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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

    How do people react to intense or prolonged stress?

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

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

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

    What happens to our bodies when faced with stress?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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