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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do stressors impact the body?

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

    What symptoms are associated with the resistance stage of stress?

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

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

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

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

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

    What is the main characteristic of machine language?

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

    Which type of languages use natural languages like English?

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

    What is the purpose of an assembler program?

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

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

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

    What is the distinguishing feature of assembly language?

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

    What are high-level languages characterized by?

    <p>Natural language syntax and commands</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.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

    <p>Debugging</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

    What does an algorithm need to be expressed completely in?

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

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

    <p>Pseudocode</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the commonly used tools in representing an algorithm?

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

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

    <p>Execution</p> Signup and view all the answers

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