Chapter 9 Managing Stress in your life

9.1

WHAT IS__________?

Stress is _______________________________________________________________. These may be real or imagined.

These demands produce measurable _____________ in the body.

DIFFERENT KINDS OF STRESSORS

• __________ stressors – come from biochemical imbalances, mental or physical illness.

• _________________ stressors – poverty, pollution, crowding, noise, natural disasters.

• ____________________stressors – the way you perceive a situation or what you expect from it.

Stressors (continued)

• _______________________stressors – negative reactions in the body and mind caused by tobacco, alcohol, drugs, or lack of exercise.

• _________________– such as death, divorce, troubled relationships.

Body’s Stress Response – ______________of Stress

• When the body perceives a situation to be a threat, it starts a series of events to prepare itself for ______________

• This is the body’s ___________ reaction

Stage 1: _________Stage

-In this stage:

The _________________ is excited by a stressor, which activates the _________________________________.

The hypothalamus is the small nervous center at the base of your brain

– The _______________ gland secretes a hormone that stimulates the adrenal gland

which in turn secrets a

hormone called

________________.

Stage 1 (continued)

Adrenaline causes:

Physical Changes

-_________ tense up

-Heart rate increases

-Begin to _________

-Breathing increases

-___________ widen

Mental Changes

-More alert

-Improved ________

-Improved _________________

-Able to process more ____________

Stage 2: _____________ Stage

• The second stage of stress is when the body tries to do damage repair from

________________.

• During this stage, the physical resistance to the stressor hits its peak if prolonged

stress occurs.

• If you have successful __________ strategies, then your body will return to ______________ and the stress will cease to exist.

• If you have poor coping strategies and the stress continues for a long time, both your _________ and ________ will start to show signs.

What is homeostasis? ____________________________________________________________________________________

Stage 3: ______________

• The third and final stage of stress. Results in a tired feeling that lowers your __________ level. Can be dangerous if it lasts over an extended period of time – _____________ fatigue – __________________ fatigue – __________________ fatigue