Stress Management

Whats the third step of the physiological reaction to stress?

ARH stimulates adrenal glands to secrete: Adrenaline(epinephrine), Noradernaline (Nor-epinephrine) and cortisol

Philosophical Stress

Not living in congruence with your philosophy, values or beliefs. Such as feeling guilt when being lazy, running late

How can stress make us strong and powerful.

Our flight or runway response (Panic Attack)

"In a nutshell," what happens inside your body to make it stronger."

Blood Flow/Respiration increases and glucose is created.

What are the steps to make your body stronger.

1) blood is sent to more vital organs such as arms and legs. 2) Heart rate increases to supply more blood means more strength 3) Blood pressure increase to supply blood effectively 4) Respiratory rate increase more oxygen in the body. 5) Glycogen releases glucose which sugar fastest available energy.

Identify the percentage of visits to primary care physicians that are related to stress.

75% to 90%

How many Cardiovascular System is affected by stress?

8

Whats the percentage of all disease and illness that is related to stress.

90% of all disease and illness is related to stress

Describe stressor.

A stimulus with provoking some type of stress response.

Define Distress.

Bad or unhealthy stress. Known as "wear and tear of the body" Negative emotions such angry, anxious etc.

Environmental Stress

Created from environmental factors such as the weather being too hot or cold.

Psychological Stress

Created within yourself, your relationship with yourself such self esteem, feeling depressed

What's important about cortisol?

Deal quickly with stressors.

What happens to the stomach?

Decreased blood to stomach

What happens to the skin?

Decreased blood to the skin

What are the consequences of cortisol? 4

Decreases appetite, cripples the immune system, shuts down repair process, prevents sleeping and break downs bones

The release of these hormones trigger an emotional response known as Neuropeptide S define it.

Decreases sleep and will increase alertness and a sense of anxiety.

What happens to Gaston intestinal track?

Digestion slows down

Define Chronic Stress

Eat TONS MORE

What are the stress hormones responsible for physiological change?

Epinephrine, Nor-epinephrine and Cortisol

What are the two types of stress?

Eustress and Distress

Give an examples of stressors.

Fiances, meetings, arguments and traffic.

Describe the stages of the model of stress.

First there's a stressor "Life Event": Running late, presentation etc. Thoughts/Perceptions come into play: is this bad stressor Feelings/Emotions: based on those create anger, sadness etc. Physiological Reaction:Body reactions Flight or Fight Health Consequences

Describe how the cardiovascular is affected by stress?

Heart/lung responsible for blood circulation Stress causes heart rate/blood pressure to increase thus lungs take more oxygen. Spleen release blood cells allow blood to transport oxygen through the body (blood flow increase 300-400% to prime muscles) Adrenaline acts on B-1 stimulates heart (beat faster and harder) Cardiac Output

Whats the second step of the physiological reaction to stress?

Hypothalamus secrets ARH

What happens to the colon?

Increased transit time

Whats the bright side of cortisol and downside?

Increases power strength if you need it and it's safe. If not it's very dangerous.

Define Panic Attack which prepares you to fight or flight.

It creates racing heart, tightness in chest, dizziness, sweaty hands, dry mouth and disoriented.

Define Eustress.

Known as the "Spice of life" it's consider the good stress which provokes positive emotions.

Define Physiological Stress

Pertains to one's level of physical comfort such illness, injury (broken bone)

Define the types of stressors.

Physiological Stress, Environmental Stress, Sociological Stress, Psychological Stress and Philosophical. (PESPP)

Give an example of using a panic attack.

Picking up a car that is on top of a kid

Define Sociological Stress.

Relationships or interactions with others such as dealing with death, divorce or rejection.

What happens to Salivary Glands?

Saliva Decreases

Identify how Childhood obesity are affected by stress?

Serious life events, parenting stress, Lack of Social Support.

What happens to the spleen?

Shrinks

Identity some organs that are affected by stress.

Spleen: shrinks Salivary Glands: Saliva decreases Gaston Intestinal Track: Digestion slows Skin (less blood) Erector Plamay Muscle: Goosebumps Colon: Increased transit time Stomach: decreased blood to stomach

What are the stages of GAS?

Stage of alarm, Resistance and Exhaustion

Whats the first step of the physiological reaction to stress.

Stress like seeing a bear activate the Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal HPA system is activated.

Describe the 5 components of stress.

Stressor, Perception, Emotional Reaction, Behavioral Reaction and Physiological Reaction.

Define Stress.

There's not one standard definition of stress.

Identify how the immune system is affected by stress.

Weaker immune system. The common cold Allergies, Arthritis, Lupus, Cancer and AIDS