EXSC 221 FINAL EXAM REVISION QUESTIONS AND THEIR ANSWERS
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Stress that is exhilarating and personally fulfilling is called
-your stress
-self efficacy
-none of these
-winning stress
-eustress
Eustress *
The "fight or flight" response is the term given to the response of the division of the autonomic nervous system called the'
-sympathetic nervous s...
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EXSC 221 FINAL EXAM REVISION
QUESTIONS AND THEIR ANSWERS
Stress that is exhilarating and personally fulfilling is
called
-your stress
-self efficacy
-none of these
-winning stress
-eustress
Eustress *
The "fight or flight" response is the term given to the
response of the division of the autonomic nervous
system called the'
-sympathetic nervous system
-peritoneal nervous system
-all of these
-parasympathetic nervous system
-central nervous system
Sympathetic nervous system *
Cortisol, the main glucocorticoid in the body, is
known as the
-homeostasis hormone
-steroid hormone
-glucose hormone
-none of these
-stress hormone
,Stress hormone *
The allostatic load is a fairly recent discovery that
shows that chronic stress
-spikes glucose levels
-none of these
-eventually returns the body to a balanced state
-is allopathic medicine
-can damage the individual
can damage the individual *
A depressed mood, sickness, and stress all share the
same
-all of these
-time line
-blood cells
-neural loop
-eustress loop
Neural loop *
What are the health related problems due to stress?
hypertension, depression, immune deficiency,
autoimmune disease
Stats of stress found in the workplace
3/4 employees report more on the job stress than workers
did a generation ago.
-Over 30% report being very stressed due to their work
-26% said they are very often "burned out" by work.
-Workers comp claims for mental stress average over
$3,500
What is the functioning of the neural loop?
Depressed mood produces all the same behavior changes
as both the sickness and stress responses.
The same neural loop which occurs as we try to deal with
, infection, is the same neural loop that gives us the classic
fight or flight response.
"stress is another form of infection"
Cortisol
The main glucocorticoid in the body known as the stress
hormone
enhances the brains use of glucose and inhibits functions
such as digestion, immune functioning and other
symptoms not required in fight or flight response.
Epinephrine vs. Norepinephrine
Epinephrine: increase heart rate, blood pressure and
energy supplies
Norepinephrine: works throughout the body to ready it for
emergencies
ACTH vs. CRH
The main function of CRH is the stimulation of the pituitary
synthesis of ACTH,
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) is a hormone
produced in the anterior, or front, pituitary gland in the
brain. The function of ACTH is to regulate levels of the
steroid hormone cortisol, which released from the adrenal
gland.
Logotherapy
Each human life has inherent meaning. Logotherapy helps
a person discover his or her meaning or purpose in life.
Two types of stress
eustress: is putting yourself in situation that are exciting or
exilerating that cause "stress" but helps you feel that you
are fulfilling something
Distress: can be very disruptive to health, the whole
environment of one's self is negative when experiencing
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