Ch 2 Stress

Question 1

Stress

Answer 1

• Stress is response to negative and pleasurable physical challenges and achievement of personal goals.
• Cluster of physical and psychological responses

Question 2

What is Stress

Answer 2

Stress refers to: Physical Reactions & Emotional Reactions

Stressor - Physical or psychological event that triggers physical and emotional reactions.

Stress Response - The reactions themselves.

How We Experience Stress - Each person is different depends on many factors: nature of the stressor, how it is percieved

Short Term & Long Term Response

Question 3

Two Systems in Your Body Responsible for Physical Response:

Question 4

Two Divisions of Autonomic Nervous System

Question 5

Parasympathetic Division

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Sympathetic Division

Question 7

Norepinephrine

Question 8

How do the Sympathetic Nervous System & Endocrine System Work Together in an Emergency?

Question 9

Fight-or-Flight Reaction?

Question 10

What is the Return to Homeostasis?

Question 11

What is Cortisol?

Question 12

What are Enforphins?

Question 13

Fight-or-Flight in Modern Life?

Question 14

What are some Effective & Ineffective Responses to stress?

Question 15

Endocrine System

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What is the Somatic Nervous System?

Question 17

Personality Types:

Question 18

What is a Hardy Personality?

Question 19

What is Resilance Personality Traits?

Question 20

Nonreactive Resilience?

Question 21

What is Homeostatic Resilience?

Question 22

What is Positive Growth Resilience?

Question 23

Difference Between How Men & Women Cope With Stress?

Question 24

What is (GAS) General Adaptation Syndrome?

What are the Three Stages?

Question 25

What is Allostatic Load?

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What is (PNI) Psychoneuroimmunology?

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What is Chronic Stress?

Question 28

Links Between Stress & Specific Conditions?

Question 29

What is Acute Stress?

Question 30

Cardiovascular Disease?

Question 31

What Psycological Problems are Associated with Stress?

Question 32

What is Altered Immune Function?

Question 33

What are Tension Headaches?

Question 34

What are Migraine Headaches and What Causes Them?

Question 35

What are Cluster Headaches and What Causes Them?

Question 36

What Other Health Problems Can be Caused by Stress?

Question 37

What are Some Common Sources of Stress?

Question 38

What are Some Social Stressors?

Question 39

Ways to Manage Stress?

Question 40

What is (REM) Rapid Eye Movement Sleep?

Question 41

What is (non-REM) Non-Rapid Eye Movement Sleep?

Question 42

What is Sleep Deprivation?

Question 43

What is Insomnia and What Causes it?

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What is Sleep Apnea and What Causes it?

Question 45

How Does Time Management Help Stress?

Question 46

How Does Spiritual Wellness Help Stress?

Question 47

After several weeks of not sleeping well, Betty made an appointment with her physician. The physician asked Betty if she drank caffeine or alcohol before bed or experienced a stressful event. By answering "yes" to some of these questions, Betty may be diagnosed with?

Answer 47

Insomnia

Question 48

**As Samantha went through the ______________ sleep cycle, she experienced a decrease in blood pressure; slowing of heart rate and respiration; growth hormone release; slow and even brain wave patterns; and a decrease in body temperature.**

Answer 48

**non-rapid eye movement**

Question 49

Stress brought on by an unpleasant stressor is called?

Answer 49

Distress

Question 50

Tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs are _________ strategies to cope with stress.

Answer 50

counterproductive

Question 51

Another name for the neurotransmitter norepinephrine is?

Answer 51

noradrenaline

Question 52

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is secreted by the cortex of the adrenal gland prompted by the nerves of the autonomic nervous system.

Answer 52

Cortisol

Question 53

Physical activity is a beneficial method to reduce stress. To complement physical activity, good healthy _______ provide(s) an additional energy bank to draw from when experiencing stress.

Answer 53

eating habits

Question 54

You are involved in a football game. A member of the opposing team falls and appears to be in severe pain. The _______ division of the autonomic nervous system is engaged.

Answer 54

symphathetic

Question 55

An individual with which personality type is relaxed and contemplative?

Answer 55

Type B personality

Question 56

During which of the following would the neurotransmitter norepinephrine most likely be released?

Answer 56

during an emergency

Question 57

At a well-attended social event, your roommate approches and confronts you in a hostile manner in front of yoru friends. What phase of the general adaptation syndrome will you experience?

Answer 57

ALARM

Question 58

Another name for cortisol is

Answer 58

Hydrocortisone

Question 59

Hormones are transported in the bloodstream to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_, ______ for specific activites.

Answer 59

organs, target cells

Question 60

The symphathetic division is active during times of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Answer 60

arousal

Question 61

According to the American Psychological Association, \_\_\_\_% of adult Americans suffer from physical symptoms related to stress.

Answer 61

76%

Question 62

One function of hormones is to influence?

Answer 62

metabolism

Question 63

An interaction between the nervous system and the endocrine system affects the immune system. The study of the interactions amoung the three systems is called?

Answer 63

psychoneuroimmunology

Question 64

As much as Steve tries to control his response to stressors, he understands that emotional responses are influenced by his

Answer 64

personality

Question 65

The relaxation technique called vizualization enables a person to \_\_\_\_\_\_without guilt.

Answer 65

daydream