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Stress
Unit 2 Mental Health and Stress
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| stress | the physical and emotional response your brain and body experience when facing a challenge, demand, or potential threat |
| stressor | any event, situation, or external stimulus that triggers a stress response in the body or mind |
| coping | the mental, emotional, and behavioral effort a person uses to manage stress, difficult situations, or unpleasant emotions |
| resilience | the capacity to recover, adapt, and bounce back quickly from tough times, stress, or change |
| emotion | a feeling such as happiness, love, fear, anger, or hatred, which can be caused by the situation that you are in or the people you are with |
| regulation | an official rule or law made by an authority—such as a government agency—to control, govern, or direct behavior, activities, and systems |
| trigger | a physical part of a gun, an event that starts something else, or a stimulus that causes a strong emotional reaction |
| relaxation | the state of being free from physical tension, mental stress, or anxiety |
| mindfulness | the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we're doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what's going on around us |
| self-talk | talk or thoughts directed at oneself |
| reframing | to frame (something) again and often in a different way |
| resilience | the capacity to recover, adapt, and bounce back quickly from tough times, stress, or change |
| setback | a temporary delay, obstacle, or unexpected problem that slows down or reverses progress |