| A | B |
|---|
| eustress | a certain amount of "useful" stress for reasonable amount of time (increase performance) |
| distress | harmful or negative stress (decreases performance) |
| stress | a challenge making special demands on mind & body |
| stress | a non-specific response of the body to any demand placed upon it |
| 2 underlying causes of stress | CHANGE and LOSS OF CONTROL |
| physiological response to stress in first stage | tense muscles, heart beats faster, breathing increases |
| physiological response to stress in first stage | perspiration increases, eyes dilate, stomach clenches |
| ways to deal with stress | exercise, take a nap, take time to relax, laugh often, try to have fun every day |
| when do you need professional help? | if things seem too much to cope with, or you feel depressed for an extended time, you are withdrawing from others (isolation) |
| diseases caused by stress | heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, skin disorders, cancer |
| symptoms of stress | fatigue, headache, irritability |
| the 3 stages of General Adaptation Syndrome (G.A.S.) | alarm, resistance, exhaustion |
| reactive depression | depression caused by outside influences |
| bipolar depression | when a person experiences extremes of highs and low(manic to depression) |
| ways to deal with severe depression | drug therapy, electroshock treatment, psychotherapy |
