BYU Health Class 1.2

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How can poorly managing your stress impact your physical health? Choose all that apply. 1. You may get sick more often than usual. 2. You are at a greater risk of having a heart attack or stroke. 3. You may develop sleep problems, like insomnia. 4. You may experience discomforts, such as backaches and headaches.

1, 2, 3, and 4.

Although the same event could cause distress in some individuals and eustress in others, which of the following would be more likely to cause distress? Select all that apply. 1. learning you failed a course 2. arguing with a close friend 3. getting in a car crash 4. being married 5. getting ready for your first date with someone you like 6. preparing for a big test

1, 2, and 3.

Which of the following are examples of negative coping strategies or defense mechanisms? Select all that apply. 1. Anna spends most of her free time editing and posting pictures on Instagram instead of doing her homework because she feels she's better at photography than at schoolwork. 2. Greg plays video games for several hours at a time because he doesn't want to start working on his college applications, which are due the next week. 3. After long days at school, Savannah goes home and plays the piano for a while before starting on her homework. 4. Michael has started arguing with his parents a lot because he's upset about being bullied at school. 5. Lizzie likes to write in her journal before bed each night to vent about frustrations she had throughout the day.

1, 2, and 4

Which of the following often accompany a lack of eustress? 1. boredom 2. frustration 3. feeling of accomplishment 4. peak performance

1. boredom

Which of the following is NOT a common disease or disorder related to long-term distress? 1. Temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ) 2. Increased energy levels 3. Anxiety disorders 4. Asthma 5. Ulcers 6. Migraines 7. Sleep problems 8. Back problems

2. Increased energy levels

Which statement about the exhaustion phase of general adaptation syndrome is false? 1. It occurs when you spend a lot of time going back and forth between the alarm and resistance stages. 2. It occurs every time you experience a stressful situation. 3. Spending time in the exhaustion phase increases the likelihood of experiencing negative effects like ulcers, heart failure, depression, and headaches. 4. Your body starts to break down—as in injury or burnout—because it can no longer handle the consistently high stressful demands.

2. It occurs every time you experience a stressful situation.

Kate is dealing with a lot of stress in her life and begins to experience the three stages of the general adaptation syndrome (GAS). These stages are ________. 1. anger, denial, depression 2. alarm, resistance, exhaustion 3. stress, adaptation, recovery

2. alarm, resistance, exhaustion

All of the following are physiological changes that take place in the alarm stage of general adaptation syndrome, EXCEPT________. 1. increased heart rate 2. muscle relaxation 3. heightened senses 4. increased blood pressure

2. muscle relaxation

Which of the following is a healthy way to deal with stress or other difficult emotions, as discussed in the course? Choose all that apply. 1. binge-watching Netflix 2. isolating yourself from others 3. exercising 4. splurging on an expensive item that you've been wanting for a while 5. talking out your feelings with someone you trust 6. progressive relaxation and meditation

3, 5, and 6.

Even though coping skills are essential to reducing stress and dealing with difficult emotions, what is an important thing to remember when you employ coping skills? 1. Coping skills shouldn't be used on a daily basis—only in real times of crisis. 2. All coping skills are equally effective in reducing stress. So, make sure to cycle through the different skills in relatively equal amounts. 3. Coping skills don't solve our problems; they just give us time to process. Eventually, we need to go back and address our problems.

3. Coping skills don't solve our problems; they just give us time to process. Eventually, we need to go back and address our problems.

Another name for the resistance stage of general adaptation syndrome is the ________ stage, because ________. 1. acceptance, this is when your body realizes it is in a stressful situation and it begins to initiate the fight-or-flight response 2. push-back, your mind still thinks it is in a stressful situation, and your body's stress response continues to escalate 3. recovery, your body is trying to return to the normal state it was in before the stressful event occurred 4. exhaustion, your body, and mind wear out after fighting the stress response for so long

3. recovery, your body is trying to return to the normal state it was in before the stressful event occurred

Match the following negative coping strategies with their corresponding term. 1. displacement 2. regression 3. suppression 4. Denial 5. compensation a. aware of feelings, but try to hide them b. taking your anger out on someone that has nothing to do with the problem c. reverting to immature behavior d. They completely reject the thought or feeling. e. They make up for a weakness in one area by excelling in another.

Displacement = taking your anger out on someone that has nothing to do with the problem Regression = reverting to immature behavior Suppression = aware of feelings, but try to hide them Denial = They completely reject the thought or feeling. compensation = They make up for a weakness in one area by excelling in another.

Explain how eustress and distress differ from each other.

Eustress is positive stress. Distress is negative.

Coping mechanisms and defense mechanisms solve our problems. True or False?

False

Grief is sorrow that lasts for an extended period of time whereas depression is only temporary. true or false?

False

The things that I say to others and also the way that I treat others does not influence how they feel about themselves. true or false?

False

Anger is the most important stage in the grieving process because it will allow you to get out all of your frustration. true or false?

False.


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