STRESS
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Please write these ?’s if it’s not already written:
1. Describe what “stresses” you out in life?
 2. WHY does it “stress” you?
 3. Physically, what do you feel when you’re
stressed?
 4. How do you COPE with stress?
 5. What are some negative ways people
use to deal with stress?
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What is Stress?
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Stress: The body and mind’s response to a
demand
Stress is something you can FEEL physically
AND/OR mentally
 Examples:
Asking someone on a date: You feel your heart
race, palms sweat
Watching the final seconds of a football game:
Your mind is racing, heart pounding, palms sweat
Stressors
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Any situation that puts a demand on the body or
mind
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Environmental: Pollution, poverty, crowding
Biological: Illness, Injury
Thinking: Mental challenges, taking a test
Behavioral: not enough sleep, drug use
Life changing: Marriage, death
Stress vs. Stressor?
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Stress is the FEELING you get from the
STRESSOR, or situation
Example: The act of asking someone out on a
date is a STRESSOR, the situation. Your palms
sweating and heart racing is the STRESS, or
body’s reaction to asking someone on a date.
Fight or Flight Response
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When your body provides you with energy,
reflexes, and strength so you can respond to a
stressor, or situation.
Result? Your body releases EPINEPHRINE, or
adrenaline, when you are in a fight or flight
situation. Your:
Breathing speeds up
 Heart beats faster
 Muscles tense up
 Pupils in eyes get wider
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Fight or Flight clips
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Positive vs. Negative Stress
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There are two types of stress:
Eustress: Positive stress that energizes one and
helps you reach a goal
Distress: Negative stress that can make a person
sick or keep from reaching a goal
Examples
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Examples of eustress: Studying, winning a
competition, roller coaster rides
Examples of distress: death of loved one, chronic
pain, lack of meaningful friendships, anxiety,
depression
Distress can be dangerous!
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When not taken care of, distress can lead to:
 Compromised
 Illness
 DEATH!!!!!
immune system
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STRESS IS:
a) Any situation that puts a demand on the
body or mind
b) The body and mind’s response to a demand
c) When your body provides you with energy to
deal with a situation
ANSWER
b) The body and mind’s response to a demand
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A STRESSOR situation would be:
a) Feeling a headache or backache
b) Having sweaty palms
c) Having to write an essay in an hour
ANSWER
c) Having to write an essay in an hour
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What is something that does NOT happen when
EPINEPHRINE is released:
a) Breathing speeds up
b) Heart beats faster
c) Thoughts slow down
d) Muscles tense up
ANSWER
c) Thoughts slow down
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What is not an example of EUSTRESS:
a) Playing in a soccer competition
b) Participating in a talent show
c) Performing in a school play
d) Having lunch detention with Ms. Ryan
ANSWER
d) Having lunch detention with Ms. Ryan
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Not dealing with DISTRESS can lead to:
a) Straight A’s
b) Illness/Death
c) Becoming Valedictorian
ANSWER
b) Illness/Death
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