QUIZ - Ch. 3: Stress Management

Jo has been seeing a counselor to discuss her issues with anxiety and depression, which developed a few months after she moved to a new city for a job. Which of the following is the most likely source of her anxiety and depression?

A lack of social support

Hearing ominous footsteps following you late at night on a campus walking path would likely trigger which phase of the general adaptation syndrome?

Alarm

Which of the following is most likely to cause eustress instead of distress?

An impending promotion

___________ is a psychosocial syndrome. It involves feelings of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and lack of energy.

Burnout

Which of the following hormones might contribute to the "Freshman 15"—the tendency to gain about 15 pounds during the first year of college?

Cortisol

The goal of meditation is to stop distracting thoughts from occurring.

False

Which of the following is a time management tip that can reduce stress?

Make a daily list of tasks and prioritize them.

Which of the following is TRUE about stress?

Stress is a mental and physical response to real or perceived changes and challenges.

As Joe prepares to spar with a tae kwon do opponent, his heart rate and respiration rate increase. These are indicators that which branch of the nervous system has been activated?

Sympathetic

An example of an event likely to be associated with distress is

bouncing several checks.

The less a person feels in _________ of a situation, the more stress they will experience.

control

Stress management consists of

finding balance and developing coping strategies.

To manage stress, the first step is to

identify and assess the stressors in your life.

According to the TED-Ed video on stress and research on stress and body function, prolonged stress has been found to

impair the immune response.

Exercise reduces stress by

increasing endorphins and reducing levels of stress hormones.

Cortisol contributes to weight gain by

increasing hunger and activating fat storage enzymes.

There is some evidence that relaxation techniques may be an effective part of an overall treatment plan for some stress related disorders, including all of the following EXCEPT:

schizophrenia

David woke up in the middle of the night because he smelled smoke. This most likely caused him to experience

the flight-or-fight response