week 10 psych quiz: stress

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_____ prepares the body for attacking a threat or running from it. A. Fight-or-flight B. Tend-and-befriend C. General adaptation syndrome D. Alarm phase

A. Fight-or-flight

Acute stress is _____ in onset and _____ in duration. A. rapid; short B. rapid; long C. slow; short D. slow; long

A. rapid; short

A situation or event that triggers stress is known as: A. stress B. a stressor C. chronic stress D. acute stress

B. a stressor

The _____ phase is characterized by attempts to defend against or adapt to the stressor. The sympathetic nervous system activity is diminishing. A. alarm B. resistance C. exhaustion D. allostatic

B. resistance

Deciding what can be done to deal with a stressor, such as reducing it, neutralizing it, or getting rid of it, is part of the _____ process. A. primary appraisal B. secondary appraisal C. reappraisal D. person-environment fit

B. secondary appraisal

Seeking help from others and the release of oxytocin are major parts of: A. the fight-or-flight response. B. the tend-and-befriend response. C. general adaptation syndrome. D. the exhaustion phase.

B. the tend-and-befriend response.

Taking information in from one's environment, processing it, interpreting it, and figuring out how to respond to it is known as: A. person-environment fit. B. the transactional model of stress. C. secondary appraisal. D. primary appraisal.

B. the transactional model of stress.

What is the correct order of stages in the general adaptation syndrome? A. Resistance, exhaustion, alarm B. Exhaustion, resistance, alarm C. Alarm, resistance, exhaustion D. Alarm, exhaustion, resistance

C. Alarm, resistance, exhaustion

Stress is BEST defined as a: A. situation or event that triggers discomfort in some way. B. positive emotional state associated with physiological and behavioral changes. C. negative emotional state associated with physiological and behavioral changes. D. situation or event that triggers either a positive or negative reaction.

C. negative emotional state associated with physiological and behavioral changes.

After a fight-or-flight response, the _____ kicks in to return the body to homeostasis. A. sympathetic nervous system B. central nervous system C. peripheral nervous system D. parasympathetic nervous system

D. parasympathetic nervous system


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