- Mar 2024
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Searching for objects and unraveling mysteries can be a great way to distract yourself from stress.
Discussion: Do you like to play games that require you to search for objects?
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serene
unknown word: calm, peaceful, and untroubled; tranquil.
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distribution
unknown word: the action of sharing something out among a number of recipients.
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American Institute of Stress,
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Maria Williams
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Bubble Shooter Classic offers simple, satisfying gameplay that can help calm and quiet the mind.
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You may just find the no cost, no travel, no worry solution to your stressful world.
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According to the American Institute of Stress, 77% of people feel that stress has impacted their physical health and 73% feel their mental health has been impacted.
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Stress isn’t a condition unique to America or concentrated in a specific age group. It can affect anyone anywhere.
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Online gaming, particularly through platforms like MyRealGames.com, offers an accessible and enjoyable form of stress relief.
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The simple joy of matching colors and shapes in games like Jewel Quest can reduce stress and anxiety, providing a gentle mental workout.
I agree with this because I love playing games online that have vibrant colors. Those type of games make me feel like more alive and free.
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A virtual game of pool has never been more relaxing.
I agree with this because playing pool on my phone is my favorite thing and it is very relaxing.
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This game allows you to escape into a peaceful rural setting where the rhythmic tasks of farming provide a soothing break from the stresses of the real world.
With this game, you can take a relaxing break from the concerns of the outside world and play a game that has a peaceful rural setting.
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This game allows you to escape into a peaceful rural setting where the rhythmic tasks of farming provide a soothing break from the stresses of the real world.
To sooth your stress from the real world you can play a game that has a peaceful rural setting.
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This game allows you to escape into a peaceful rural setting where the rhythmic tasks of farming provide a soothing break from the stresses of the real world.
With this game, you can take a relaxing break from the concerns of the outside world and enter a peaceful setting where the repetitive activities of farming serve as a calming distraction.
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Online gaming has emerged as a surprisingly effective method of stress relief, offering an accessible escape into worlds where challenges are enjoyable and victories are rewarding.
Online game is a way that has been emerged very easily and effectively, people are able to escape the real world and it's challenges.
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Online gaming has emerged as a surprisingly effective method of stress relief, offering an accessible escape into worlds where challenges are enjoyable and victories are rewarding.
One way people can escape the real world and it's challenges is by emerging into the real world.
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Online gaming has emerged as a surprisingly effective method of stress relief, offering an accessible escape into worlds where challenges are enjoyable and victories are rewarding.
Online gaming has shown to be a very effective way to relieve stress because it provides an easily accessible go into virtual worlds with pleasant tasks and satisfying rewards for winning.
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- Feb 2024
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Some medications Medications often come with side effects even though not every patient experiences them.
Do you think medications are useful or natural remedies are better?
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accumulate
unknown 2:gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of
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subconcussive
unknown word 1: a bump, blow, or jolt to the head that does not cause symptoms
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obesity may accelerate the onset of neurocognitive impairments in adulthood, according to research.
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Smoking is a huge risk factor for vascular disease and abnormal condition of the blood vessels, which have been linked to brain damage and a decline in thinking skills.
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When inhaled, tobacco, more specifically nicotine, has many damaging properties. It is toxic to neuron cells, Finney added.
connection 2: my husband was a smoker but he quit because of the harmful effects of nicotine. I agree that tobacco is harmful to the body.
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Diabetes Diabetes is the most common illness associated with generalized brain atrophy, according to Finney.
connection 1: my dad was a diabetic patient and this disease was associated with many others so I agree that it is associated with brain atrophy.
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Indirectly or not,
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But sometimes,
signal word 1 purpose: moving on from the pervious subject explain: sometimes memory loss can be treated
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according to the American Heart Association
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Dr. Glen Finney
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Allowing yourself time to sleep is an important act of self-care, much like eating well and taking exercise
Does sleep affect your eating habits?
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exaggerated
unknown word 2: regarded or represented as larger, better, or worse than in reality
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cognitive processes
unknown word 1: mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses
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While all types of sleep impairment affected mood, the study found reactions to emotional experiences were more negative after loss of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep when compared with losing slow-wave or “deep” sleep.
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sleep loss impacts the neural circuitry involved in experiencing reward or positive experiences
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When the subjects resumed normal sleep, they reported a dramatic improvement in mood.”
connection 2: sleeping a sufficient amount of time always has my body ready for the next day so I agree that normal sleep schedules have an important improvement in mood.
