HEALTH
Stress
Name_______________________________
List five stressors in your life. Are they positive, negative, or both?
Stressor
+, -, both?
Briefly describe any stressors that you have experienced for each category.
Category
Stressor
Biological
Environmental
Cognitive
Personal Behavior
Life Situations
List your mechanisms for managing stress in your life?
List any methods of dealing with your stress that are counter-productive to your health.
(optional)
HEALTH
“Stress – Portrait of a Killer” – pre-quiz
_____ 1. Which part of the body initiates a person’s response to stress?
a.
b.
_____ 2.
c.
d.
30 percent
70 percent
apple
pear
1.5
3.5
c.
d.
2.5
4.5
unconscious
sympathetic
c.
d.
reflex
simple
testosterone
noradrenaline
c.
d.
epinephrine
cortisol
c.
d.
dull pain
all of the above
Stress can do which of the following?
a.
b.
_____ 9.
10 percent
50 percent
What is another name for adrenaline, a hormone released by the sympathetic
nervous system during times of stress?
a.
b.
_____ 8.
heart disease
ovarian cancer
The _____ nervous system controls bodily functions over which we have less
control such as blushing, sweating, and pupil dilation.
a.
b.
_____ 7.
c.
d.
On average, among people with the same illness, those with the least amount
of social interaction are _____ times more likely to die than people with the
most social interaction, once other factors like age and gender are accounted
for.
a.
b.
_____ 6.
breast cancer
liver disease
Some people put on weight around their abdomen and are said to be appleshaped. Pear-shaped people have fat deposits around their rear. Which shape
suggests that someone may be exposed to high levels of stress?
a.
b.
_____ 5.
heart
thyroid gland
Approximately what percentage of heart attack sufferers have elevated
cholesterol?
a.
b.
_____ 4.
c.
d.
Stress is a risk factor for this disease, the leading cause of death for women in
the U.S. Which is it?
a.
b.
_____ 3.
hypothalamus
adrenal gland
make hair fall out or turn grey
stunt growth
How important is your place in society, or your rank in your hierarchy, to your
overall health?
a.
b.
c.
extremely important
not so important
doesn’t matter
_____10. What factors may reduce stress and promote longevity?
a.
b.
caring for others
telomerase
c.
d.
social networks
all of the above
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/health-and-human-body/human-body/stress-quiz.html