Stress Knowledge check

place the event in the right type of stress

Groups:

(a) Acute distress

,

(b) Chronic Distress

,

(c) Toxic stress

,

(d) Eustress

• breaking a bone

• cancer

• losing a loved one

• tripping in cafeteria

• graduating from school

• having three tournaments and track starting this month

• a test

• overwhelming

• long term or major

• financial difficulties

• arguing with a friend

• planning a vacation

• getting a promotion at work

• short term or minor

• moving, starting a new job, and not making rent

• from positive events

these increase during a stress response

• heart rate

• breathing rate

• body temp

• blood pressure

• blood flow to major organs

We evolved stress responses to help us

• avoid danger

• make better decisions

• conserve energy

• take tests faster

Organize these actions/emotions to the right stress response

Groups:

(a) Fight

,

(b) Flight

,

(c) Freeze

,

(d) Fawn

• workaholic

• lack of identity

• pushover

• difficulty making decisions

• feels dead inside

• Numbing

• fidgeting

• panic

• avoidance

• confrontational

• bullying

• violent

• no boundaries

• assertive

• isolating

• People pleasing

Which of the following is a sign of a stressor?

• Over/under eating

• Troubles sleeping

• Irritable

• stomach ache

• headache

Stress is a response to ______

A stimulus that is a general situation that affects most people is a ​ (a)  

A stimulus that is specific to a person usually based on past events is a ​ (b)  

• stressor
• trigger
• distress
• eustress
• chronic
• acute

which is NOT one of the major causes of stress from society. (from the documentary)

• Change

• Lack of control

• Unpredictability

• poverty

Alex is part of a group discussion, and his friends have different preferences for a project topic. Rather than expressing his own ideas, he agrees with the majority to avoid disagreement.

• Fight

• Flight

• Freeze

• Fawn

Daniel has been putting everything he has into basketball, practicing 4 hours a night, after he found out his ex girlfriend started dating someone else.

• Fight

• Flight

• Freeze

• Fawn