U1C5 Health and Fitness Quiz

What is stress?

• Your body’s response to over-exertion

• Your body’s response to sadness

• Your body’s response to change

The psychosomatic response to prolonged stress can result in ______.

• headaches

• dilated pupils

• mood swings

Which of the following is a good relaxation technique?

• Laughing

• Rapid breathing

• Depriving yourself of sleep

• Meditation

What stress management strategy should you use for stressful situations that are beyond your control?

• Find a hobby

• Exercise

• Ignore it

• Be assertive

Exercise is a good stress management strategy because ______.

• it makes your muscles physically stronger

• it increases your heart rate

• when you exercise, your brain releases chemicals that help you relax

Negative stress is also called ______.

• distress

• resistance

• anxiety

• hate

  ______ are chemicals released by the brain that trigger a natural relaxation response.

• Adrenaline

• Endorphins

• Testosterone

• Cortisol

______ is the stage of stress when the body loses its ability to adapt to a situation when exposed to prolonged periods of stress.

• Alarm

• Resistance

• Fatigue

• Test

The fight, flight, or freeze response ______.

• is the body and mind’s preparation to help you to respond to a tense situation or danger

• reveals if you are a brave fighter or an afraid coward

• is the body and mind’s reaction to stress in the alarm stage

A physical reaction that results from stress rather than from an injury or illness is called ______.

• hypochondria

• psychosomatic response

• psychological distress