1.3: Strategies for managing stress

Question 1

stress

Answer 1

has external factors, state of emotional tension, has physical response from bodies

Question 2

stressor

Answer 2

any event that triggers a stress response

Question 3

fight-or-flight response

Answer 3

when we experience stress, our body goes into this state

Question 4

stress response process

Answer 4

nerve changes occur in hypothalamus; hormones pituitary gland (in brain); hormones stimulate adrenal glands; produce epinephrine (a.k.a. adrenaline)

Question 5

3 phases of stress:

Answer 5

alarm (body ready to take action), resistance (body tries to stay in resting state), exhaustion (tired)

Question 6

eustress

Answer 6

healthy stress; gives us energy for the situation

Question 7

distress

Answer 7

unhealthy stress