← Ch. 3 Managing Stress Export Options Alphabetize Word-Def Delimiter Tab Comma Custom Def-Word Delimiter New Line Semicolon Custom Data Copy and paste the text below. It is read-only. Select All distress negative stress optimism THE TENDENCY TO FOCUS ON THE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF A SITUATION catastrophe an event that threatens lives and may destroy property stress THE RESPONSE OF YOUR BODY AND MIND TO BEING CHALLENGED OR THREATENED perfectionist A PERSON WHO ACCEPTS NOTHING LESS THAN EXCELLENCE fight or flight response the response to stress which causes the body to increase adrenaline which results in rapid heartbeat and breathing and the increase in the amount of hormones in the body which increases blood sugar to produce more energy mental rehearsal you practice an event without actually doing the event biofeedback the process of learning to control bodily states by monitoring the states to be controlled stressor the EVENT OR SITUATION that causes stress resilience the ability to bounce back from disappointment pessimist a person who tends to see the bad side of things eustress Positive Stress