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Health
Chapter 8 Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An example of a biological stressor is: | a broken arm |
| A tornado tearing the roof off your house would be an example of what kind of stressor? | environmental |
| Another name for the body's alarm response is: | "fight or flight" response |
| The kind of fatigue that can result from constant worry, boredom, or isolation is: | psychological |
| What is the first step in dealing effectively with stress? | identify the cause |
| Walking away from a stressful situation is one example of __________. | using refusal skills |
| An example of redirecting pent up energy brought on by stress is: | talking with a friend |
| Depression can be described as: | a prolonged feeling of helplessness, hopelessness, and sadness |
| Depression experienced over a number of weeks: | is a medical condition requiring treatment |
| Major depression may be caused by all of the following EXCEPT: | prolonged reactive depression |
| External factors that can affect a person's resiliency include: | family, community, and peers |
| During the alarm stage of the body's stress response, what "emergency hormone" is released to prepare the body to respond to a stressor? | adrenaline |
| Ways of managing stress do NOT include: | drinking alcohol |
| Someone who declines to become involved in a potentially stressful situation, such as a party where alcohol will be present, is managing stress through: | refusal skills |
| Having to leave your home because of hurricane damage is an example of: | an environmental stressor |
| Someone who decides to go for a brisk walk on the night before a test after having studied: | may be redirecting energy in response to stress |
| When you feel tired because your body has been fighting an illness, you are experiencing: | physical fatigue |
| Headaches can be: | a psychosomatic effect of stress |
| Negative reactions in the body and mind caused by using tobacco, alcohol, or other drugs are: | personal behavior stressors |
| Voluntary responses to stress include: | doing relaxation exercises |
| Stress can have the positive effect of __________. | motivating a person to work hard |
| Serious stressful events, such as the death of a friend, can result in __________. | reactive depression |
| In the fatigue stage of the body's stress response: | a person's ability to handle other stressors is very low |
| Poor eating habits can be _________. | a source of stress. |
| Chronic stress results in a ____________ that lasts for days or weeks. | fight or flight |
| The act of becoming aware through the senses: | perception |
| The condition of feeling uneasy or worried about what may happen: | anxiety |
| A prolonged feeling of hopelessness, helplessness, and sadness | depression |
| anything that causes stress: | stressor |
| Stress associated with longterm problems that are beyond a person's control: | chronic stress |
| Skills that help an individual handle stress in a healthful, effective way: | stress-management skills |
| A physical reaction that results from stress rather than from an injury or illness: | psychosomatic response |
| a state of calm that can be reached if one or more relaxation techniques are practiced regularly: | relaxation response |
| the ability to adapt effectively and recover from disappointment, difficulty, or crisis: | resiliency |
| the reaction of the body and mind to everyday challenges and demands: | stress |
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