chapter 14 - Stress, Lifestyle, Happiness

Which of the following is considered a stressor that could lead to harm or loss?

• Opportunity

• Challenge

• Threat

• Support

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

What type of stressor carries the potential for gain or personal growth?

• Challenge

• Threat

• Risk

• Danger

What is likely to result if a stressor is perceived as extremely threatening with few or no effective coping options?

• Moderate stress

• Low stress

• No stress

• High stress

Which of the following is associated with eustress?

• Negative feelings and poor health

• Fatigue and exhaustion

• Positive feelings and optimal health

• Decline in performance

What is distress?

• Positive stress that enhances performance

• Stress that causes people to feel burned out

• Stress that is always beneficial

• Stress that improves health

What is the effect of distress on performance?

• It enhances performance

• It has no effect on performance

• It causes performance to decline

• It improves health

What is the fight-or-flight response?

• A relaxation technique

• A set of physiological reactions to a perceived threat

• A method of meditation

• A type of exercise routine

Which of the following is NOT a result of the fight-or-flight response?

• Respiration quickens

• Muscles tense

• Digestion speeds up

• Perspiration begins

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Who specialized in research about stress and discovered the general adaptation syndrome?

• Sigmund Freud

• Hans Selye

• Ivan Pavlov

• Carl Jung

What happens during the Stage of Exhaustion in the general adaptation syndrome?

• The body adapts to the stressor

• The body’s immediate reaction to stress

• The person can no longer adapt to the stressor

• The body returns to normal