Health Chapter 2

Self Concept

The view you have of yourself

Resiliency

The ability to bounce back from difficulties

Self-Esteem

The ability to like and respect yourself

emotions

A feeling

Hormones

Powerful chemicals, produced by glands, that regulate many of body functions

Mood Swings

an abrupt and apparently unaccountable change of mood.

absteince

Not participating in health-risk behaviors

Reinforce

to support

stress

Your bodies response to changes around you

Eustress

Positive stress

Distress

Negative Stress

Stressor

an object, person, place, or event that triggers stress

Fatigue

extreme tiredness

fight or flight

Bodies response to stress

Adrenaline

a hormone that prepares the body to respond to a stressor

4 ways to express strong emotions

thinking it out, creating something, physical activity, talking to others

ways to manage stress

talk to someone, relax, put things in perspective, Increase your activity