Understanding Stress and Health

What has the speaker been teaching about stress for the last 10 years?

• Stress is beneficial

• Stress has no effect on health

• Stress should be avoided

• Stress makes you sick

According to the study mentioned, what increases the risk of dying by 43 percent?

• Ignoring stress

• Having little stress

• Experiencing a lot of stress

• Believing that stress is harmful

What hormones are discussed as being a part of the stress response?

• Adrenaline, Cortisol,

  Dopamine

• Cortisol, dopamine,

  seratonin

• Adrenaline, Oxytocin,

  Cortisol

• Insulin, Estrogen, Testosterone

What does oxytocin promote?

• Isolation

• Hunger

• Social interaction

• Sleepiness

What is NOT a physical change typically interpreted as anxiety during stress?

• Breathing faster

• Relaxed muscles

• Sweating

• Heart pounding

When you view your stress response as helpful, what happens?

• It has no effect on your health

• It worsens your health

• It can make your stress response healthier

• It makes you less intelligent

What effect does oxytocin have on the heart?

• It helps heart cells regenerate

• It stops the heart

• It has no effect on the heart

• It causes heart damage

What can reduce the stress-related risk of dying?

• Caring for others

• Taking medications

• Avoiding people

• Exercising alone

What was the risk of dying for people who experienced a lot of stress but did not view stress as harmful?

• 43 percent

• 30 percent

• 15 percent

• No increased risk

What did the study on caring for others during stress reveal?

• Caring for others increases stress-related deaths

• Caring for others has no effect on stress-related deaths

• Caring for others reduces stress-related deaths

• Caring for others increases stress levels