Stress Flashcards
1
Q
How do you address stress?
A
-Identify the cause and tackle it
2
Q
What is long term stress?
A
-Chronic
3
Q
What is short term stress?
A
- “Fight/ flight”
- Short bursts
- Keeps us safe
- Body should return to normal
4
Q
What does short term stress cause?
A
- Physical changes within the body:
- Increased heart rate
- Increased breathing rate
5
Q
What can chronic stress cause?
A
- Anxiety
- Depression
6
Q
What are the symptoms of chronic stress?
A
- Worried
- Down
- Unable to concentrate/ make decisions
- Irritable
- Angry
7
Q
What is long term stress?
A
- Chronic/ prolonged stress
- No longer able to return to a normal state
- Causes physical and mental illness’s
