Understanding the Components of Stress

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What is the definition of distress?

  • Negative stress that stems from acute anxiety or pressure (correct)
  • Positive stress resulting from striving and facing challenges
  • The body's observable response to a stressor
  • The event or situation that produces stress

According to the cognitive model of stress, what determines whether we experience stress?

  • The perception of our ability to handle a problem
  • The body's observable response to a stressor
  • Our response to a situation (correct)
  • The event or situation itself

What is eustress?

  • Positive stress resulting from striving and facing challenges (correct)
  • The body's observable response to a stressor
  • The event or situation that produces stress
  • Negative stress resulting from acute anxiety or pressure

What is a stressor?

<p>The event or situation that produces stress (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the body's observable response to a stressor known as?

<p>Stress reaction (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is stress according to the WHO?

<p>A state of worry or mental tension caused by a difficult situation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the most common conflict situation mentioned in the text?

<p>Double Approach-Avoidance conflict (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of appraisal involves evaluating coping options and available resources to deal with stress?

<p>Secondary appraisal (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the impact of excessive noise at work according to the text?

<p>Increased headaches and nausea (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which approach-approach conflict, we must choose between two attractive alternatives?

<p>When we must choose between two attractive alternatives (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do people react to intense or prolonged stress?

<p>In different ways (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can change a person's stress reactions and increase their chances of success?

<p>Finding a subject they excel in (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between physical and mental health according to the text?

<p>There is a strong connection (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do people often stick to old coping mechanisms for stress?

<p>They are resistant to change (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to our bodies when faced with stress?

<p>They respond immediately with heightened alertness (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Hans Selye discover about the body's response to stress?

<p>The body goes through three stages: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the common response to a sudden and intense stressor?

<p>Anger due to frustration (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens if the body remains in the exhaustion stage of stress?

<p>The glands responsible for the fight-or-flight response become unable to release hormones (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the emotional response to a feeling of an impending but unclear threat?

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

What type of reactions can short-term psychological stress be categorized as?

<p>Emotional or cognitive (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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