Mod. 4: Managing Stress Before It Manages You (EQ @ Home)

What is our "stress response"?

• Our tone of voice when we are stressed

• How we chemically respond to threatening stimuli

• The emergency vehicle picks up stressed out people

• The Disease of Adaptation

The stress response is also referred to as…

• Flight or fight

• Fly or cry

• Dip or tip

• Fight or be right

What are some examples of external stress?

• The impact of Coronavirus

• Your dog has diarrhea

• You have to give a speech and the class looks bored

• All the above

An example of internal stress could be negative perceptions about one’s self.

• True

• False

Stress can be...

• Mostly harmful

• Always motivating

• Always damaging to your health

• Both helpful and harmful

How can stress be beneficial?

• Helps our bodies rise to the challenge with speed & dexterity

• It makes us sweat, which helps us lose water weight

• Forces us to get our work done

• It can be the onset of major health problems

Coach Rudy uses a metaphor for our brain that centers around our ____.

• Hand

• Lizard model

• Head connecting to our heart

• Head

Our brain stem is our automatic pilot for things like:

• Breathing

• Digestion

• Basic functions

• All the above

Our limbic system is where we feel strong emotions like anger, fear, excitement and sadness.

• True

• False

Our limbic system is the only place where our brain can do rational, logical, analytical thought.

• True

• False