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What does the term stress mean?
Reaction from the body and mind to everyday challenges and demand.
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Define the term perception?
Act of becoming aware through senses of the body..
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How is stress related to perception?
How much stress you feel depends in part on your perception of the events that cause stress.
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5 categories of stressors and example of each:
- Biological: illness or injury
- Environmental: poverty or noise
- Thinking: the way you perceive a situation
- Personal Behavior: lack of physical activity, alcohol
- Life situations: trouble with peers or death of a pet
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What two systems does your body use to respond to stress?
Nervous system and endocrine system
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What is the flight-or-fight response?
- " Alarm response" body's first reaction to stress
- prepares the body to defend itself or flee
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List three stages in the stress response, describe what happens in each stage.
Alarm: body and mind go on alert
Resistance: body adjusts to the rush created by alarm and reacts to the stressors.
Fatigue: tired feeling lowers your level of activity and your ability to mange other stressors.
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Live five physical reactions included in the alarm response.
Pupil dilation: narrowing of the arteries to internal organs.
Higher Perspiration: higher blood flow to muscles/brain.
Higher heart rate/pulse: higher muscle tension.
Higher blood pressure: release of blood sugar, fats, and cholesterol.
Higher respiration rate
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What are three types of fatigue that can affect your body? How does each fatigue occur.m
Physical: when the muscles work for a long period of time
Psychological: constant worry, over worked, depression
Pathological: the body's defense in fighting disease, tiredness brought on by over working.
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List three aspects of a persons life that can be affected by stress, give an example of each.
Physical: sleep disorder, headache
Mental/Emotional: mood swings, risk go substance abuse
Social: with relationships with others
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Define the term chronic stress.
Associated with long term problems that are beyond a persons control.
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Describe two methods you can use to control the effects of chronic stress.
Exeraise.
Look for support among your friends, family
Find a hobby or activity that relaxes you
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