Understanding and Controlling Stress LET I A-JROTC BCHS

What is stress?

• Your body's response to over-exertion

• Your body's response sadness

• Your body's response to change

Is being selected as a team leader positive or negative stress?

Majority Answered

• Positive

• Negative

Is failing a test positive or negative stress?

• positive

• negative

is moving to a different school positive or negative stress?

• Positive

• Negative

Is disagreeing with a friend positive or negative stress?

Majority Answered

• Positive

• Negative

is being involved in too many after-school activities positive or negative stress?

Majority Answered

• positive

• Negative

Is being popular positive or negative stress?

• positive

• negative

Is being unpopular positive or negative stress?

• positive

• negative

During the ______ phase of stress, your body reacts to "fight, flight, or freeze."

• resistance

• alarm

• can't take it anymore

• fatigue

The psychosomatic response to prolonged stress can result in _____.

• headaches

• dilated pupils

• mood swings