Managing Stress

What are the effects of stress on the body?

• Increased heart rate and blood pressure

• Tense muscles and aches

• Digestive issues

• All of the above

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Which value is connected to managing stress?

• Self-control

• Kindness

• Preparedness

• All of the above

What is the first step in managing stress?

• Monitor your level of stress

• Monitor your behaviors and impulses

• Use calming strategies

• Solve problems, reflect, and set goals

What is chronic stress?

• Fast release of cortisol, fight, flight, or freeze response

• Long-term release of cortisol, detrimental to physical and mental health

• Feeling off, but able to focus with reminders

• Relaxed, able to focus and work

What is the General Adaptation Syndrome?

• A technique to manage stress

• A positive reaction to stress

• A model that explains the body's response to stress

• A state of demotivation

Explain how exercise / physical activity can be a stress management technique.

• Exercise increases stress hormones in the body.

• Exercise improve's your body's health, helps you calm down, and affects your brain chemistry

• Exercise causes physical exhaustion, leading to more stress.

• Exercise has no effect on stress levels.

The diagrams suggests:

• Overtrained and apathetic athletes perform at optimal levels

• Stressors which make athletes feel overwhelmed perform at optimal levels

• Stressors which challenge athletes within their coping zone perform at optimal levels

• Athletes who are challenged an unable to cope perform at optimal levels

Anything that causes a negative response to stress is considered...

• stress

• stressor

• fight or flight response

• adrenaline

What is acute stress?

• Fast release of cortisol, fight, flight, or freeze response

• Long-term release of cortisol, detrimental to physical and mental health

• Feeling off, but able to focus with reminders

• Relaxed, able to focus and work

What is the second step in managing stress?

• Monitor your level of stress

• Monitor your behaviors and impulses

• Use calming strategies

• Solve problems, reflect, and set goals