Chapter 9 Managing Stress in your life 9
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Chapter 9 Managing Stress in your life 9. 1
WHAT IS_____? Ø Stress is ________________. Ø These may be real or imagined. Ø 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
Stage 1 (continued) – The ________ gland secretes a hormone that stimulates the adrenal gland which in turn secrets a hormone called ________.
Adrenaline causes: Physical Changes Mental Changes -_____ tense up -More alert -Heart rate increases -Improved ____ -Begin to _____ -Improved _________ -Breathing increases -______ widen -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 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
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