Handling Stress

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What is stress?

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The body’s reaction to any physical, mental, or emotional change

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Stress affects your physical, emotional & mental health.

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True

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How can you reduce stress? Options: Eating lots of sugar and unhealthy food. Keeping your feelings to yourself and denying help. Staying up all night. Deep breathing.

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Deep breathing.

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My .................. started pounding because I was so scared.

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heart

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All stress is bad.

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False

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What is positive stress?

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Stress that causes you to perform better or get things done

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What is negative stress?

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Stress that prevents you from doing something or functioning in your every day life

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Positive Stress is

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Stress that can help you reach your goals

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A __________ is a way of dealing with or handling stress

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coping mechanism

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A coping mechanism is considered POSITIVE or HEALTHY if ...

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it does not cause harm to you, others or someone's property