Mental Stress

Question 1

T or F: People who are physically active tend to have better mental health

Answer 1

True

Question 2

On any give day ____ in 5 Americans will meet the criteria for having a mental illness

Answer 2

1

Question 3

T or F: Mental stress is considered an illness

Answer 3

False…mental stress is not considered an illness

Question 4

A disease that causes mild to severe disturbances in thinking, perception and behavior

Answer 4

Mental Illness

Question 5

What factors are involved in mental health?

Answer 5

Coherence and insight
Mood
Self-esteem
Coping Ability

Question 6

What is the greek phrase for “in a sound mind is a sound body?”

Answer 6

Mens sana in corpore sana

Question 7

T or F: Depression often accompanies Anxiety Disorders

Answer 7

True

Question 8

T or F: there is an optimal level of stress

Answer 8

False

Question 9

Good or helpful stress

Answer 9

Eustress

Question 10

Bad or harmful stress

Answer 10

Distress

Question 11

The body’s response to stress and the adaptability of the body to maintain homeostasis

Answer 11

General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)

Question 12

T or F: stressors create the body’s response

Answer 12

False

Question 13

What are the three phases of GAS

Answer 13

Alarm
Resistance
Exhaustion

Question 14

Immediate response to a stressor

Answer 14

Alarm Reaction

Question 15

What is the stage (in the GAS) that occurs if the stressor is not completely removed or coped with properly with?

Answer 15

Resistance

Question 16

What pathway is activated in the resistance stage?

Answer 16

Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal-cortical pathway

Question 17

“Control your circumstances” approach

Answer 17

Environmental engineering

Question 18

“Mind-over-matter” approach

Answer 18

Mind engineering

Question 19

“Stress-fit” approach

Answer 19

Physical engineering

Question 20

As a person engages in physical activity and experiences bodily changes, self-efficacy increases

Answer 20

Cognitive Behavioral theory

Question 21

Physical activities done with friends and colleagues, or in social settings, can improve mental health

Answer 21

Social Interaction Theory

Question 22

What chemicals are responsible for enhancing euphoria and providing pain relief

Answer 22

Endorphins

Question 23

What is the countermeasure to stress?

Answer 23

Deep breathing