| Question | Answer |
| The feeling of pressure, strain or tension that comes from dealing with challenging situations. | Stress |
| This is the cause of the stress put on your body. | Stressor |
| What three things make up our health triangle? | 1. Mental
2. Social
3. Physical |
| This is good or postive stress. | Eustress |
| What are the five characteristics of Eustress? | 1. it motivates you
2. is short term
3. Is perceived as within our coping abilities
4. feels exciting
5. improves performance |
| This is called negative stress. | Distress |
| Characteristics of distress | 1. causes anxiety or concern
2. can be short or long term
3. feels unpleasant
4. decreases performance
5. can lead to mental and physical problems |
| Feeling sad, lonely, unhappy, frustrated, discouraged and you have negative thoughts about yourself and surroundings. | Depression |
| Finding a way to deal with stress or any situation you are trying to handle | Coping |
| Life events and daily hassels are examples of what? | Stressors |
| What is the top most stressful job? | Teaching in the inner city school |
| What is the most stressful life event for an adult? | Death of a spouse |
| What is the most stressful event of middle school student? | Breaking up with a boy/girl friend. |
| What is the leading cause of stress? | Money/Finances |
| What are some internal cause of stress? | 1. uncertainty, worries and fears
2. pessimistic attitude
3. self-critcism
4. unrealistic expectations
5. perfectionism |
| What are some mental symptoms of stress? | 1. forgetfulness
2. lack of concentration
3. poor judgement
4. reduced creativity
5. unclear thoughts or decisions |
| What are some emotional symptoms of stress? | 1. crying
2. aniexty
3. depression
4. moodiness
5. substance abuse
6. angry outburst |
| What are some behavioral symptoms of stress? | 1. eating more or less
2. sleeping too much or too little
3. isolating yourself from others
4. substance abuse
5. nervous habits
6. picking fights with others |
| What are some physical symptoms of stress? | 1. muscle tension
2. vomiting/diarrhea
3. nausea
4. insomnia
5. chest pain
6. weight loss
7. headaches |
| What are the mental strategies to cope with stress called? | Defense Mechanisms |
| Making excuses instead of making mistakes is an exmple of what? | Rationalization |
| Not recognizing an unpleasant reality? | Denial |
| Blocking out stressful thoughts is what? | Repression |
| Putting the blame on someone or something else is example of what defense mechanism? | Projection |
| Behaving like a younger child/as you did long ago is what? | Regression |
| Shifting your emotions onto someone else is which defense mechanism? | Displacement |
| Changing unacceptable behaviors into acceptable ones is called what? | Sublimation |
| Replacing unattainable goals with realistic ones is called what? | Substitution |
| What are five ways to clam down quickly? | 1. take a walk
2. take a dep breath
3. take a mental break
4. re-think your situation
5. try progressive muscle relaxation |
