STRESS CONTROL EXERCISES

EXERCISE:3


◆ Read the following extracts and answer the questions:

★ Half the problem with being stressed and unable to concentrate properly is that you don’t breathe deeply enough to supply your brain with sufficient oxygen. When we get stressed, we tend to hold our breath or only breathe in a shallow way, using only the top part of our lungs. In order to deepen your breathing and get oxygen all the way up into the brain. 

1. Why could we not concentrate properly? 
we could not concentrate properly because we don’t breathe deeply enough to supply our brain with sufficient oxygen.

2. Why should we deepen our breathing? 
we should deepen our breathing to get oxygen all the way up into the brain. 

3. What do we do when we get stressed? 
when we get stressed , we tend to hold our breath or only breathe in a shallow way, using only the top part of our lungs.

★. When we breathe, there is a microscope movement of the carnival bones which in turn allows the cerebrospinal fluid to move freely through the spinal column and the skull. When tensed of upset and don’t breathe deeply enough, this can result in bones in the skull becoming slightly stuck together so that the fluid cannot circulate properly. 

1. What happens when we breathe? 
When we breathe, there is a microscope movement of the carnival bones which in turn allows the cerebrospinal fluid to move freely through the spinal column and the skull.

2. What happens when we are tensed or upset? 
when we are tensed or upset, the bones in the skull slightly stick together so that the fluid cannot circulate properly. 

★ The Crown Pull influences the flow of cerebrospinal fluid in a positive way. It helps calm your nervous system and can also often take away a headache or stress-induced stomach ache, as well as helping you think clearly. 

(1) What does the text talk about? 
Ans. The text talks about the advantages of crown pull. 

(2) How many advantages of crown pull are given here? 
Ans. There are four advantages of crown pull given here.

(3) Name two types of aches that are mentioned in the extract.
Ans. Headache and stomach ache are the aches that are mentioned in the extract.

EXERCISE:-4

◆Tick mark True or False against the following statements: 

(1) One word should be selected from the list of 5 words 

(2) One should not visualise scene that ties in with the word or builds up image that iliustrates the situation. 

(3) Any material can be picked up. 

(4) Spend at least 4 minutes exploring the texture of the material. 

(5) The short supply of carbon dioxide( CO2), to brain is the reason of stress or being upset.

(6) Deep breathing is good to overcome stress. 

(7) The crown pull practice makes the fluid move freely. 

Ans.
(1) True 
(2) False 
(3) True 
(4) False 
(5) Faise 
(6) True 
(7)True.

EXERCISE:5

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words given in the brackets.

1) (stressed, sufficient, shallow, consciously.)

Half the problem with being ____1____and unable to concentrate properly is that you don’t breathe deeply enough to supply your brain with ___2____ oxygen. When we get stressed, we tend to hold our breath or only breathe in a ___3____way, using only the top part of our lungs.

Ans:
1.stressed 
2.sufficient 
3.shallow

2) ( hemisphere, rebalances, rational, concentrate.)

We should write with other hand. This ____1___ the two ____2___ of the brain. We should ___3___ on the present rather than on the coming events.

Ans:
1.rebalances 
2.hemisphere 
3.concentrate.