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STRESS & MENTAL HEALTH NOTES
(Refer to the Google presentation, and/or textbook pages 474-495 to complete your notes)
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Stress - The physical (body) & psychological (mind) response to traumatic or challenging
situations
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Stressor - Any factor that causes stress
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Stress hormones - Causes an increase in the heart rate and blood pressure
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Fight-or-flight response - The body’s physiological impulse to either fight off or flee from the
threatening situations
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Positive reappraisal (Positive Self-Talk) - The strategy of focusing on the positive aspects of a
stressful or negative thought or event
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Eustress (Positive) Vs
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The example for positive : “ Better days will come
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The difference is how the person spoke and the effect it has on them
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Chronic Stress (What’s the difference? Identify examples and symptoms for each
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The body can function and manage
acute stress but chronic, harms the body
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Examples of chronic stress are : Unsafe neighborhood, debt, and or bad households
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Major Life Events Vs
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Which one causes more overall stress? Why?)
Major life events are the most stressful in a person’s life, while Daily hassles create more overall
stress since they occur more often
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An example of Daily events : Being late, and losing keys
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Note: All stressors trigger the
_____quick_______ physiological stress response; however, ____intensity____ will vary
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What are some active steps you can take to reduce stress?
Some steps to reduce stress are tracking/ journaling when you feel stressed, noting what happened
at the time/ cause, noting how long the emotional and physical effects of stress lasted, and
pinpointing anything you may have done to alleviate the feeling
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