EXAMPREP 2026 SOLVED
QUESTIONS FULL SOLUTION SET
◉ STRESSORS. Answer: WHEN YOUR MIND SENSES CHANGES
OR DEMANDS
◉ EUSTRESS. Answer: STRESS THAT PRESENTS THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR PERSONAL GROWTH AND SATISFACTION
◉ DISTRESS. Answer: STRESS THAT LEAVES YOU FEELING
DRAINED AND IRRITABLE BECAUSE IT IS CAUSED BY
TROUBLES
◉ HOMEOSTASIS. Answer: THE BODY AND MIND WORKING
TOGETHER TO TRY AND DEAL WITH STRESS (BALANCE)
◉ General Adaptation Syndrome. Answer: is an outline of how a person
responds to stimuli which causes stress
◉ THE BODY'S RESPONSE TO STRESS (3 STAGES). Answer:
ALARM PHASE : THE BODY SENSES A THREAT AND
BECOMES ENERGIZED.
, RESISTANCE PHASE: THE BODY CONTINUES TO RESIST
UNTIL THREAT IS OVER OR UNTIL THE BODY CAN NO
LONGER FIGHT.
EXHAUSTION PHASE: ENERGY STORE ARE DEPLETED AND
THE BODY ENTERS INTO EXHAUSTION. A PERSON IS
SUSCEPTIBLE TO SERIOUS ILLNESS OR EVEN DEATH.
◉ THE MIND'S RESPONSE TO STRESS (3 LEVELS). Answer:
ALARM PHASE: YOUR MIND IS PRESENTED WITH A
SITUATION WITH WHICH IT IS UNFAMILIAR. IT REACTS WITH
SURPRISE AND ANXIETY.
RESISTANCE PHASE: HERE YOU LEARN TO COPE WITH THE
TASK EFFECTIVELY.
EXHAUSTION PHASE: THIS OCCURS AFTER PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO THE STRESSOR, WHEN YOU HAVE NO
EFFECTIVE SOLUTION AND HAVE DEPLETED YOUR
INTERNAL RESOURCES. THIS LEADS TO A STATE OF
EMOTIONAL FATIGUE.
◉ THE THEORY OF COGNITIVE APPRAISAL. Answer:
SITUATIONS A PERSON PERCEIVES TO BE STRESSFUL
ARE SHAPED BY THAT PERSON'S PAST EXPERIENCES