Stress Management - Joelin M.

What is a Stressor?

• When you don't turn in assignments on time

• Anything that causes stress response

• When someone stresses out another person

• Anything that makes you happy

Which of these tend to occur when you are stressed?

• Your senses become sharper

• Your muscles are relaxed

• Your hand starts cramping

• Your blood pressure lowers

Answer explanation

When you are stressed, your body symptoms include: heart beats faster, muscles tighten, blood pressure rises, breath quickens, and your senses become sharper

Epinephrine, aka __________, is a naturally occurring hormone that is used during the body's stress response.

What is Distress?

• Stress that has a positive effect on you

• always short term

• helps us improve our performance

• Stress that negatively affects you

Answer explanation

Negative Stress

Characteristics: 

Causes anxiety or concern, can be short or long term, is perceived as outside of our coping abilities, feels unpleasant, decreases performance & can lead to mental and physical problems

What is Eustress?

• Stress that negatively affects you

• Stress that has a positive effect on you

• long term

• feels unpleasant and decreases our performance

Answer explanation

Positive Stress

Characteristics: 

Motivates, focuses energy, is short term, is perceived as within our coping abilities, feels exciting, improves performance