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Managing Stress Flashcards

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The RESPONSE of your body and mind to being CHALLENGED or threatened

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Stress

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Positive stress is known as

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Eustress

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Negative stress is also known as

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Distress

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An event or situation that causes stress

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Stressor

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4 general types of stressors

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  1. Major life changes
  2. Catastrophes
  3. Every day problems
  4. Environmental problems
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Stages of stress

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  1. Alarm stage
  2. Resistance stage
  3. Exhaustion
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Body releases adrenaline, (heart beats faster, breathing speeds up, muscles tense) this stage is also known as the “fight or flight” stage

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Alarm stage

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Body adapts to the continued presence of the stressor- lots of energy exerted. May cause irritability, decrease ability to handle added stress

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Resistance stage

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Body can no longer keep up with the demands placed on it.

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Exhaustion

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Body can no longer keep up with the demands placed on it. Physical/emotional resources depleted. Note: does not occur when each stress response, only is stressor occurs for a long time

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Exhaustion

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Recognizing signs of stress

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  1. Changes in thinking
  2. Behavioral changes
  3. Physical changes
  4. Emotional changes
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Over/under eating, sleep problems, withdrawal from relationships, reckless

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Changes in thinking

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Inability to concentrate, excessive worrying, self-criticism, critical of others

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Behavioral changes

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Muscle tension, headache, upset stomach, increased sweating

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Physical changes

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Irritability, angry,impatient, nervous, crying

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Emotional changes

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Stress can…

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  1. Trigger certain illnesses
  2. Reduce the body’s ability to fight an illness
  3. Make some diseases harder to control
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An important fact about stress

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It is a highly personal experience!

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As you asses stress, you are answering two important questions

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  1. Is this situation a threat to my well being?

2. Do I have the necessary resources to meat the challenge

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The tendency to focus on the positive aspects of a situation

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Optimism

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The tendency to focus on the negative and expect the worst

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Pessimism

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A person who accepts nothing less than excellence

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Perfectionist

22
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Ability to recover or “bounce back” from extreme or prolonged stress

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Resilient

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Kinds of stress and personality

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  1. Optimism
  2. Pessimism
  3. Perfectionist
  4. Resilient

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