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LD Health - Ch 2
LD Health - Chapter 2 - Stress
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is stress? | A feeling that is created when we react to a particular event(s) |
| What is a stressor? | Event(s) that provoke stress |
| What does the hypothalamus do? | Signals the adrenal gland |
| What two hormones get released from the adrenal glands? | Adrenaline and Cortisol |
| What effect does adrenaline have on the body? | Speeds up the heart rate and raised one's blood pressure. Sends oxygenated blood to our large muscles so we can ru, flight, or flee from danger. |
| What effect does cortisol have on the body? | Speeds up your metabolism. Helps the body release the stored energy it needs in the form of glucose. It is responsible for the extra deposits of fat on our mid-section. |
| What are the two types of stress? | Eustress and Distress |
| Which is the good stress? | Eustress |
| Which is the bad stress? | Distress |
| What are some examples of Eustress? | Sporting events, the weekend, going to the gym |
| What are some examples of Distress? | Essay due, test, moving to a new school |
| What is meant by Fight of Flight? | The response to either run or fight |
| What can cause stress overload? | Upcoming test, being bullied, family conflicts |
| List three signs of stress overload: | Emotional, physical or behavioral sign |
| What is an emotional sign? | A panic attack |
| What is a physical sign? | Problems sleeping, stomach pains, headaches or chest pains |
| What is a behavioral sign? | Moodiness, drinking, smoking or overeating. |
| If you have a pear shape figure, where is the fat being deposited? | Thighs and butt |
| If you have an apple shape figure, where is the fat begin deposited? | Mid-section |
| How does stress effect your brain? | It thins it. |
| How can meditation help your brain during stress? | It heals it. |
| Who experiences more stress on a "social" hierarchy? | Boss (CEO) |
| Who is more likely to experience the negative affects of stress due to their position on the local ladder? | A subordinate person |
| What is meant by anticipatory stress? | Stress that is caused when you are waiting for something to happen |
| Why don't Zebra's experience anticipatory stress? | When stress is over, they forget about it. Out of sight out of mind. |
| What does stress due to our immune system? | It slows/wears it down |
| What was the first illness related to the effects of chronic stress? | Ulcers |
| Why did doctors later think that Ulcers had nothing to do with stress? | Because they found a type of bacteria in the ulcer. |
| What do we know now regarding the cause of ulcers and many other diseases that affect us? | They can be caused by stress |
| How does stress effect our cerebral cortex? | Loss of brain cells |
| How does stress effect our memory and ability to learn? | Loss of brain cells and memory. |
| How does stress effect our telomeres? | Shortens the telomeres. |
| What does acute mean? | Short-term |
| What does chronic mean? | Long-term |
| What kind of stress is likely to affect our test performance while experiencing test anxiety? | Acute |
| Where does the hormone Cortisol like to deposit fat on the body? | Mid-section |
| What killed off the Alpha, aggressive male baboons? | TB |
| What were some of the characteristics of those that survived? | They were nice and social |
| An enzyme called telomerase can repair damage done to our telomeres, what kind of activities, and associations are likely to increase this enzyme? | Support groups, competition, comradery and being social |
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