Understanding Stress: Types, Stressors, and Body Response

Ch. 9 lesson 1
 
Terms
Stress
Stressors
Body’s response to
stress
Fatigue
Ch. 9 lesson 1 objectives
 
Distinguish between distress and eustress
Identify stressors in daily life
Discuss how the body responds to
stressors
Distinguish between physical,
pathological, and psychological fatigue
Relate excessive stress to disease
 
Types of stress
 
Distress - Negative stress, too much
pressure or trauma
  
Example : Too much homework or
 
missing the bus
Eustress - Positive stress, helps you
achieve goals
  
Example : Concern about final grade
 
makes you study harder
Kinds of stressors
 
Biological - Biochemical imbalances,
mental or physical illness, disabilities, or
injuries
Environmental - Poverty, pollution, noise,
natural disasters
Cognitive - Way you perceive a situation
 
Kinds of stressors (cont)
 
Personal behavior -
Negative reactions
caused by drugs
Life situations –
Family death, divorce,
friendship problems
Body’s response to stress
 
How your body and
mind reacts to stress
Nervous and
endocrine system
activated
Most of body’s
response is
involuntary
Body’s response to stress (cont)
 
1
st
 stage (alarm) – Hypothalamus (nerve
center in brain) is excited. Pituitary gland
secretes a hormone, which in turn
stimulates the adrenal glands to produce
adrenaline.
Body’s response to stress (cont)
 
2
nd
 stage (resistance) – When
the body tries to repair itself
from the stressful event and
return to it’s normal state. If
prolonged you may become ill.
Incredible feats of strength
Body’s response to stress (cont)
 
3
rd
 stage (fatigue) – Tired
feeling, lowers one’s level
of activity or desire
Fatigue
 
3 types of fatigue
  
1. Physical - Lactic acid build up in
 
muscles and causes soreness
  
2. Psychological – Results from
 
constant worry, depression, overwork,
 
boredom, 
 
isolation
Fatigue (cont)
 
 
3. Pathological - Tiredness brought on by
overworking body’s defenses for fighting
disease. The flu, overweight, poor
nutrition, drugs contribute to this fatigue.
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This content discusses the different types of stress, including distress and eustress, various stressors such as biological, environmental, and cognitive factors, and how the body responds to stress through stages like alarm, resistance, and fatigue. It also explores the impact of excessive stress on health and well-being.


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  1. Ch. 9 lesson 1 Terms Stress Stressors Body s response to stress Fatigue

  2. Ch. 9 lesson 1 objectives Distinguish between distress and eustress Identify stressors in daily life Discuss how the body responds to stressors Distinguish between physical, pathological, and psychological fatigue Relate excessive stress to disease

  3. Types of stress Distress - Negative stress, too much pressure or trauma Example : Too much homework or missing the bus Eustress - Positive stress, helps you achieve goals Example : Concern about final grade makes you study harder

  4. Kinds of stressors Biological - Biochemical imbalances, mental or physical illness, disabilities, or injuries Environmental - Poverty, pollution, noise, natural disasters Cognitive - Way you perceive a situation

  5. Kinds of stressors (cont) Personal behavior - Negative reactions caused by drugs Life situations Family death, divorce, friendship problems

  6. Bodys response to stress How your body and mind reacts to stress Nervous and endocrine system activated Most of body s response is involuntary

  7. Bodys response to stress (cont) 1ststage (alarm) Hypothalamus (nerve center in brain) is excited. Pituitary gland secretes a hormone, which in turn stimulates the adrenal glands to produce adrenaline.

  8. Bodys response to stress (cont) 2ndstage (resistance) When the body tries to repair itself from the stressful event and return to it s normal state. If prolonged you may become ill. Incredible feats of strength

  9. Bodys response to stress (cont) 3rdstage (fatigue) Tired feeling, lowers one s level of activity or desire

  10. Fatigue 3 types of fatigue 1. Physical - Lactic acid build up in muscles and causes soreness 2. Psychological Results from constant worry, depression, overwork, boredom, isolation

  11. Fatigue (cont) 3. Pathological - Tiredness brought on by overworking body s defenses for fighting disease. The flu, overweight, poor nutrition, drugs contribute to this fatigue.

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