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“Generally, total sleep deprivation had a larger impact on mood and emotions compared to partial sleep loss or fragmented sleep
connection 1: when I don't get enough sleep I am a very cranky morning person and I agree that it can affect our mood and emotions.
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In those studies,
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Despite the risks,
signal word 1 purpose: to move on from the risks explain: that theres risks to sleep debt
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While teens said they were most likely to use substances with friends, about half of teens have used drugs and alcohol alone
Do you think that most teens are peer pressured into the use of substances?
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unprecedented
unknown word: never done or known before.
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adolescence
unknown word: the period following the onset of puberty during which a young person develops from a child into an adult.
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About half of teens also said they use substances to have fun or experiment
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The most common reason that teens said they turned to drugs and alcohol was to feel mellow
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Many other top reasons were related to methods to cope with stress, with 44% saying they use substances to stop worrying about a problem or forget bad memories and 40% said they use substances to help with depression or anxiety.
Connection #2 Stress is a common disease that many people go through and I have seen many people use medication to cope with it. I disagree with the use of medication on stress.
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and more than two in five said they use substances to sleep better or fall asleep.
connection #1 I use melatonin to help me sleep sometimes. I agree that sometimes people might need help falling asleep.
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In 2021 and 2022,
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Another CDC report
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according to the CDC
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- Jan 2024
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www.nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com
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Parents are not only worried for themselves; they are overly concerned for the future of their children.
Discussion Question: Why do parents think that stress will affect their children in the future?
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invasion
unknown word:unwelcome intrusion into another's domain.
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unprecedented
unknown word:never done or known before
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According to the results, 87 percent of those surveyed cited rising costs of everyday items, such as groceries and gas, as a "significant source of stress."
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While many people can feel stress, she said, they often cite different political or social reasons as the source.
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More than 70 percent of parents said they were fearful that the pandemic has impacted kids' social, academic and emotional development.
Connection #2: The pandemic has made my kids less social because they were stuck at home. I agree with this because the pandemic did cause a lot of negativity.
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We all want to have a society where we feel safe and comfortable
Connection #1: I want to live in a community that is safe for me and my family. I agree with this because it is reasonable.
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Among parents of teenagers,
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In order to get the most accurate picture of stress in America,
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Moeser hopes that his research will enable researchers to find a drug or therapy that could block the CRF1 receptors and therefore help tamp down this overactive stress response.
Discussion Question: will this mechanism work on both genders or only women?
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pathogens
Unknown word: a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.
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receptor
Unknown word: an organ or cell able to respond to light, heat, or other external stimulus and transmit a signal to a sensory nerve.
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but when the stress response becomes “too overwhelming, where we can’t cope or return to our homeostatic place," Moeser said. "The mast cells switch from being protective to actually pathogenic."
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“There was even a study that showed mast cells in our gut become activated when someone is nervous about public speaking,”
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While the immune system is great at defending against microscopic bugs, “fight or flight is not going to help me sift through all of those emails and feel bad about returning them late,” l
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Chronic stress can range from a traumatic event that has long-lasting consequences
Chronic stress is a illness because it is something I struggled with in the past years.
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becoming so overloaded I had to write lists on an hourly basis just to keep everything straight.
I relate to this because when I overload myself with work I become very stressed.
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In order to take a closer look at this link between stress and illness,
Signal word #2 purpose: comparing 2 topics explain: she wants to look at stress and illness together
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It all came to a head when
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Moeser’s team
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I work with mainly women, and by the time they get to me, it’s usually because they’re in a crisis, like a death, a divorce, a disability,” Carbonaro said
Discussion Question: Why are women worrying about these types of situations and not men?
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Women spend a week-plus [each] year worrying about money
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While men most commonly say they are “hopeful” when it comes to money, women’s No. 1 word for their financial feelings was “stress,” according to a 2023 Fidelity Investments survey.
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While men are hopeful when it comes to money, women feel stress
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Ultimately, the goal is to put away 20% of what you earn.
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This is a good way to think because you should save money.
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It is possible for women to turn their emotions — and financial progress — around.
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I turned my emotions and started working for myself by getting a degree.
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In contrast
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Purpose: to compare it explain: mens have a priority to save for when they stop working
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For starters
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purpose: to start a paragraph explain: women have less money than men
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