STRESS: Key Terms

Question 1

Debilitating

Answer 1

A disease or condition which makes a person very weak and infirm

Question 2

GABA

Answer 2

Body’s natural stress relief
(NOT efficient when combined with high levels of adrenaline and/or cortisol)

Question 3

Arousal

Question 4

Cathartic

Answer 4

Providing psychological relief through the open expression of strong emotions (causing catharsis - the process of releasing thereby providing relief from strong or repressed emotions)

Question 5

Cortisol

Answer 5

Stress hormone released by the adrenal cortex
- Supresses the immune system
- Natural killer cells

Question 6

Adrenaline

Answer 6

Main hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla

Question 7

Noradrenaline

Answer 7

Main neurotransmitter in the sympathetic nervous system

Question 8

Stressor

Answer 8

Something that causes a state of stress

Question 9

Stress Inducing

Answer 9

Caused by stress / mental fatigue

Question 10

Self-fulfilling Prophecy

Answer 10

You fulfil the prophecy you set yourself

Question 11

Autonomic Nervous Sysetm

Answer 11

Automatic physiological response the body produces which can be triggered by stress
PARASYMPATHEIC & SYMPATHETIC

Question 12

Sympathetic ANS

Answer 12

Fight / Flight response
NOT RESTING
Generally speeds body up in a stress response

Question 13

Parasympathetic ANS

Answer 13

Rest / Digest response
Generally slows body down during a stress repsonse

Question 14

Equilibrium

Answer 14

A state of physical or mental balance or stability
- Body aims to sustain equilibrium
E.g. Chronic stress lifestyle = person lives normally due to body’s equilibrium

Question 15

Resilience

Answer 15

The capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties

Question 16

Psychosomatic

Answer 16

A physical illness which is caused or aggravated by a mental factor such as stress