Chapter 01
What is Stress?
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The noted physiologist who was employed at Harvard Medical School and who first
described the body's reaction to stress was:
A. Lawrence LeShan.
B. Carl Simonton.
C. Walter Cannon.
D. George Engel.
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2. The body's stress reaction that includes an increase in heart rate, respiration, blood
pressure, and serum cholesterol is known as the:
A. fight-or-flight response.
B. relaxation response.
C. substantial stress.
D. autoimmune response.
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,3. Which of the following names the three phases of the general adaptation syndrome in the
order of occurrence?
A. Alarm reaction, stage of exhaustion, and stage of resistance
B. Alarm reaction, stage of resistance, and stage of exhaustion
C. Stage of resistance, alarm reaction, and stage of exhaustion
D. Stage of resistance, stage of exhaustion, and alarm reaction
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4. Which of the following occurs in the alarm reaction phase of the general adaptation
syndrome?
A. Resistance rises above normal.
B. Resistance ensues if continued exposure to the stressor is compatible with adaptation.
C. Following long-continued exposure to the same stressor, to which the body becomes
adjusted, eventually adaptation energy is exhausted.
D. The body shows the changes characteristic of the first exposure to a stressor.
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5. Identify a feature of the second stage of the general adaptation syndrome.
A. The bodily signs characteristic of the alarm reaction virtually disappear, and resistance
rises above normal.
B. The body shows the changes characteristic of the first exposure to a stressor.
C. Following long-continued exposure to the same stressor, to which the body becomes
adjusted, eventually adaptation energy is exhausted.
D. The signs of the alarm reaction reappear, but now they are irreversible.
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, 6. Which of the following is characteristic of the third phase of the general adaptation
syndrome?
A. The bodily signs characteristic of the alarm reaction virtually disappear, and resistance
rises above normal.
B. The body shows the changes characteristic of the first exposure to a stressor.
C. Following long-continued exposure to the same stressor, to which the body becomes
adjusted, eventually adaptation energy is exhausted.
D. Resistance ensues if continued exposure to the stressor is compatible with adaptation.
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7. Eustress is defined as:
A. the bad things to which we have to adapt and that can lead to a stress reaction.
B. everything that happens around us.
C. the good things to which we have to adapt and that can lead to a stress reaction.
D. having a positive outlook on life.
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8. Distress is defined as:
A. the bad things to which we have to adapt and that can lead to a stress reaction.
B. everything that happens around us.
C. the good things to which we have to adapt and that can lead to a stress reaction.
D. having a negative outlook on life.
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What is Stress?
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The noted physiologist who was employed at Harvard Medical School and who first
described the body's reaction to stress was:
A. Lawrence LeShan.
B. Carl Simonton.
C. Walter Cannon.
D. George Engel.
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2. The body's stress reaction that includes an increase in heart rate, respiration, blood
pressure, and serum cholesterol is known as the:
A. fight-or-flight response.
B. relaxation response.
C. substantial stress.
D. autoimmune response.
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Topic: The Pioneers
,3. Which of the following names the three phases of the general adaptation syndrome in the
order of occurrence?
A. Alarm reaction, stage of exhaustion, and stage of resistance
B. Alarm reaction, stage of resistance, and stage of exhaustion
C. Stage of resistance, alarm reaction, and stage of exhaustion
D. Stage of resistance, stage of exhaustion, and alarm reaction
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4. Which of the following occurs in the alarm reaction phase of the general adaptation
syndrome?
A. Resistance rises above normal.
B. Resistance ensues if continued exposure to the stressor is compatible with adaptation.
C. Following long-continued exposure to the same stressor, to which the body becomes
adjusted, eventually adaptation energy is exhausted.
D. The body shows the changes characteristic of the first exposure to a stressor.
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5. Identify a feature of the second stage of the general adaptation syndrome.
A. The bodily signs characteristic of the alarm reaction virtually disappear, and resistance
rises above normal.
B. The body shows the changes characteristic of the first exposure to a stressor.
C. Following long-continued exposure to the same stressor, to which the body becomes
adjusted, eventually adaptation energy is exhausted.
D. The signs of the alarm reaction reappear, but now they are irreversible.
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,
, 6. Which of the following is characteristic of the third phase of the general adaptation
syndrome?
A. The bodily signs characteristic of the alarm reaction virtually disappear, and resistance
rises above normal.
B. The body shows the changes characteristic of the first exposure to a stressor.
C. Following long-continued exposure to the same stressor, to which the body becomes
adjusted, eventually adaptation energy is exhausted.
D. Resistance ensues if continued exposure to the stressor is compatible with adaptation.
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7. Eustress is defined as:
A. the bad things to which we have to adapt and that can lead to a stress reaction.
B. everything that happens around us.
C. the good things to which we have to adapt and that can lead to a stress reaction.
D. having a positive outlook on life.
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8. Distress is defined as:
A. the bad things to which we have to adapt and that can lead to a stress reaction.
B. everything that happens around us.
C. the good things to which we have to adapt and that can lead to a stress reaction.
D. having a negative outlook on life.
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