GE2204 CARING FOR THE SELF: Understanding Stress Response
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What is the purpose of the body's emergency response system?

  • To help you relax in stressful situations
  • To slow down the heart rate
  • To release cortisol and adrenaline
  • To keep you safe in an emergency (correct)

What is a stressor?

  • A stage of the stress response
  • A response to a threat
  • A hormone released during stress
  • A stimulus that causes stress (correct)

What are the three stages of stress according to the general adaptation syndrome?

  • Alarm, resistance, exhaustion (correct)
  • Anxiety, depression, acceptance
  • Denial, anger, bargaining
  • Fight, flight, recovery

During which stage of the general adaptation syndrome is the fight-or-flight response triggered?

<p>Alarm stage (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do stressors impact the body?

<p>Affect all body systems, including musculoskeletal and endocrine systems (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What symptoms are associated with the resistance stage of stress?

<p>Frustration, irritability, and poor concentration (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the possible outcome of prolonged resistance stage without breaks to offset the effects of stress?

<p>Exhaustion stage (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the exhaustion stage of stress affect the body?

<p>Weakens the immune system and puts one at risk for stress-related illnesses (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can be a consequence of sleep deprivation due to stress?

<p>Impaired mood and learning (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common source of stress among students according to the text?

<p>Social challenges (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of machine language?

<p>Understandable by the computer directly (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of languages use natural languages like English?

<p>High-level languages (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of an assembler program?

<p>To translate assembly language into machine language (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of languages deal with a computer's hardware components?

<p>Low-level languages (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the distinguishing feature of assembly language?

<p>Symbolic form of machine language (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are high-level languages characterized by?

<p>Natural language syntax and commands (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between a compiler and an interpreter?

<p>A compiler translates the entire program before executing, while an interpreter translates and executes one program statement at a time. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What kind of error is a misspelled command in a program?

<p>Syntax error (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of locating and correcting errors in a program known as?

<p>Debugging (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What problem-solving technique is used in solving programming problems?

<p>Programming Cycle Algorithm (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does an algorithm need to be expressed completely in?

<p>Natural language (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which technique uses a combination of natural language and programming language to describe computer algorithms?

<p>Pseudocode (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the commonly used tools in representing an algorithm?

<p>Pseudocode and Flowchart (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does a compiler do before executing the program statements?

<p>Translates the program from high-level to low-level language (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of verifying that the algorithm works called?

<p>Execution (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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