Stress Management Vocabulary Match Up

Match the words or phrases to their definitions:

1. emotional

A.

describes a person who is feeling

worried

B.

the way in which you live.

C.

to relieve stress

D.

stressed experienced in negative

situations e.g. death of a family
member

E.

stress experienced in positive

situations e.g. marriage, having a
baby

F.

a stress related illness in which a

person limits the amount of food they
eat in order to control their weight

G.

to succeed in doing something

difficult, such as dealing with a
problem

H.

related to feelings

2. to manage / to cope
3. stress / anxiety
4. stressed / anxious
5. stressful
6. stressor
7. lifestyle
8. to de-stress/ to blow off
steam
9. eustress
10.

distress

11.
techno-stress /
technophobia
12.

to prioritise tasks

13.

peer pressure

I.

the feeling of being worried

14.

to be on your case

J.

15.

comfort food

describes a situation that causes

stress

16.

deadlines

17.

to exacerbate

18.

anorexia

K.

stress caused by technology

L.

to constantly ask you questions about

homework/eating properly etc.

M.

to put tasks in order of importance

N.

the feeling of needing to do the same

thing as all your friends.

O.

food that you eat when you are

feeling stressed or depressed, usually
unhealthy food like chocolate

P.

make worse

Q.

a date on which you need to submit

work

R.

a situation that causes a stress

reaction

emotional

a feeling of worry

related to feelings

anxious

manage / to cope

worried

to succeed in doing something difficult, such as

dealing with a problem

technostress
stress caused by technology

stress

to prioritise tasks

the feeling of being worried

to put tasks in order of importance

stressed

peer pressure

describes a person who is feeling worried

stressful

the feeling of needing to do the same thing as

all your friends.

describes a situation that causes stress

on your case

stressor

to constantly ask you questions about

homework/eating properly etc.

a situation that causes a stress reaction

lifestyle
the way in which you live.

de-stress/ to blow off steam

to relieve stress

eustress

comfort food
food that you eat when you are feeling stressed
or depressed, usually unhealthy food like
chocolate

deadlines
a date on which you need to submit work

exacerbated

stress experienced in positive situations e.g.

marriage, having a baby

made worse

distress

anorexia

stressed experienced in negative situations e.g.

death of a family member

a stress related illness in which a person limits

the amount of food they eat in order to control
their weight.

anxiety