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What is the primary characteristic of contemporary stress?
What is the primary characteristic of contemporary stress?
- More psychologically driven (correct)
- Physically driven
- Acute in nature
- Always triggered by external stressors
What determines the stress response?
What determines the stress response?
- Only the nature of the stressor
- Both the nature of the stressor and the state of the person being stressed (correct)
- Only the state of the person being stressed
- Neither the nature of the stressor nor the state of the person being stressed
What is the term for 'good' stress?
What is the term for 'good' stress?
- Distress
- Stressor
- Eustress (correct)
- General Adaptation Syndrome
What is the name of the wide-ranging set of bodily changes triggered by a stressor?
What is the name of the wide-ranging set of bodily changes triggered by a stressor?
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What is one of the physical responses to stress?
What is one of the physical responses to stress?
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What is the term for any stimulus that produces a stress response?
What is the term for any stimulus that produces a stress response?
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What is the primary function of the SyNS in the 'Fight or Flight' response?
What is the primary function of the SyNS in the 'Fight or Flight' response?
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What is the primary role of ACTH in the Resistance Stage?
What is the primary role of ACTH in the Resistance Stage?
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What is a potential consequence of prolonged elevated cortisol levels?
What is a potential consequence of prolonged elevated cortisol levels?
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What is the primary consequence of dysfunctional homeostatic control systems?
What is the primary consequence of dysfunctional homeostatic control systems?
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What is a potential effect of stress on healing?
What is a potential effect of stress on healing?
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What is the relationship between stress and disease?
What is the relationship between stress and disease?
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