Sargeant L2 Managing Stress

Question 0

What is eustress?

Answer 0

It’s positive stress

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Question 1

What is stress?

Answer 1

It is your body’s response to change

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Question 2

What is distress?

Answer 2

Negative stress

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Question 3

What is a stressor?

Answer 3

Anything that causes stress

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Question 4

What is fight or flight response?

Answer 4

Alarm, or the first stage of a stress response, in which the body prepares to either defend itself or flee from a threat.
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Question 5

What is Adrenaline?

Answer 5

The “Emergency hormone” that prepares the body to respond to a stressor.
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Question 6

What is fatigue?

Answer 6

The third stage of the stress response, in which a tired feeling takes over that lowers your level of activity. Page 94

Question 7

What are stress management skills?

Answer 7

Ways to deal with and overcome problems

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Question 8

What is endorphin?

Answer 8

A tranquilizing chemical produced naturally in your body

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Question 9

What is time management?

Answer 9

Using your time wisely.

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Question 10

Explain how stress can be positive

Answer 10

Positive stress, called eustress, can make your life more pleasurable. It can help you reach your goals and motivate you to do your best. It might help you find the energy to score the winning goal in a soccer match or do exceptionally well on a school project. Page 92

Question 11

What are the three stages of stress response?

Answer 11

The three stages of the stress response are alarm, resistance, and fatigue.

Question 12

List four of the physical symptoms that take place during the fight-or-flight response.

Answer 12

• pupils dilate
• perspiration increases
• heart rate and pulse rate increase
• blood pressure rises
• respiration rate becomes faster
• arteries to internal organs and skin narrow
• blood flow increases to the muscles and brain
• muscle tension increases
• blood sugar, fats, and cholesterol are released into the blood
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Question 13

List four physical effects of stress.

Answer 13

• sleep disorders
• skin disorders
• stomach and digestive problems
• headaches
• asthma
• high blood pressure
• weakened immune system
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Question 14

List three mental/emotional and social effects of stress.

Answer 14

Three mental/emotional and social effects of stress are difficulty concentrating, mood swings, and the risk of substance abuse.
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Question 15

1. One way to ease stress is to tighten and then relax one group of _______________ at a time.

Answer 15

Muscles

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Question 16

To maintain a positive outlook, it is important to keep your sense of ___________.

Answer 16

Humor

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Question 17

There is a difference between being assertive and being___________.

Answer 17

Aggressive

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Question 18

Exercise releases ___________, a chemical that triggers natural relaxation.

Answer 18

Endorphin

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Question 19

Using drugs, alcohol, or _____________ is a poor way to relieve stress because it can cause long-term health problems.

Answer 19

Tobacco

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Question 20

Compare and contrast the OK4R and PQRST methods of study.

Answer 20

Both methods involve skimming the material before reading it, looking for key ideas, reading the text carefully, and then restating what you have read. Both methods also have a final step that involves going over the material again at a later point. However, the OK4R method involves doing an overview before looking for key ideas and also includes the Reflect step, which involves relating the material to other knowledge. The PQRST method uses questions to focus attention on main points as you read. Page 106–107.

Question 21

What does OK4R and PQRST mean?

Answer 21

Overview 
Key ideas
Read
Recall
Reflect 
Review 

Preview 
Question 
Read 
State 
Test

Question 22

Explain why notehand is better than shorthand for taking notes in class.

Answer 22

With shorthand, it is possible to take down everything that is said. Notehand, by contrast, helps you write just fast enough to get down the major points, which means you will end up with more useful notes. Page 110.

Question 23

What is the purpose of the clue column in text or lecture notes?

Answer 23

It is for setting down clue words to the topics in the main column of the notes. You can use these clue words to find specific information quickly when reviewing your notes. Page 110–111.

Question 24

Cramming, or trying to learn everything the night before a test, is an effective method of studying.

Answer 24

False

The best preparation for examinations is keeping up with assignments and studying regularly. P 111.

Question 25

Guessingwhenyoudonotknowtheanswerisagoodstrategyaslongasthereis no penalty for wrong answers.

Answer 25

True

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Question 26

When taking a completion test, it is best to answer every question and avoid leaving blanks.

Answer 26

True

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Question 27

Onamatchingtest,youshouldtrytoanswerquestionsintheordertheyare listed.

Answer 27

False
You should answer the easy questions first to reduce the number of choices.
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Question 28

What is the A B C system?

Answer 28

Method of prioritizing daily tasks

Question 29

What is 25%?

Answer 29

Average person’s listening effectiveness.

Question 30

What is an agenda?

Answer 30

Can make meetings shorter and more efficient.

Question 31

What are delays ?

Answer 31

Something that could threaten a schedule.

Question 32

What is procrastinating?

Answer 32

Putting of tasks that need to be done

Question 33

What is a time log?

Answer 33

Record of your activities over a period of a week or two.