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What is stress?

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Stress is the reaction produced by our minds and bodies when we face a challenging situation.

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What are the two types of stress?

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Positive and negative

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What are the three stages of stress?

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Alarm, resistance, and fatigue

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What is the alarm stage of stress?

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Alarm is when our bodies are filled with adrenaline.

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What is the resistance stage of stress?

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Resistance is when we decide what to do: flight, fight, or freeze

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What is the fatigue stage of stress?

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Fatigue is when a wave of exhaustion comes over our bodies

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What can stress effect?

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Stress can effect our immune and digestive systems

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What is depression?

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A prolonged and overall feeling of sadness, along with a loss of interest in usual activities

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Why does emotional pain hurt like physical pain?

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it triggers the same area in our brain where physical pain occurs.

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What is a psychiatric?

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Psychiatrists are medical doctors (MD) who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of mental health conditions.

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What is the difference between a psychiatric and a psychologist.

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Unlike psychiatrists, they are nonmedical professionals, although they may advise someone to seek medication.

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What are unhealthy coping mechanisms with pain?

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drugs and alcohol
self-harm
risky or violent behavior

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What are some ways that mental health responses occur?

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Some mental health conditions are genetic. They could also be in response to prior traumatic event

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What are eating disorders?

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Extreme eating patterns, like a compulsion to eat or to avoid eating, define eating disorders

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What is anorexia nervosa?

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A person with anorexia nervosa harbors an irrational fear of becoming overweight and tries fad diets, diet pills, and even starving to lose weight.

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What is bulimia?

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Bulimia is characterized by binge eating and then purging the food from the body by vomiting or taking laxatives.

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What is binge eating?

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Binge eating, however, is an eating disorder where people cannot control their compulsion to overeat.

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What is an anxiety disorder?

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Anxiety disorder is a blanket term that covers several forms of intense and persistent fears, worries, and phobias.

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What is OCD?

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OCD refers to a pattern of recurring thoughts or behaviors that prevents people from going about their day normally. People with OCD might feel an irresistible urge to do things repeatedly throughout the day.

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What is PTSD?

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Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is a condition that may develop after a terrifying event that caused physical or mental harm.

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What are the symptoms of PTSD?

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Sleeplessness, numbness, nightmares, and problems concentrating are some of the symptoms of PTSD

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What are mood disorders?

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Mood disorders are defined by severe mood changes that interfere with a person’s everyday life.

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What are two types of mood disorders?

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Depression and bipolar disorder

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What is bipolar disorder?

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A person with bipolar disorder alternates between extreme happiness, called mania, and extreme sadness.

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What is conduct disorder?

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Conduct disorder shows up in social behaviors such as lying, theft, violence, aggression, and vandalism. People suffering from this disorder experience anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem.

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What is antisocial personality disorder?

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Someone suffering from antisocial personality disorder would be isolated, emotionally unstable, selfish, and demanding.

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What is passive-aggressive personality disorder?

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Symptoms of passive-aggressive personality disorder include not being able to make decisions and being overly dependent on others.

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What is schizophrenia?

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People suffering from schizophrenia have trouble telling the difference between real and imaginary events, which leads to unpredictable behavior and bad health habits.

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What is impulsive-control disorder?

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Impulse-Control disorder is characterized by the inability to resist the impulse to do something or an addiction to some activities, which in turn may lead to financial problems, addiction, loss of interest in everyday routine, and seclusion.

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What are extroverts and introverts?

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An extrovert is a person who is very comfortable with other people and is generally outgoing, talkative, and sociable. On the other extreme is an introvert, who is shy, quiet, and reserved.

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What are highly-agreeable people?

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Highly agreeable people are cooperative, forgiving, good-natured, and assume that people are honest and mean well.

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What does being open mean?

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Being open to new experiences means being curious, imaginative, and creative. Such people develop a wide range of interests.

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What is modeling?

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Copying the behavior of their parents or others in the family.

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What are some influences on personality?

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Friends and culture

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How do emotions work?

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your mind registers a situation and sends messages to your body. You experience certain sensations or bodily changes, and you react by changing your behavior in various ways. How you express your emotions and how you process them internally can affect your mental and emotional health.

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What are some steps to help you understand your feelings better.

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Name the emotion.
Identify the source of the emotion.
Identify patterns from the past.

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What is self-esteem?

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Self-esteem indicates how much you respect and like yourself.

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What is a trait of high self-esteem?

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People with high self-esteem can accept themselves for who they are.

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What is a trait of low self-esteem?

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People with low self-esteem have trouble accepting themselves because they do not like or respect who they are.

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What is resilience?

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Resilience is the ability to bounce back from tough life circumstances.

41
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What is communication?

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Communication is the process of sharing information and expressing your thoughts and emotions. Communication can be written, spoken, or expressed through body language.

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What are the types of communicators?

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Passive:
-Goes with the flow
-Doesn’t express their opinions

Aggressive:
-Pushy
-May verbally attack or threaten people

Passive aggressive:
-Repress their feelings until they come out hostilely

Assertive:
-open and honest
-respectful

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What is nonverbal communication?

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Nonverbal communication is the body language that you use to convey meaning during interpersonal discussions. It includes your gestures, facial expressions, patterns of behavior, and posture.

44
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What do you do when you are actively listening?

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When you are actively listening to somebody, you are not speaking, but you are sending a message to your counterpart that you are engaged with what is being said.

45
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What is constructive criticism?

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constructive criticism is a method of disapproving but in a helpful and agreeable way.

46
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What is conflict?

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Conflict is a disagreement or fight that is caused by a number of different variables.

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What should you do when conflict creates a dangerous situation?

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it is best to move away from the conflict, speak to an adult, or call an authority.

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What is negotiation?

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Negotiation is the process by which you try to reach an agreement.

49
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What does it mean to compromise?

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To compromise means to resolve a dispute by relaxing some of your requirements.

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