Stress management

Question 1

Stress definition

Answer 1

disturbance in your physical or emotional state due to a real or perceived threat

Question 2

Stress response def

Answer 2

Your body’s way of preparing you to deal with a demanding situation.

Question 3

stressor def

Answer 3

any event that disrupts your body’s normal state

Question 4

True or False? It is our thoughts and attitudes towards situations that determine whether they are a problem to us

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Eustress

Answer 5

Positive stress that can be produced by exciting experience

Question 6

Distress

Answer 6

negative stress produced by situation that can cause worry, sorrow, anger

Question 7

What does stress do?

Answer 7

Prepares the body for action which is both necessary and life saving

Question 8

What happens during alarm stage of stress

Answer 8

activated by anything causing worry, excitement, etc.
=> Body rush with adrenaline, noradrenaline, cortisol => fight flight ready

Question 9

What happens during resistance stage of stress

Answer 9

Physiology and behavior adjusts to build resistance to the stressor

Question 10

What happens during exhaustion stage of stress

Answer 10

Body no longer able to resist to stressor, Body continues to secrete stress hormones, tension becomes too much

Question 11

Short term impacts of stress on health

Answer 11

cold, stiff neck, trouble sleeping, anxiety

Question 12

Long term impacts of stress on health

Answer 12

depressed immune system, many diseases(coronary heart disease, etc), depression

Question 13

How to identify stressors and eliminate them?

Answer 13

Can be person, place, event. Then evaluate and determine if eliminating is possible

Question 14

How to change your perception/response to the stressor?

Answer 14

Can be interpreted as less distressing. Stay calm and focus on the good

Question 15

3 types of coping strategies

Answer 15

Physical , intellectual, emotional

Question 16

What are some examples of intellectual coping strategies

Answer 16

Different ways of thinking: Problem solving, establish priorities, write down worries, to do list

Question 17

What are some examples of emotional coping strategies

Answer 17

Live in the present, dont sweat the small stuff, monitor your self talk

Question 18

Coping by avoidance def

Answer 18

Pretending that the problem does not exist => binge watch netflix => procrastination

Question 19

Coping by trying to escape def

Answer 19

escaping stress ex: drugs and alcohol to numb the pain