Assessment

1. Explain how and why the fight or flight response may be activated when you stay up all night studying for an exam that you think will be very difficult. 

2. Describe three physiological changes that occur when you encounter stress.

3. You are a very busy person. You go to school, work part-time after school, and are responsible for babysitting a younger sibling at home three times a week for an hour in the evening. Describe three different ways that you can manage the stress you might feel from these situations.

Extension

1. Obtain a sphygmomanometer (blood pressure cuff) and measure your blood pressure. Compare it with readings from other students. Explain the terms systolic and diastolic.  Find out what the normal range is for an adult's blood pressure.  Explain why high blood pressure is a health concern, and how it can be managed.