreseen difficulties
Acute stress
Causes of stress
Major life changes,everyday problems, physical surroundings
Form of stress that is recurring. Dangerous prolonged stress
Chronic stress
Once a person senses a stressor their bodys goes through stages of___
(GAS) general adaptation syndrome
The brain decipers the distress and deals with it. Fight or flight
Alarm stage
Process where the stress is being resolved after meeting its demands
Resistance stage
Stress reoccur until it becomes chronic and reaches final stage
Exhaustion stage