Psychology (Stress Reactions)

Roger has a good amount on his plate. He works full-time, he also has a part-time job, and has a new consulting company in response to his son's special needs. He seems to be coping with everything quite well, for the moment anyway. According to Selye, he is in which stage of the general adaptation syndrome?

Phase 2, in a state of resistance

The correct order of the general adaptation syndrome (GAS) is:

an alarm reaction, resistance, and exhaustion

After a tornado ripped through a neighboring town, Jessie felt compelled to join relief efforts to help those affected by the damage. This response to stress is called _____.

tend and befriend

A stressor is:

a challenging or threatening event

Julia is awoken in the middle of the night to the sound of breaking glass. Her increased heart rate and respiration can best be explained as:

a fight-or-flight response

Personal life changes such as getting married, getting divorced, or a child going of to college are examples of:

significant life changes

A woman, alone in a house, ignores the creaking sounds she hears and experiences no stress. Another woman might hear the same sounds, suspect an intruder, and thus become alarmed. These different reactions illustrate the importance of _____

stress appraisal

Claudia has just received devastating news about her semi rig. Things seem very bleak because a fire in her neighborhood spread to her semi and destroyed it. Driving the truck is her only means of earning money. Claudia has many debts to pay off and is expecting her fourth child. When she hears the bad news, her heart rate zooms and she feels faint, like she is in shock. According to Seyle's general adaptation syndrome, she is in Phase _____, experiencing an alarm reaction.

1

Jennifer was driving her car to school when it broke down. Which of the following statements is true?

Jennifer's feelings of frustration are a stress reaction

Jane and Sue leave a building and see a dog running toward them. Jane assumes that the dog wants to play. Sue assumes the dog is going to attack. Which of the following is MOST likely?

Sue's stress reaction will be more negative than Jane's