Chapter 3 Managing Stress

What is STRESS?

• An event or situation that causes stress.

• The response of your mind and body being challenged or threatened.

What is a stressor?

• An event or situation that causes stress.

• The response of your body and mind being challenged or threatened.

Negative stress in known as

• Distress

• Eustress

Positive stress is known as

• Eustress

• Distress

A catastrophe is

• An everyday problem that can be easily solved.

• an event that threatens lives and may destroy property.

Fight-or-flight response is

• when you prepare to either "fight" the stressor or "take flight" and escape.

• how you recognize stress, but not respond to it.

A hormone that gives the body extra energy

• Fatigue
• Hormones
• Corpus Callosum
• Adrenaline

Physical effects of stress include

• headaches

• increased sweating

• upset stomach

• all of the above

Mental and emotional affects of stress include

• anxiety

• anger

• forgetfulness

• all of the above

Which method is the least healthy way to deal with stress?

• talking with a friend

• thinking about it constantly

• deep breathing techniques

• exercising regularly