Handling Stress

What is stress?

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

• The body producing white blood cells

• A disagreement or argument

• A type of compromise

Stress affects your physical, emotional & mental health.

• True

• False

Symptoms of stress are... (choose 3)

• Feeling nervous, anxious, or scared

• Sweating

• Sick to your stomach

• Feeling happy or proud

How can you reduce stress?

• Eating lots of sugar and unhealthy food.

• Keeping your feelings to yourself and denying help.

• Staying up all night.

• Deep breathing.

Other ways to help reduce stress include... (choose 3)

• Talk with friends or family about your stress.

• A healthy diet, exercise, and getting plenty of sleep.

• Skipping school or not doing homework.

• Think about a happy event or something you look forward to.

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:

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

• blood

• heart

• forehead

• mind

All stress is bad.

• True

• False

What are the types of stress? (choose 2)

• Positive

• Negative

• Happy

• Angry

What is positive stress? 

• A type of stress that is not THAT bad
• Stress that has no physical or emotional symptoms
• Stress that causes you to perform better or get things done

• Stress that does not last long

What is negative stress?

• Stress that prevents you from doing something or functioning in your every day life
• Stress that lasts a long amount of time

• Stress that has many symptoms

• Stress that do not speak to anyone about