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What is stress?
What is stress?
- A situation that requires strong demands for the individual and can consume his/her coping resources
- A positive emotional experience accompanied by predictable biochemical changes
- A negative emotional experience accompanied by predictable biochemical, physiological, cognitive, and behavioural changes (correct)
- An automatic response of the organism to any environmental change
According to McGrath (1970), how did he define stress?
According to McGrath (1970), how did he define stress?
- Situations that require strong demands for the individual and can consume his/her coping resources
- A substantial unbalance (perceived) between the demands and response capacity uncertain conditions in which failure has important consequences (correct)
- A positive emotional experience accompanied by predictable biochemical changes
- An automatic response of the organism to any environmental change
What are vulnerability factors to stress?
What are vulnerability factors to stress?
- Situations that require strong demands for the individual and can consume his/her coping resources
- Automatic response of the organism to any environmental change
- Uncertain conditions in which failure has important consequences (correct)
- Being well-prepared for stressful situations
How can studying for an exam be made less stressful?
How can studying for an exam be made less stressful?
What are protection factors to stress?
What are protection factors to stress?
What did Brengelmann (1987) define as stress?
What did Brengelmann (1987) define as stress?
According to Hans Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome, which stage involves the body mobilizing resources to fight against the stressor?
According to Hans Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome, which stage involves the body mobilizing resources to fight against the stressor?
What is the distinguishing feature of the Resistance Stage in Hans Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome?
What is the distinguishing feature of the Resistance Stage in Hans Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome?
According to Richard Lazarus' transactional model of stress, what is stress considered to be a product of?
According to Richard Lazarus' transactional model of stress, what is stress considered to be a product of?
What does the term 'distress' refer to in the context of stress?
What does the term 'distress' refer to in the context of stress?
Who was the first to use the concept of stress in physiology?
Who was the first to use the concept of stress in physiology?
What is the main criticism of Hans Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome?
What is the main criticism of Hans Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome?
What is the model proposed by Hans Selye that explains how the body defends itself in stressful situations?
What is the model proposed by Hans Selye that explains how the body defends itself in stressful situations?
What does the 'Exhaustion Stage' in Hans Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome signify?
What does the 'Exhaustion Stage' in Hans Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome signify?
What is essential for survival according to the distinction made between stress and distress?
What is essential for survival according to the distinction made between stress and distress?
What does continued exposure to a stressor lead to in relation to the Resistance Stage?
What does continued exposure to a stressor lead to in relation to the Resistance Stage?
What is stress?
What is stress?
According to McGrath (1970), how did he define stress?
According to McGrath (1970), how did he define stress?
What are protection factors to stress?
What are protection factors to stress?
What is the distinguishing feature of the Resistance Stage in Hans Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome?
What is the distinguishing feature of the Resistance Stage in Hans Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome?
What does the term 'distress' refer to in the context of stress?
What does the term 'distress' refer to in the context of stress?
What is essential for survival according to the distinction made between stress and distress?
What is essential for survival according to the distinction made between stress and distress?
What is the distinguishing feature of the Exhaustion Stage in Hans Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome?
What is the distinguishing feature of the Exhaustion Stage in Hans Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome?
According to Richard Lazarus' transactional model of stress, what is stress considered to be a product of?
According to Richard Lazarus' transactional model of stress, what is stress considered to be a product of?
What does the term 'distress' refer to in the context of stress?
What does the term 'distress' refer to in the context of stress?
What did Hans Selye introduce as a model that explains how the body defends itself in stressful situations?
What did Hans Selye introduce as a model that explains how the body defends itself in stressful situations?
What is essential for survival according to the distinction made between stress and distress?
What is essential for survival according to the distinction made between stress and distress?
What is the main criticism of Hans Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome?
What is the main criticism of Hans Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome?
What are stress theories primarily concerned with?
What are stress theories primarily concerned with?
According to Hans Selye, what does the Resistance Stage depend on?
According to Hans Selye, what does the Resistance Stage depend on?
'Stress response: alarm' involves which of the following reactions?
'Stress response: alarm' involves which of the following reactions?
'Stress vs Distress' refers to what according to Selye (1936)?
'Stress vs Distress' refers to what according to Selye (1936)?
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