HESC 342 Final Exam (CSUF Stress Management) – Comprehensive Course Review & Exam
Preparation Study Guide
Know the various causes of college student stress - ✔✔Academics Stress
-Choice of major/career objectives
-New subjects and level of study
-Exams and papers
-Excessive homework
-Unclear assignments
-Competition
-Juggling academic/non-academic activities
financials Stress, social and intimate relationships, choice of a career, occupational stress
Social Stress
-New peer group
-New intimate relationships
-Different social opportunities
-Greater maturity in relationships
-Sexual exploration
-Networking
Review stats. on the American obesity - ✔✔6 out of 10 Americans are considered overweight
and almost 1/3 qualify as obese
Understand the difference between physical and emotional hunger - ✔✔Emotional Hunger:
Ignited by stress, craving high fat and sugar food. Eat as much as you can and then feel guilty
after
Physical Hunger: a compelling need for food which is characterized by such physical symptoms
as gurgling stomach, lightheadedness, shaky hands, and wobbly legs.
, Understand the differences between proteins/carbohydrates/minerals, fats - ✔✔Proteins -
Lean meat, soy, and beans, dairy.
Carbohydrates - Whole plant foods, whole grains, fruits, vegetables.
Minerals - calcium, potassium, magnesium, sodium, chloride, phosphorus.
Fats - Healthy fats: unsaturated -fish, avocados, nuts. Fats provide a major source of energy -
Mono- and polyunsaturated fats are healthy fats. -Saturated fats and Trans fatty acids are
unhealthy fats..
Know what "good and bad" cholesterol is - ✔✔Good: HDL cholesterol is the good cholesterol
because it can be transported back to the liver for elimination.
Bad: LDL cholesterol can offload its cargo of cholesterol in bad places, such as on the lining of
arteries, causing heart diseases.
Review vitamins as they relate to stress - ✔✔Vitamin C will provide the immune and nervous
systems with a boost during stress.
Severe deficiencies in vitamins such as folate, B6, B12 are associated with depression, mood
disorders, dementia, ADHD, and autism.
Stress tends to deplete B-complex vitamins and vitamin C.
Know the harmful effects of smoking and alcohol abuse - ✔✔Harmful Effects of Smoking:
-Smoking is the number one preventable health problem and kills half a million people each
year.
-Causes lung cancer, contributes to heart disease, strokes, bronchitis, gum disease, miscarriages,
infertility, and premature aging of the skin.
-When a person is stressed, tobacco smoking will worsen the condition, increasing adrenaline
production, which in turn increases blood pressure, constricts blood vessels, and raises your
heart rate by about 15 to 20 beats per minute.
Harmful Effects of Alcohol:
Preparation Study Guide
Know the various causes of college student stress - ✔✔Academics Stress
-Choice of major/career objectives
-New subjects and level of study
-Exams and papers
-Excessive homework
-Unclear assignments
-Competition
-Juggling academic/non-academic activities
financials Stress, social and intimate relationships, choice of a career, occupational stress
Social Stress
-New peer group
-New intimate relationships
-Different social opportunities
-Greater maturity in relationships
-Sexual exploration
-Networking
Review stats. on the American obesity - ✔✔6 out of 10 Americans are considered overweight
and almost 1/3 qualify as obese
Understand the difference between physical and emotional hunger - ✔✔Emotional Hunger:
Ignited by stress, craving high fat and sugar food. Eat as much as you can and then feel guilty
after
Physical Hunger: a compelling need for food which is characterized by such physical symptoms
as gurgling stomach, lightheadedness, shaky hands, and wobbly legs.
, Understand the differences between proteins/carbohydrates/minerals, fats - ✔✔Proteins -
Lean meat, soy, and beans, dairy.
Carbohydrates - Whole plant foods, whole grains, fruits, vegetables.
Minerals - calcium, potassium, magnesium, sodium, chloride, phosphorus.
Fats - Healthy fats: unsaturated -fish, avocados, nuts. Fats provide a major source of energy -
Mono- and polyunsaturated fats are healthy fats. -Saturated fats and Trans fatty acids are
unhealthy fats..
Know what "good and bad" cholesterol is - ✔✔Good: HDL cholesterol is the good cholesterol
because it can be transported back to the liver for elimination.
Bad: LDL cholesterol can offload its cargo of cholesterol in bad places, such as on the lining of
arteries, causing heart diseases.
Review vitamins as they relate to stress - ✔✔Vitamin C will provide the immune and nervous
systems with a boost during stress.
Severe deficiencies in vitamins such as folate, B6, B12 are associated with depression, mood
disorders, dementia, ADHD, and autism.
Stress tends to deplete B-complex vitamins and vitamin C.
Know the harmful effects of smoking and alcohol abuse - ✔✔Harmful Effects of Smoking:
-Smoking is the number one preventable health problem and kills half a million people each
year.
-Causes lung cancer, contributes to heart disease, strokes, bronchitis, gum disease, miscarriages,
infertility, and premature aging of the skin.
-When a person is stressed, tobacco smoking will worsen the condition, increasing adrenaline
production, which in turn increases blood pressure, constricts blood vessels, and raises your
heart rate by about 15 to 20 beats per minute.
Harmful Effects of Alcohol:
