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What is the definition of stress?
physical and emotional reactions to expectations, demands, or changes in your life
is exercise a healthy or unhealthy coping mechanism?
healthy
Is spending time with family a healthy or unhealthy coping mechanism?
healthy
Is talking with someone about your feelings a healthy or unhealthy coping mechanism?
unhealthy
Is shutting yourself in a room and playing a video game a healthy or unhealthy coping mechanism?
unhealthy
Stress is likely to make people feel more pleasant, or unpleasant on the mood meter?
unpleasant
Can stress make people feel high energy, low energy, or both?
both
Is ignoring the problem a healthy or unhealthy coping mechanism?
unhealthy
Who is a good person to talk to when you are feeling stressed?
Parent, teacher, sibling, counselor, other family member
What is one way your body can respond to stress?
racing heart-beat, increased blood pressure, releasing cortisol in the brain (fight or flight reflex)
What is one source of stress during distance learning?
lots of options
What is one healthy coping mechanism at home?
lots of options
What is one unhealthy coping mechanism at home?
lots of options
What is one way you could get exercise while still social distancing?
lots of options
Ethan is overwhelmed with school work so he just plays video games for 6-8 hours a day and basically hopes his schoolwork goes away. What is wrong with this situation?
The problem won't go away. He won't feel better about it.
Amanda is stressed with having to watch her brothers and do all her school work. She talks to her mom about it and her mom agrees that she can have time away from her brothers between 7 and 9 each night.
What is good about this approach?
She feels better because someone is listening to her, and they came up with a system that will work for them.
