Stress Kinesiology Exam 2
College student stress categories
1. frustrations= hw, roommate, teachers, courses 2. conflicts= study or hang with friends 3. Pressure= parents, future job
Order of G.A.S.
Alarm Resistance Exhaustion
Distress form of stress
Bad stress, stressed out, bad things
methods for specific stress management
Benson's relaxation response (tense/ release muscle) meditation (focus on something pleasent) autogenic training/ imagery hatha yoga biofeedback
What is another word for GAS
Fight or Flight syndrome
What is G.A.S.
General Adaption Syndrome
How to people respond to stress
General adaption syndrome
Eustress form of stress
Good stress, pleasent, ex. getting married
What are the physiological changes that occur under stress
Hypothalamus (horomones released) Autonomic nervous system: 1. sympathetic division 2.parasympathetic division
Simple method of gearing your stress
If you don't have an hour for yourself every day, your stress level is probably too high
Characteristics of alarm stage
Increased blood flow to muscles decreased blood flow to skin, kidneys, digestive organs mobilization energy reserves (carbs/ fats) Increased mental alertness digestion system shuts down increased sweat, heart rate
Stress definition
Non specific response of body to any demand upon it/ anything interfering biological or psychological equilibrium
All of the general stress methods return the autonomic nervous system to what
Parasympathetic control
Type B people
Relaxed, casual, non-aggressive, patient
what is physiological stress
Stress affects everyone similarly; everyone varies in perceptions of what is stressful
Resistance Stage
Stress detected, body attempts to adapt to and combat stress
Alarm stage of GAS
Stress is perceived, body shows generalized arousal
general stress methods
TIME MANAGEMENT learning ART of communication diaphragmatic breathing Know your limits/ balance
Who is william morgan
Took population's level of mood after workout Found that state of mood after aerobic workouts make your psychic vigor higher and lowers bad thoughts
medulla releases
adrenaline
what does the hypothalamus stimulate
autonomic nervous system responses
how to find evidence of stress
behavioral manifestations/ response
Type A people
competitive, driven, impatient
Characteristics of resistance
conserve glucose, salts, water evaluate/ stabilize blood glucose
If you cope with stress well what happens
coping skills reduce/ eliminate stress, homeostasis restored
what does the cortex gland release
cortisol (decreases inflammation)
if you dont cope with stress what do you enter
exhaustion
characteristics of exhaustion
failure of 1 or more organ systems, could be fatal mineral imbalance fatigue, depression, anxiety homeostatic regulation breaks down
What is sympathetic division
fight or flight "accelerator" when you perceive stress; stress level goes up
who is raymond cattell
found high correlation between poor physical condition (less fit) and high anxiety
after hours of resistance what happens
get irritable, frustrated, glycogen reserves exhausted
what are the dominant hormones
glucocorticoids (cortisol): stress hormone
people who exercise with trait anxiety results
have to exercise for 10 weeks to have reduction of stress aerobic and resistance exercise
All negative traits of hostility, anger increase risk of what
heart disease
Emotionally driven reactions increase risk for what
heart disease
how does the hypothalmus (area in brain) work= process
hypothalamus stimulates endocrine system (pituitary gland) pituitary gland stimulates adrenal/ cortisol horomones
Why do we need some stress in our life
keeps us motivated ex. sports, tests, exercise Need balance
what is depression
mood disorder characterized by loss of interest, sadness, exhaustion phase, no sleep
general stress management requires what
no training, but MONEY
trait anxiety
overall feeling of being anxious all the time, personality
How to get help for stress
peer counseling/ support groups professional help is it stress or something more serious?
Acute type of stress
quick response, body returns to normal
people who exercise with state anxiety results
reduction of stress occurs within 5 minutes and 2 hours of exercise duration
Chronic stress
repetitive stress, body continuously has to adapt, builds up over time
If stress lasts longer than a few hours what stage do you remain in
resistance
Exhaustion stage
resistance to stress inadequate, stress related illness occurs
what is parasympathetic division
rest and digest "brake" decreases heart/ breathing rate back to normal
#1 thing that detects burnout
sleep: someone will burnout of what they are doing without sleep
State anxiety
specfic/ situational anxiety ex. you have test= anxious after test= done being anxious
what is severe depression linked to
suicide
What does Yerke's Dodson Theory (Inverted U) show
there is a different specific level of stress for every activity you do to perform your best
specific management methods require what
training
