10 Questions
What is an example of eustress?
Getting a promotion at work
What type of stressors can lead to toxic stress?
Prolonged exposure to adversity without adequate support
How does your body prepare to fight or escape in the fight-or-flight response?
Heart rate, blood flow, and breathing increase
What happens in the relaxation response?
Heart rate decreases
What could it look like to 'flee' when you are scared of a situation?
Avoiding the situation entirely
What could it look like to 'fight' when you are stressed about having too little time?
Making a detailed plan and sticking to it
Which is not a part of the SMART goal criteria?
Simple
What types of behaviors are involved in the fight-or-flight response?
Aggressive reactions and avoidance
What is one factor that might affect whether a person experiences the relaxation response after a stressful event?
Level of social support
Which of these actions is involved in creating a vision board?
Selecting character traits you want to achieve
Study Notes
Understanding Stress
- Stress is the body's physical and psychological reactions to situations perceived as threats
- Stress is unavoidable and everyone experiences it at times
- Moderate levels of stress can increase physiological arousal, motivating people to learn and grow
Types of Stress
- Eustress: positive stress that encourages growth
- Distress: too much stress at once, which can be harmful to health
- Trauma: extreme stress due to deeply disturbing events
Sources of Stress
- Major stressors: big life transitions, such as moving to a new school, losing a loved one, or getting divorced
- Minor daily stressors: events like losing a favorite item, arriving late to class, or having a bad hair day
- Relationships: personal relationships, disagreements, rejection, exclusion, negative peer pressure, or loneliness
- School: school pressures, worrying about school, grades, tests, homework assignments, teachers, or college applications
- Environment: living environment, crowded or noisy, food insecurity, and homelessness
- Technology: constant pressure to stay active on social media
- Inner conflict: feeling stressed about choices or not being perfect
- Social media: feeling stressed if not invited to events, feeling pressure to post positive content, or feeling pressure to get comments and likes
How the Body Responds to Stress
- Fight-or-flight response: body prepares to fight or escape in stressful situations
- Relaxation response: body's response to calm down and relax after a stressful event
Reducing Stress
- Setting goals: setting goals for how you want to conduct yourself and what you want to accomplish is an important part of a healthy lifestyle
- Vision boards: a visual representation of goals, illustrating what goals you want to achieve
- SMART goals: specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and timely goals
Explore the concept of stress, differentiating between eustress and distress. Learn about types of stressors, common stressors among teens, and how perception influences stress levels.
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