Chapter 3 Name:__________________________
Period:_________
- Reaction of the body and mind to threatening or
challenging events.
- Characteristics of people who show remarkable
resistance to stress.
- Positive stress.
- A situation, event, or person that causes stress.
- Personality type that is calm and noncompetitive.
- Disorder of the respiratory system that makes
breathing difficult.
- Alarm clocks, tests, and arguments with friends are
examples of ____________?
- Positive stress, or __________, promotes growth and
accomplishment.
- During the __________ stage of stress, reactions in
the body prepare a person to fight or run away.
- An ulcer is on example of a stress-related, or
___________, illness.
- Explain how stress can be a positive experience.
- What happens to your body during the fight or flight
response?
- Why does the body need to regain homeostasis soon
after facing a stressor?
- What 2 questions help a person access whether a
particular situation is stressful?
- In what ways can stress lead to illness?
- Why do type A personalities often experience high
stress levels?
- Why is stress management essential for staying
healthy?
- Immediate reaction to stress that prepares you to either
confront or run away from a stressor.
- Physical disorder that results from stress or other
emotional causes.
- ____________ is a respiratory disorder that can be
worsened by stress.
- A ____________ accepts nothing less than excellence
for herself or himself.
- An example of ___________ is, “I’ll never be able to
do this.
- Good ________ means using one’s time productively to
get the most done each day.
- What is stress? What is a stressor?
- State in which the body’s internal functions are in
balance.
- Substance that produces a burst of energy when
released in balance.
- Open sore in the lining of the stomach or other part
of the digestive tract.
- Method of stress management where a person controls
physical functions by learning to recognize the body’s signals.
- Personality type that is competitive, driven to
achieve, and likely to create stressors.
- Negative stress.