Sources of Stress

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• Are stressors the same from person to person?
• What is an interpersonal stressor?
• What is the difference between stress and a stressor?
• Can a stressor be both physical and psychological?
• What is the difference between biological stressor and environmental stressor?
• What are some examples of positive stressors?
• What are examples of short term and long term stressors?
• What is a disorder resulting from exposure to a major stressor, with symptoms of anxiety, nightmares, poor sleep, reliving the event, and concentration problems, lasting for more than one month is called?
• Can a stressor impact bahevior?
• Can a stressor impact memory?
• What are physical reactions to the presence of stressors?
• After we have decided that a certain event is a stressor, how do we will deal with it and what resources are available for coping with the stressor?
• Can stressors impact your thoughts, emotions, feelings, and physical responsiveness? If yes, how?
• What are two mild stressors & two severe stressors?
• What is needed by the body to free up energy stores in response to stress?
• What is a primary appraisal?
• Whats the opposite of stress?
• During the alarm stage, stress hormones cause what to happen?
• What is distress?
• What are reasons the heart rates of different people are different when exposed to the same fight or flight stimulus or to the same physical activity, even if their resting heart rates are identical?
• What are some techniques used to manage stressors?
• Which systems are responsible for the body's physical response to stressors?
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