Coping with Strong Emotions Unit Vocabulary 23/24

1. emotional strain or tension and worry that come from the problems in one's life.

• stress

• cope

• distress

• strategy

a natural chemical substance produced by the body that influences how specific cells, tissues, and/or organs function.

• mindfulness

• cope

• hormone

• strategy

 a type of stress that a person might feel in response to a positive life event. It may have beneficial effects, such as motivation, focus, and energy

• hormone

• tense

• stress

• Eustress

 a type of stress that a person might feel in response to a negative life event. It may have detrimental effects on physical and mental health.

• accept

• distress

• hormone

• tense

to deal with

• cope

• stress

• eustress

• mindfulness

a carefully formed plan or method to achieve a goal

• self-awareness

• strategy

• accept

• mindfullness

knowledge or understanding of one's own character and feelings

• tense

• accept

• self-awareness

• cope

to tolerate or reconcile oneself to something unpleasant because it cannot be changed.

• eustress

• strategy

• accept

• stress

unable to relax because of nervousness or worry

• distress

• self-awareness

• tense

• accept

a state or practice of focusing one's awareness on the present moment and accepting one's feelings, thoughts and sensations without judgment

• tense

• hormone

• strategy

• mindfulness