Chapter 3

Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) axis is defined as?

• Physiological response to stress by the hypothalamus of the brain and the pituitary adrenal glands
• Psychological response to stress by the hypothalamus of the brain and the pituitary adrenal glands
• Physical response  to stress by the hypothalamus of the brain and the pituitary adrenal glands
• Physiological response to stress by the hypothalamus of the brain

Does stress have a direct effect on immunity? 

• No
• Yes
• It is only in the mind

The following are components of stress except

• Environmental Components
• Psychological Components
• Emotional Components
• Mental Components

Stress is the disruption of? 

• psychobiological balance and sense of harmony within oneself and or with the social and mental environments
• psychobiological balance and sense of harmony within oneself and or with the physical environments
• psychobiological balance and sense of harmony within oneself and or with the social and physical environments 
• psychobiological balance and sense of harmony within oneself and or with the social and physical and internal environments 

Smoking, under-eating, drinking excessive are examples of

• Healthy Behavior 
• Overload 
• Unhealthy Overload 
• Unhealthy Behavior 

PTSD stands for? 

• Post Tranquil Stress Disorder
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Post Traumatic Distress Disorder
• Pre Traumatic Stress Disorder

Which of the 4 complements of stress is the stressor? 

• Physiological Components
• Emotional Components
• Environmental Components
• Mental Components

A friendly thought provoking debate is an best described as? 

• Distress
• Stress 
• Eustress 
• Fun

Seeking social help and changing beliefs and goals is an example of what kind of coping? 

• Problem Focused Coping
• Emotion-Focused Coping
• General Adaptation Syndrome
• Denial/Distance/Give up

What is the first stage of General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)

• Stage of Alarm 
• Stage of Resistance 
• Stage of Stress 
• Stage of Exhaustion