Chapter 8 Test Review

Test TomorrowBRING COMPLETED REVIEW

FOR 10 BONUS POINTS

Personal Health

Name the biological stressors.

Question 1

ANSWER

• Illnesses

• Disabilities

• Injuries

A tornado tearing the roof off your house would be an example of

what kind of stressor?

Question 2

ANSWER

Environmental

Your body’s response to stress engages what two body

systems?

Question 3

ANSWER

• Nervous System • Endocrine System

What is the first step in dealing effectively with stress?

Question 4

ANSWER

identify the cause

How many hours of sleep should you get each night to help you face

the challenges and demands of your day?

Question 5

ANSWER

8–9 hours

Describe occasional anxiety

Question 6

ANSWER

It has no symptoms and it is natural.

What is major depression caused by?

Question 7

ANSWER

• Develop from reactive depression

• prolonged

• chemical imbalance in the brain

During the alarm stage of the body’s stress response, what

"emergency hormone" is released to prepare the body to

respond to a stressor?

Question 8

ANSWER

Adrenaline

Someone who declines to become involved in a potentially stressful situation, such as a party where

alcohol will be present, is managing stress through

Question 9

ANSWER

Refusal Skills

Having to leave your home because of hurricane damage is

an example of

Question 10

ANSWER

An Environmental Stressor

A. Psychosomatic ResponseB. ResiliencyC. Protective FactorsD. StressE. PerceptionF. StressorG. Stress-Management SkillsH. Relaxation Response

11. A state of calm that can be reached by practicing relaxation techniques12. The reaction of the body and mind to everyday challenges and demands13. A physical reaction that results from stress rather than from an injury or illness14. Anything that causes stress15. Techniques that help an individual handle stress in a healthful, effective way

H. Relaxation Response

D. Stress

A. Psychosomatic Response

F. Stressor

G. Stress-Management Skills

A. Depression B. ResiliencyC. Protective FactorsD. StressE. PerceptionF. StressorG. Stress-Management SkillsH. Chronic Stress

16. Stress associated with long-term problems that are beyond a person’s control17. The ability to adapt to and recover from disappointment, difficulty, or crisis18. A prolonged feeling of helplessness, hopelessness, and sadness19. Conditions that shield individuals from the negative consequences of risk-taking20. The act of becoming aware through the senses

H. Chronic Stress

B. Resiliency

A. Depression

C. Protective Factors

E. Perception

TRUE / FALSE21. A psychosomatic response refers to an

imagined disorder.

22. A person’s resilience level is hereditary and cannot be changed.

23. Two people who share a traumatic experience will perceive the event in the same way and suffer the same amount of stress.

24. Poor eating habits can be a source of stress.

25. The kind of fatigue that results from constant worry or boredom is physical fatigue.

False

False

False

True

False

TRUE / FALSE26. Laughing is a good way to relax when under

stress.

27. Teens with positive values take responsibility for themselves.

28. External factors such as family support can be supplied by other caring adults.

29. Mood swings are a common response to stress.

30. A person’s resiliency keeps him or her from

being permanently damaged by failure or adversity.

True

True

True

True

True

Essay Questions

• What advice would you give a friend who was having trouble coping with the stress of his or her parents’ divorce?

• Analyzing. When a person is suddenly faced with a threat, what happens in the body to get the person through the emergency?

• Summarizing. What steps can you take to increase your level of resilience?