Understanding STRESSLauren Davidson, Assignment 4
LT8360 Dr. Calandra
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What is stress?
Brain Stress Response
Body Stress Response
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This training is designed to give you a basic overview of stress.
You will learn:
1. What stress is,
2. The difference between acute and chronic stress, and
3. How the brain and body respond to stress.
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What is stress?
Brain Stress Response
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What is Stress?
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What is stress?
Brain Stress Response
Body Stress Response
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Brain Stress Response
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What is stress?
Brain Stress Response
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The brain sends chemical messages through the nervous system. Within a fraction of a second, the entire body is preparing to “fight or flight” by transferring blood and energy to the brain and heart.
Body Stress Response
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Think about a one-time stressful event you experienced in the recent past. How does your body respond to stress?
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• Did you feel your muscles tense up?
• Did your breathing was quick or maybe you held
your breath?
• Did you feel well or sick in anyway?
• How was your thinking under stress?
• Did you perspire more than when you are not under
stress?
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What is stress?
Brain Stress Response
Body Stress Response
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What is stress?
Brain Stress Response
Body Stress Response
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1. According to the lesson, everyone experiences stress, but some people just can’t handle it.
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Choose the best answer for each question:
2. “Chronic stress” occurs when a person is under stress on an ongoing basis.
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3. The chemical message sent by the brain causes the body to shut down in order to protect itself from threat. FALSETRUE
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