1. Vocabulary Flashcards Chapter 10 - Handling Stress Go to first word…

2. Stressor Click to check your answer…

3. Next Vocabulary Term Stressor… Something which causes stress.

4. Fight or flight Click to check your answer…

5. Next Vocabulary Term The Alarm Stage of stress when the body recognizes the stressor and prepares for dealing with or escaping the situation. “Fight or flight”…

6. Eustress Click to check your answer…

7. Next Vocabulary Term Stress brought about by positive situations. Eustress…

8. Homeostasis Click to check your answer…

9. Next Vocabulary Term Homeostasis… The internal balance of the body.

10. Assertive behavior Click to check your answer…

11. Next Vocabulary Term A means of coping with stressful situations by following your own basic beliefs. Assertive behavior…

12. Distress Click to check your answer…

13. Next Vocabulary Term Stress brought about by negative things. Distress…

14. Stress Click to check your answer…

15. Next Vocabulary Term The response of the body to any demand made upon it. Stress…

16. Endorphins Click to check your answer…

17. Next Vocabulary Term Substances produced naturally by the body, available for release during periods of extreme stress or pain. Endorphins…

18. Adrenaline Click to check your answer…

19. Go to First Word… A hormone secreted by the body in response to stress; prepares the body for “fight or flight”. Adrenaline… Go to Chapter Menu