Chapter 9 Managing Stress in your life 9.1

WHAT IS__________?  Stress is ________________________________ _______________________________.  These may be real or imagined.  These demands produce measurable _____________ in the body.

DIFFERENT KINDS OF STRESSORS __________ stressors – come from biochemical imbalances, mental or physical illness. _________________ stressors – poverty, pollution, crowding, noise, natural disasters. ____________________stressors – the way you perceive a situation or what you expect from it.

Stressors (continued) _______________________stressors – negative reactions in the body and mind caused by tobacco, alcohol, drugs, or lack of exercise. _________________– such as death, divorce, troubled relationships.

Body’s Stress Response – ______________of Stress When the body perceives a situation to be a threat, it starts a series of events to prepare itself for ______________ This is the body’s ___________ reaction

Stage 1: _________Stage -In this stage: The _________________ is excited by a stressor, which activates the _________________________________. The hypothalamus is the small nervous center at the base of your brain

–The _______________ gland secretes a hormone that stimulates the adrenal gland which in turn secrets a hormone called ________________. Stage 1 (continued)

Adrenaline causes: Physical Changes -_________ tense up -Heart rate increases -Begin to _________ -Breathing increases -___________ widen Mental Changes -More alert -Improved ________ -Improved _________________ -Able to process more ____________

Stage 2: _____________ Stage The second stage of stress is when the body tries to do damage repair from ________________. During this stage, the physical resistance to the stressor hits its peak if prolonged stress occurs.

If you have successful __________ strategies, then your body will return to ______________ and the stress will cease to exist. If you have poor coping strategies and the stress continues for a long time, both your _________ and ________ will start to show signs. What is homeostasis? ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Stage 3: ______________ The third and final stage of stress. Results in a tired feeling that lowers your __________ level. Can be dangerous if it lasts over an extended period of time –_____________ fatigue –__________________ fatigue