EXHS-155 ORTIZ Stress
Understanding Stress: Knowledge Quiz
Test your knowledge about stress and its impacts on our lives. This quiz will help you explore different stressors, their effects, and the physiological responses associated with stress.
By participating in this quiz, you will:
- Learn about key contributors to stress research.
- Understand the different types of stressors and challenges.
- Discover the biological mechanisms behind stress responses.
What's a stressor
A stressful event
How much aid someone has during a stressful event
How someone is affected my stress
Another definition for anxiety
Challenge is:
The assessment of possible future damage
The potential to overcome or profit from an event
The assessment of the damage that has already been done
The negative emotions accompanied by cognitive changes
Who was the earliest contributor(s) to stress research?
Holmes and Rahe
Hans Selye
Gallo Fortmann
Walter Cannon
What stressor did Hans Selye use in his study?
Found sounds
Extreme cold
Extreme hunger
Extreme heat
The hypothalamus releases ____ which stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete adrenocorticotropic hormone.
Catecholamines epinephrine (EP)
Sympathetic adrenomedullary (SAM)
Corticotrophin-release hormone (CRH)
Norepinephrine (NE)
Adverse ____ often persist long after the stressful event itself os no longer present
Aftereffects of stress
Elevated blood pressure
Anticipated stress
Uncontrollable events
The acute stress paradigm states that people who experience stressful events show:
Chronic strain
Lowered physiological arousal
Psychological distress
Lower cortisol levels
What type of event is found to be more stressful that predictable events?
Uncontrollable
Positive
Neutral
Clear-cut
People who live with more stress are more likely to __ than those who live with less stress
Smoke more
Decline resting heart rate
Get sick more frequently
Have a stronger immune system
The ___ consistently finds that when people perform stressful tasks the become psychologically distressed and show physiological arousal
General adaption syndrome
Aftereffects of stress
Fight-or-flight response
Acute stress paradigm
By __ and then assessing whether the get ill and how they get ill, we are able to study stress.
Intentionally exposing people to viruses
Intentionally food poisoning people
Making people cold
Suppressing people’s appetite
Even something as little as driving can effect __ levels.
Epinephrine
Insulin
Cortisol
CRH
__ is the degree of change that occurs in autonomic and/or immune responses as a result of stress.
Allostatic load
Stress
Reactivity
PTSD
Which group of people are found to be more distressed by adverse changes at home?
Men
Women
Adolescents
Infants
If stress becomes a permanent or chronic part of the environment, they may develop:
Chronic strain
Cancer
Primary appraisal
Secondary appraisal
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