Managing Stress, Restoring Harmony

Stress: Portrait of a Killer Reflection Worksheet Name:

1. Why did Dr. Sopolsky choose Baboons to study stress?

2. Which two hormones does Dr. Sopolsky consider to be the backbone of the stress response?

3. How do the scientists in the video suggest that social standing affects stress?

4. What health risks associated with chronic stress did Dr. Sopolsky find in the Baboon populations he studied?

5. How does the stress response affect arteries and heart health?

6. How does chronic stress affect brain cells?

7. What did we learn about stress from the Dutch Famine?

8. What did Dr. Blackburn suggest was the relationship between stress and telomeres?

9. What was suggested as an antidote to stress?