AP Psych - Stress and Health

The sequence of the stress response syndrome is

• alarm, resistance, exhaustion

• alarm exhaustion, resistance

• exhaustion, alarm, resistance

• resistance, alarm, exhaustion

Which person is more vulnerable to stress?

• Type A

• Type B

• Stress Hardy

• Elderly

The mobilization for “fight or flight” occurs during the ______stage.

• Action

• resistance

• exhaustion

• Denial

Physical longterm reactions to stress are

• Heart disease

• hypertension

• ulcers

• all of these choices

According to SRRS, which of the following produces the most stress?

• Divorce

• Jail term

• Marriage

• Personal illness

Progressive relaxation helps lower stress in the body by

• changing stressful thoughts

• reducing muscle tension.

• identifying self-defeating thoughts

Entering college is an example of stress due to

• Daily hassles

• Major life changes

• Conflict

• Frustration

Which of the following best describes a type B personality?

• Always on the go

• relaxed

• competitive

• impatient

Prolonged stress affects the body’s ability to cope with disease by

• suppressing the immune system

• exposing the body to viruses

• producing more antibodies

• destroying unhealthy cells

With his research with lab rats, Hans Selye developed the

• Social Readjustment Rating Scale

• Coping Strategies for Stress Theory

• General Adaptation Syndrome Theory

• Type A/B Personality - Stress Theory