1. CHAPTER 12 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1) Define immunity.
2) What are the 4 major groups of sleep disorders?
3) On average, how many hours per night do college students sleep?
4) Approximately what % of college students report chronic sleep difficulties?
5) What % of college students report sleeping 8+ hours per night?
6) According to the National Sleep Foundation, how many hours of sleep per night do
most people get?
7) What hours during sleep do most exerts believe are the most vital for well-being?
8) Define the terms: stress, stressor, eustress, distress
9) What are the 3 stages of the General Adaptation Syndrome?
10) The habitual manner in which people explain the things that happen to them is known
as what?
11) A way of viewing & assessing yourself is known as what?
12) The healthy expression of emotions (negative or positive) is known as what?
13) What are the characteristics of Type A behavior?
14) What are the characteristics of Type B behavior?
15) What are the 5 steps to time management?

2. IMMUNITY
“THE FUNCTION THAT GUARDS THE BODY FROM INVADERS, BOTH INTERNAL
& EXTERNAL”
LYMPHOCYTES:
-IMMUNE SYSTEM CELLS RESPONSIBLE FOR WAGING WAR AGAINST DISEASE
OR INFECTION
ANTIBODIES:
-SYBSTANCES PRODUCED BY THE WHITE BLOOD CELLS IN RESPONSE TO AN
INVADING AGENT
-PHYSICAL & PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS ALTERS THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
-STRESS CAUSES THE BODY TO RELEASE NEUROHORMONES THAT BIND WITH
LYMPHOCYTES & SUPPRESS IMMUNE FUNCTION

3. SLEEP & WELLNESS
SLEEP
-A NATURAL STATE OF REST VITAL FOR GOOD HEALTH & WELLNESS
-ALLOWS BODY TO RESTORE & HEAL ITSELF
-WE REPLENISH DEPLETED ENERGY LEVELS & ALLOW BRAIN, MUSCLES,
ORGANS, & BODY TISSUES TO REPAIR THEMSELVES

4. SLEEP & WELLNESS
SLEEP DEPRIVATION:
-WEAKENS IMMUNE SYSTEM
-IMPAIRS MENTAL FUNCTION
-HAS NEGATIVE IMPACT ON PHYSICAL, SOCIAL,
ACADEMIC, & JOB PERFORMANCE, & STRESS
LEVELS
-LONGTERM CONSEQUENCES INCLUDE AN
INCREASE IN RISK FOR:
-CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, HIGH
BLOOD PRESSUE, OBESITY, DIABETES, &
PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
-40,000+ INJURIES & 1,500 DEATHS EACH YEAR
ARE ATTRIBUTED TO SLEEPY DRIVERS

5. SLEEP DISORDER GROUPS
1) PROBLEMS WITH FALLING &
STAYING ASLEEP
2) DIFFICULTIES STAYING AWAKE
3) DIFFICULTY ADHERING TO A
REGULAR SLEEP SCHEDULE
4) SLEE-DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIORS
(SLEEP WALKING & SLEEP
TERROR DISORDER)

6. SLEEP FACTS
ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL SLEEP FOUNDATION, HOW MANY HOURS OF
SLEEP/NIGHT DO MOST PEOPLE GET?
7 HOURS
WHAT HOURS DURING SLEEP DO MOST EXPERTS BELIEVE ARE THE MOST-
VITAL FOR WELL-BEING?
THE LAST 2 HOURS

7. SLEEP & COLLEGE STUDENTS
ON AVERAGE, HOW MANY HOURS/NIGHT
DO COLLEGE STUDENTS SLEEP?
6 1/2 HOURS
WHAT % OF COLLEGE STUDENTS REPORT
SLEEPING 8+ HOURS/NIGHT?
8%
APPROXIMATELY WHAT % OF COLLEGE
STUDENTS REPORT CHRONIC SLEEP
DIFFICULTIES?
30%

8. STRESS
“THE MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, & PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE OF THE BODY TO ANY
SITUATION THAT IS NEW, THREATENING, FRIGHTENING, OR EXCITING”

9. THE COST ($) OF STRESS
-ANNUAL COST OF STRESS & STRESS-RELATED DISEASES IN U.S.
EXCEEDS $100 BILLION
-A DIRECT RESULT OF:
-HEALTH CARE COSTS
-LOST PRODUCTIVITY
-ABSENTEEISM

10. STRESSOR:
-STRESS-CAUSING EVENT
EUSTRESS:
-POSITIVE STRESS
-HEALTH & PERFORMANCE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE, AS STRESS INCREASES
DISTRESS:
-NEGATIVE STRESS
-HEALTH & PERFORMANCE CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE, AS STRESS INCREASES

11. GENERAL ADAPTATION SYNDROME
THE BODY’S REACTION TO STRESSORS
3 STAGES:
1) ALARM REACTION
-THE IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO A STRESSOR
2) RESISTANCE
-BODY BUILDS UP RESISTANCE TO MAINTAIN HOMEOSTASIS*
*A NATURAL STATE OF EQUILIBRIUM
3) EXHAUSTION/RECOVERY
-BODY LOSES ITS ABILITY TO COPE