Exam 34: Stress

Because the body feels under attack when experiencing a stress response, the immune system becomes more active and vigilant.

Stress is considered a tangible phenomenon.

The terms stress triad and general adaptation syndrome are interchangeable.

A drop in blood lactate level is an objective measure of psychological stress.

The level of adrenocorticoids in the urine is often used to measure stress.

Match each term with its corresponding definition. -Third stage of the general adaptation syndrome

Stressors are always bad stimuli.

Which of the following is dominant among the subjective reactions that occur with psychological stress?

Psychological stress can produce physiological stress, but not vice versa.

Increased _____ is characteristic of the alarm stage of stress.

Stress stimulating the limbic lobe is an example of indirect stimulation of the hypothalamus.

Identify and briefly describe the three stages in the general adaptation syndrome.

The relationship between events that occur during fetal development and the appearance of specific anatomical, physiological, or disease states that occur later in life is referred to as fetal programming.

Asthma and acne can have stress-related causes.

Differentiate between psychological stress and physiological stress.

Which of the following would not be a useful measure for assessing stress?

List the changes that constitute Selye's stress triad.

One of the alarm reaction responses resulting from increased sympathetic activity is decreased digestion.