Chapter Four

_______ is the reaction of the body and mind to everyday challenges and demands.

• stress-management

• stress

• stressor

• psychosomatic response

Anything that causes stress is called a __________

• stress-management

• stress

• stressor

• psychosomatic response

A physical reaction that results from stress rather than from an injury or illness is called a

• stress-managemnt

• stress

• stressor

• psychosomatic response

The amount of stress that you experience mostly relates to

• the type of friends that you have

• where you go to school

• your perception of stressors

• how your parents respond to stress

During what stage of the body's stress response are hormones relaeased?

• resistnace

• alarm

• fatigue

• recovery

Which of the following is not a physical symptom of the alarm response?

• faster heart rate and pulse

• decreased blood flow to muscles and brain

• increase in perspiration

• decrease in blood pressure

Using refusal skills, planning ahead, and practicing relaxation techniques are examples of

• chronic stress

• stress-management skills

• stress management techniques

• relaxation responses

You are ________________ if you are able to adapt effectively and recover from disappointment, difficulty, or crisis.

• relaxed

• stress-management skills

• resilient

• relaxation response

Practicing stress-management techniques can help you achieve a state of calm, or a ________ when stressed.

• relaxation response

• stress management

• chronic stress

• resilient

Stress associate with long term problems beyond one's control is known as ________.

• stress management

• resilient

• relaxation response

• chronic stress