Theories in Mental Health and Stress Response
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What does Hans Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) describe?

  • The psychological changes individuals experience under stress
  • The emotional stages people go through when faced with stress
  • The behavioral adaptations individuals make in response to stress
  • The physiological changes the body undergoes when under stress (correct)
  • What is the result of prolonged or chronic stress according to General Adaptation Syndrome?

  • Fight-or-flight reaction
  • Alarm response
  • Resistance phase
  • Stage of exhaustion (correct)
  • In classical conditioning, what is the role of the unconditioned stimulus?

  • It is the response from the conditioned stimulus
  • It is the response to similar objects or people
  • It is a newly conditioned event introduced
  • It is a natural stimulus (correct)
  • What does stimulus generalization in classical conditioning refer to?

    <p>Responding similarly to objects or people that share similarities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is associated with the concept of introspection?

    <p>Edward Titchener</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which stage of General Adaptation Syndrome involves the initial symptoms experienced when under stress?

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

    What is the response from a conditioned stimulus in classical conditioning called?

    <p>Conditioned response</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Systematic Desensitization' is associated with which psychologist?

    <p>Joseph Wolpe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Thomas Szasz believe societies invented mental illness for?

    <p>To control individuals who upset social order</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which process occurs when a behavior is eliminated by withholding the conditioned stimulus in classical conditioning?

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

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