Exam 34: Stress

According to the current concepts of the stress syndrome, stress may be defined as any factor that directly stimulates the posterior pituitary to secrete ADH.

A syndrome can be defined as a set of signs and symptoms that occur together and characterize one particular disease.

According to the current concepts of the stress syndrome, hypoglycemia is an example of stress that indirectly stimulates the hypothalamus.

Which of the following is a category that classifies stressful experiences?

Explain why the precise classification of stimuli as stressors or nonstressors is not possible.

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.

Short-term manageable stress can promote growth, neural adaptation, learning, and overall well-being.

Stressors tend to be extreme stimuli of either extreme abundance or extreme deficiency.

Explain the research that led to the development of Selye's theory on stress.

The third stage of the stress syndrome rarely occurs in most individuals' lifetimes.

A stressor for one individual may not be a stressor for another.

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

Corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) is released by the _____ in response to stress.

What condition or behaviors by a mother can lead to increased stress on her fetus?

According to Selye, stress can be defined as a state or condition produced by:

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

List the physical responses your body makes to stress.

In the Selye hypothesis about activation of the stress mechanism, the "alarm signals" act directly on the hypothalamus.

The stress response commonly referred to as "fight or flight" is evoked by increased parasympathetic stimulation.

Severe stress may result in all of the following except: