Make Stress Your Friend Video

What was the speaker's long-held belief about stress before she changed her mind?

• Stress is beneficial for health and performance.

• Stress has no significant impact on physical health.

• Stress makes you sick and increases the risk of various diseases.

• Stress only affects mental well-being, not physical health.

What was the key finding of the study involving 30,000 adults regarding stress and mortality?

• Experiencing a lot of stress always leads to a 43% increased risk of dying.

• Only people who experienced little stress had the lowest risk of dying.

• The belief that stress is harmful, combined with experiencing a lot of stress, significantly increased the risk of dying.

• Stress has no correlation with mortality rates, regardless of belief.

According to the study's estimates, what was the annual number of premature deaths in the U.S. attributed to the belief that stress is bad for you?

• 43,000 deaths

• 182,000 deaths

• 20,231 deaths

• 596,339 deaths

In the Harvard study, how did participants' physical stress response change when they were taught to view stress as helpful?

• Their heart rate decreased, and blood vessels constricted.

• Their heart rate increased, but blood vessels remained relaxed.

• Their breathing slowed down, and they stopped sweating.

• Their heart rate and blood pressure both decreased significantly.

How does viewing stress as helpful affect your body's response to it?

• It weakens your immune system.

• It makes you more anxious.

• It makes your stress response healthier.

• It has no significant effect.

What is one of the primary functions of oxytocin as a neurohormone?

• It regulates sleep cycles.

• It fine-tunes the brain's social instincts.

• It increases physical strength.

• It suppresses appetite.

Beyond its effects on the brain, how does oxytocin benefit the body during stress?

• It increases inflammation.

• It helps blood vessels constrict.

• It protects the cardiovascular system and helps heart cells regenerate.

• It reduces the body's ability to heal.

What was a significant finding from the study on adults regarding the impact of caring for others on stress-related mortality?

• Caring for others increased the risk of dying by 30% for those under stress.

• Caring for others had no measurable effect on stress-related mortality.

• Caring for others completely eliminated the stress-related increase in dying.

• Caring for others only benefited individuals who experienced minimal stress.

Why should you use stress as your friend? Cite evidence from video.

What is your biggest takeaway from watching this video? How can this be useful to your everyday life?