TEST-BANK-FOR-CONNECT-CORE-CONCEPTS-IN-HEALTH-12TH-EDITION
CHAPTER 2
STRESS: THE CONSTANT CHALLENGE
Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding stress and the lives of college students?
A. It is a period of low stress.
B. It is a period when stress is easily managed...
test bank for connect core concepts in health 12th edition chapter 2 stress the constant challenge multiple choice 1 which of the following statements is true regarding stress and the lives of colle
TEST-BANK-FOR-CONNECT-
CORE-CONCEPTS-IN-HEALTH-
12TH-EDITION
CHAPTER 2
STRESS: THE CONSTANT CHALLENGE
Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding stress and the lives of college
students?
A. It is a period of low stress.
B. It is a period when stress is easily managed.
C. It may be one of the most stressful periods in one’s life.
D. It is a period where stress will have little impact on your sense of wellness.
Answer: C
Page(s): 32
Learning Objective: Explain what stress is and how people react to it – physically,
emotionally, and behaviorally
Topic Area: What is Stress?
Bloom’s Taxonomy:
Knowledge
2. The term stress refers to
A. an unpleasant situation that disrupts normal activity.
B. situations that can trigger physical and emotional reactions.
C. a physical reaction to fright.
D. any imbalance of homeostasis.
Answer: B
Page(s): 32
Learning Objective: Explain what stress is and how people react to it – physically,
emotionally, and behaviorally
Topic Area: What is Stress?
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
3. Situations that trigger physical and emotional reactions are termed
A. stress responses.
B. stressors.
C. unmanaged stress.
D. distress.
Answer: B
Page(s): 32
Learning Objective: Explain what stress is and how people react to it – physically,
emotionally, and behaviorally
Topic Area: What is Stress?
1
, Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
4. Which one of the following is a stressor?
A. bad grade
B. sweaty palms
C. rapid pulse
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, D. high fever
Answer: A
Page(s): 32
Learning Objective: Explain what stress is and how people react to it – physically,
emotionally, and behaviorally
Topic Area: What is Stress?
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
5. Which of the following systems are responsible for your body’s physical response to
stressors?
A. cardiovascular and respiratory
B. nervous and endocrine
C. digestive and lymph
D. muscular and skeletal
Answer: B
Page(s): 32-33
Learning Objective: Explain what stress is and how people react to it – physically,
emotionally, and behaviorally
Topic Area: What is Stress?
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
6. The autonomic nervous system controls all the following, EXCEPT the
A. ability to digest food.
B. speed of your heart rate.
C. ability to write.
D. ability to alter your blood pressure.
Answer: C
Page(s): 32
Learning Objective: Explain what stress is and how people react to it – physically,
emotionally, and behaviorally
Topic Area: What is Stress?
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
7. The parasympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system
A. is responsible for mobilizing energy sources for use in a crisis.
B. activates the endocrine system.
C. is in control when one is frightened or angry.
D. aids in digestion and promoting growth.
Answer: D
Page(s): 32
Learning Objective: Explain what stress is and how people react to it – physically,
emotionally, and behaviorally
Topic Area: What is Stress?
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
8. The branch of the autonomic nervous system that is activated when a person is exposed to a
stressor is the nervous system.
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, A. central
B. somatic
C. parasympathetic
D. sympathetic
Answer: D
Page(s): 32
Learning Objective: Explain what stress is and how people react to it – physically,
emotionally, and behaviorally
Topic Area: What is Stress?
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
9. The system of glands, tissues, and cells that helps control body functions by releasing
hormones is the
A. central nervous system.
B. endocrine system.
C. reproductive system.
D. digestive system.
Answer: B
Page(s): 33
Learning Objective: Explain what stress is and how people react to it – physically,
emotionally, and behaviorally
Topic Area: What is Stress?
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
10. During the stress response, the human adrenal glands release
A. adrenocorticotropic hormone.
B. epinephrine.
C. endorphins.
D. norepinephrine.
Answer: B
Page(s): 33
Learning Objective: Explain what stress is and how people react to it – physically,
emotionally, and behaviorally
Topic Area: What is Stress?
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
11. During the stress response, which of the following changes occurs throughout the body as a
result of epinephrine being released?
A. Your hearing and vision become more acute.
B. Your air passages dilate and allow more air into the lungs.
C. Your liver releases more sugar into the blood.
D. Your hearing and vision become more acute, and your air passages dilate and allow
more air into the lungs.
E. All of the choices are correct.
Answer: E
Page(s): 33-34
Learning Objective: Explain what stress is and how people react to it – physically,
emotionally, and behaviorally
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