Understanding Stress

How does cortisol affect your appetite?

• Decreases appetite

• Increases appetite

• Reduces cravings for carbs

• Has no effect

syllable stresses

• change the meaning of the word

• don't really matter

• are less important than pronunciation

• can cause a native speaker not to understand

What is stress?

• A reaction to life's challenges and demands

• A type of music

• A type of food

• A form of exercise

How can stress have a positive effect?

• By helping you stay motivated and alert

• By making you sleepy

• By causing illness

• By making you lazy

What are stressors?

• Challenges and demands that come in different shapes and sizes

• Types of rocks

• Types of animals

• Types of plants

In what situations can stress help you meet the challenges of life?

• Playing video games, texting, listening to music

• Watching TV, sleeping, eating

• Learning to drive, doing a presentation, hitting a homerun

• Shopping, cooking, cleaning

What is the importance of noting that stress can have a positive effect?

• To never try anything new

• To avoid all challenges in life

• To ignore stress completely

• To understand that stress is not always harmful

John often procrastinates on his assignments until the last minute. What is a likely outcome of this behavior?

• He will have more free time to relax.

• He may experience increased stress and lower quality of work.

• He will always perform better under pressure.

• He will have more time to seek help from teachers.

Sarah tends to plan her study schedule well in advance and sticks to it. How might this behavior affect her stress levels during exam periods?

• It could make her more stressed because she has less flexibility.

• It could reduce her stress by ensuring she is well-prepared.

• It will have no impact on her stress levels.

• It will make her overconfident and careless.

What is the primary function of stress in language?

• To convey emotion

• To indicate the importance of a word

• To change the meaning of a sentence

• To improve pronunciation