3.1 Understanding Stress

What is the term for a stimulus that causes stress?

• Stress

• Stressor

• Conflict

• Burnout

Which type of stress is short-term and arises from immediate perceived threats?

• Chronic Stress

• Acute Stress

• Acculturative Stress

• Burnout

What is the term for stress that persists over a long period?

• Acute Stress

• Chronic Stress

• Hassles

• Frustration

Which type of conflict involves choosing between two desirable options?

• Approach-approach conflict

• Approach-avoidance conflict

• Avoidance-avoidance conflict

• Cataclysmic event

What is the term for a major event that causes significant stress and affects many people?

• Cataclysmic event

• Acculturative stress

• Hassles

• Frustration

Which type of stress results from adapting to a new culture?

• Acculturative stress

• Chronic stress

• Acute stress

• Burnout

What is the term for the body's ability to maintain a stable internal environment?

• Homeostasis

• Burnout

• Stressor

• Conflict

What field studies the interaction between psychological processes and the nervous and immune systems?

• Psychoneuroimmunology

• Neuropsychology

• Immunotherapy

• Psychosomatic medicine

What is the term for the three-stage process that describes the body's response to stress?

• General adaptation syndrome (GAS)

• Stress response cycle

• Sympatho-adreno-medullary system

• Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis

Which type of conflict involves a choice between a positive and a negative outcome?

• Approach-avoidance conflict

• Approach-approach conflict

• Avoidance-avoidance conflict

• Cataclysmic event