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

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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

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What are stressors?

• Challenges and demands that come in different shapes and sizes

• Types of rocks

• Types of animals

• Types of plants

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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