Stress Flashcards
________: Managing one’s health through awareness of the nature of stress.
STRESS
Can be useful or harmful, energizing or exhausting
Stress
The body’s and mind’s reaction to everyday demands and threats; a part of daily life.
Stress
A combination of a (1) stressor and a (2) stress response
Stress
An internal alarm system, the body’s response to a real or perceived threat
Stress
Positive stress
Eustress
Can help you achieve your goals
Eustress
Research suggest that acceptable levels of stress may even help you to focus and concentrate better
Eustress
Negative stress
Distress
Can result when there is too much pressure or trauma and you are unable to cope with it.
Distress
CATEGORIES OF STRESSORS
________________ – poverty, pollution, crowding, noise, or natural disasters
Environmental Stressors
CATEGORIES OF STRESSORS
________________ – having a relative or pet die, parents who separate or divorce
Life situation stressors
CATEGORIES OF STRESSORS
________________ – negative reactions in the body and mind caused by using drugs or not exercising.
Personal behavior stressors
CATEGORIES OF STRESSORS
______________ – how a person perceives a situation (e.g. exams, problems)
Cognitive/ thinking stressors
Who came up with the General Adaptation Syndrome?
Hans Selye
How your body and mind react is your _______________
STRESS RESPONSE
States that when you perceive a situation or event to be a threat, your body begins a stress response.
General Adaptation Syndrome
Entails the Body’s Response to Stress
General Adaptation Syndrome
The _________ system and _________ system become active during the body’s response to stressors.
Nervous; Endocrine
The body’s response is largely ________ or automatic
involuntary