Exam 34: Stress

Match each term with its corresponding definition. -Hormones secreted by the adrenal cortex in response to stress

The second stage in the general adaptation syndrome is the alarm reaction.

A person with a high blood level of adrenaline would be in what stage of the general adaptation response?

Because stress requires an understanding of the possible threat, children younger than 1 year do not experience stress.

Individuals who are hard driving and competitive are said to have a type B personality.

Frequent stress from multiple sources can produce an allostatic load.

Which of the following would not occur as a body response to stress?

All of the following are components of the "stress triad" observed by Hans Selye except:

An effect of cortisol is:

One characteristic of the stage of exhaustion in the general adaptation syndrome is increased glucocorticoid secretion, but eventually secretion is markedly decreased.

All of the following disciplines have added to our understanding of stress except:

The corticotrophin-releasing hormone has a direct effect on the hypothalamus.

The stress triad refers to:

Blood sugar level tends to decrease as a general body response to stress.

Stressors are always bad stimuli.

Release of corticotrophin-releasing hormone directly causes:

Normally, the second stage of the stress syndrome rarely occurs in most individuals' lifetimes.

Allostatic load can be described as the physiological load placed on the body by stress.

Type B individuals have been found to be at greater risk for elevated systolic blood pressure and coronary disease.

Whether stress is good or bad for an individual is determined primarily by the severity of the stressor.