Stress

Question 1

Stressors

Answer 1

positive or negative things that upset or excite you

Question 2

Five categories of stress

Answer 2

1. Acute (time-limited)
2. Brief naturalistic
3. Sequence of stressful events
4. Chronic stressors
5. Past stressors

Question 3

Isaiah 26:3

Answer 3

“You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!” Isaiah 26:3 NLT

Question 4

Theory To Explain Stress Responses

Answer 4

General Adaptation Syndrome

Question 5

Alarm Stage

Answer 5

The stress is labeled as a threat or danger
Stress hormones are released
Hormones enable you to do things you usually can’t
Blood pressure elevates
Heart rate increases
Fight or flight response

Question 6

Resistance Stage

Answer 6

Body remains on guard particularly when the stressors persist and the body is required to fight them continuously.
Not as strong as the initial response
Your bodies defenses become weaker because it takes energy to lower stress hormones

Question 7

Exhaustion Stage

Answer 7

A persistent period of stress

Eventually depletes the body’s resources so we can function at less than normal

Question 8

Frontal lobe of brain (central cortex)

Answer 8

Part of brain that controls judgement, impulse control, and insight.
Only 80% developed in adolescence.

Question 9

Amygdala

Answer 9

Plays a key role in the processing of emotions
Involved in sexual and emotional behavior
Very susceptible to hormones (sex hormones, adrenaline)
The seat of anger
An over exuberant immature amygdala is thought to contribute to adolescent explosiveness
Amygdala is under the control of the frontal lobe so respond to situations of stress with more extreme emotions than adults.

Question 10

Hippocampus (center of memory)

Answer 10

It turns on with every experience and is responsible for encoding and retrieving memories.

Question 11

Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis (HPA Axis)

Answer 11

When faced with stressful situation the amygdala is the first to respond.

Question 12

Cortisol and Memory

Answer 12

The surge of cortisol during a stress response and interfere with memory.
The hippocampus stops functioning normally.

Question 13

Cortisol and Adolescent Females

Answer 13

Studies have shown that in mid to late adolescence, especially in girls, cortisol levels are slightly higher than in the normal adult population.
Negative emotions - stress, worry, anxiety, anger.

Question 14

Telomeres

Answer 14

tips on the chromosome. Keeps the chromosome from unraveling.
Every time a cell divides, the telomeres shorten.
Keep your telomeres long. If the telomeres get to short, the cell is unable to replicate and it dies.

Question 15

Telomerase

Answer 15

naturally occurring enzyme that maintains telomeres and prevents them from shortening.

Question 16

Exposure to what is dangerous

Answer 16

Cortisol

Question 17

What are the effects of cortisol?

Answer 17

Slows down time to remove triglycerides(fat) from blood stream
Creates excessive central obesity
Increases risk of diabetes and heart disease

Question 18

What are the stress effects on the heart?

Answer 18

Stress pushes people toward bad habits that cause heart disease:
overeating, smoking, etc.
Increased blood pressure from chronic stress

Question 19

What are the stress effects on the immune system?

Answer 19

Traumatic stress can impair immunity for one year
Acute stress decrease number of immune cells
Women are at higher risk for autoimmune and allergic disorders
Immune system: ability to fight of disease

Question 20

Stress effect on Brain

Answer 20

Stress hormones can affect memory and cause neurons to atrophy and die.
Headaches, anxiety, depression.
Disrupted sleep.

Question 21

Stress effects on digestion

Answer 21

Mouth ulcers of cold sores

Question 22

Stress effects on heart

Answer 22

persistently elevated blood pressure and heart rate can increase potential of blood clotting and risk of stroke or heart attack.
Weakening of heart muscle and symptoms that mimic a heart attack.

Question 23

Stress effects on Adrenal glands

Answer 23

Cortisol and other stress hormones can increase central or abdominal fat.
Cortisol increases glucose production in the liver, causing renal hypertension.

Question 24

Stress effects on breathing

Answer 24

Increase susceptibility to colds and respiratory infections.

Question 25

Stress effects on the immune system

Answer 25

Increase susceptibility to infections

Slower healing

Question 26

Stress effects on the digestive system

Answer 26

Upset stomach

Question 27

Stress

Answer 27

nonspecific response of the body to any demand