Stress Unit Word Scramble
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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 |
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