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What is a characteristic of situational stressors?
What is a characteristic of situational stressors?
- They are only experienced during childhood
- They have only positive effects on an individual
- They are unpredictable and may occur at any time during life (correct)
- They occur at predictable times throughout an individual's life
What determines the degree to which an event has positive or negative effects on an individual?
What determines the degree to which an event has positive or negative effects on an individual?
- The type of event
- The individual's personality
- The individual's developmental stage (correct)
- The individual's age
What can be threatened by stress?
What can be threatened by stress?
- An individual's intellectual abilities
- An individual's social relationships
- An individual's emotional well-being
- An individual's physiologic homeostasis (correct)
What is true about the effects of stress?
What is true about the effects of stress?
What event may be more stressful for a 12-year-old than for a 40-year-old?
What event may be more stressful for a 12-year-old than for a 40-year-old?
What is stress a response to?
What is stress a response to?
What is a stressor?
What is a stressor?
What is the concept of stress important for?
What is the concept of stress important for?
What are examples of external stressors?
What are examples of external stressors?
What are internal stressors an example of?
What are internal stressors an example of?
What do individuals use to respond to stressors?
What do individuals use to respond to stressors?
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