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WorksheetsMod. 4: Managing Stress Before It Manages You (EQ @ Home)
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is our "stress response"?
Our tone of voice when we are stressed
How we chemically respond to threatening stimuli
The emergency vehicle picks up stressed out people
The Disease of Adaptation
The stress response is also referred to as…
Flight or fight
Fly or cry
Dip or tip
Fight or be right
What are some examples of external stress?
The impact of Coronavirus
Your dog has diarrhea
You have to give a speech and the class looks bored
All the above
An example of internal stress could be negative perceptions about one’s self.
True
False
Stress can be...
Mostly harmful
Always motivating
Always damaging to your health
Both helpful and harmful
How can stress be beneficial?
Helps our bodies rise to the challenge with speed & dexterity
It makes us sweat, which helps us lose water weight
Forces us to get our work done
It can be the onset of major health problems
Coach Rudy uses a metaphor for our brain that centers around our ____.
Hand
Lizard model
Head connecting to our heart
Head
Our brain stem is our automatic pilot for things like:
Breathing
Digestion
Basic functions
All the above
Our limbic system is where we feel strong emotions like anger, fear, excitement and sadness.
True
False
Our limbic system is the only place where our brain can do rational, logical, analytical thought.
True
False
When we “flip our lid” we disconnect our thinking brain from our _______.
Ability to make rational decisions
Behaviors
Logical thought
Ability to digest
Our beliefs or “mindsets” can greatly affect our behavior and life experiences.
True
False
What are some benefits of “eustress”?
Enhances learning and boost brain function
Gets us sweating, which cleans out our pores
Good for internal organs
All the above
Using a “eustress” perspective might cause you to think…
I’m going to fail this math test
I’m going to try Khan Academy to figure it out
My algebra teacher hates me
I’ve never been a math person
All of our emotions begin with a thought.
True
False
My thoughts create my emotions, which affect my ________, which change my _______.
Actions, thoughts
Behavior, actions
Actions, world
World, thoughts
If you can ____ it, you can tame it.
Blame
Name
Shame
Re-frame
In the video, Coach Rudy uses a _________ to practice mindful breathing.
Relaxing rain sound
Glitter bottle
Hoberman sphere
Timer
Coach Rudy uses the example of a _______ as a framework of becoming aware of our levels of stress.
Traffic light system
Boiling pot of water
Lake, River and Waterfall
All the above
Green light means that we are having a full-blown stress response and are in a panic!
True
False
The key to awareness is learning to better recognize your “yellow”.
True
False
We are in a constant state of _____.
Intentionality
Mindfulness
Mission
Distraction
Mindfulness is our ability to calm our emotions and become fully ______.
Distracted
Unintentional
Participatory
Present
If we can settle our glitter and get focused in the present moment, we can eventually get to a place of great clarity of message and moment.
True
False
Coach Rudy’s mindful moment is a panoramic view of ______.
A sunset in Colorado
An ocean in California
A mountaintop in Colorado
A waterfall in Hawaii
