sleep / stress

Question 1

nrem 1

Answer 1

time of drowsiness. brain waves and muscle activity begin to slow. image may appear

Question 2

nrem 2

Answer 2

light sleep. brain waves and heart rate slow, body temp decreases

Question 3

nrem 3

Answer 3

deep sleep. restorative and healing. breathing slows. difficult to be awakened.

Question 4

may occur during nrem 3

Answer 4

bed wetting, sleep talking, walking, night terrors

Question 5

rem sleep

Answer 5

irregular breathing, rapid eyes, paralyzed limbs, vivid dreams, increased heart rate

Question 6

sleep dprivation

Answer 6

not enough sleep / low quality sleep

Question 7

biological clock

Answer 7

circadian rhythm

Question 8

stress

Answer 8

any circumstance that threatens wellbeing

Question 9

Walter Cannon defined stress as

Answer 9

physical and psychological disturbances that threatened homeostasis

Question 10

coined the term fight or flight

Answer 10

Walter Cannon

Question 11

brain parts, systems, and glands involved in response to stress

Answer 11

amygdala, hypothalamus, nervous system, adrenal glands

Question 12

chemicals that initiate fight or flight response

Answer 12

epinephrine (adrenaline) and cortisol

Question 13

stressor

Answer 13

a force that puts perceived demands on the body, emotions, mind or spirit

Question 14

physical stressor

Answer 14

pain, exercise, extreme heat or cold

Question 15

psychological stressor

Answer 15

situations. eg. missing the bus

Question 16

distress

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negative. stems from acute anxiety / pressure

Question 17

eustress

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positive. motivates and challenges

Question 18

acute stress

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sudden danger, short period of time

Question 19

chronic (long term) stress

Answer 19

ongoing situations. causes frustration or anxiety

Question 20

traumatic stress

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life-threatening event. induces fear and helplessness

Question 21

stress vs anxiety

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stress: response to external stimulus
anxiety: feeling. triggered internally or externally

Question 22

resilience

Answer 22

seeing failure as a form of helpful feedback

Question 23

external locus of control

Answer 23

outside forces beyond control determines their fate

Question 24

internal locus of control

Answer 24

they control their fate

Question 25

Hans Selye

Answer 25

created the word stressor to distinguish between response and stimulus