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CSNN Class 3 Cortisol Exam Questions
and Answers
What are the 3 main issues that contribute to the development of many diseases? - Ans:✔✔-# Issues
that contribute to the development o f diseases are: Stress, lack of exercise & poor diet
List causes of stress. - Ans:✔✔-Causes of stress are: Money concerns, meeting deadlines, traffic, family
conflicts, financial concerns, marriage, aging parents, children.
What is a type C personality? - Ans:✔✔-Type C personality: Chronically stress therefore chronically
exposed to high levels of cortisol.
What are the characteristics of a long term Type C personality? - Ans:✔✔-Characteristics of a long term
Type C personality are:
hurry, hurry state, depression, fatigue, low sex drive, trouble concentrating, abdominal weight gain, low
grade cortisol over exposure, trying to fit 25 hrs into 24.
What are some stress-related illnesses? - Ans:✔✔-Stress related illnesses are: Depression, poor
digestion, heartburn, high blood pressure, insomnia
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What is the new science called which links, mind, neurosystems and hormones? - Ans:✔✔-The new
science which links mind, neurosystems & hormones is called psychoneuroendocrinology.
Explain psychoneuroendocrinology? - Ans:✔✔-Psychoneuroendocrinology looks at our mind (how we
think), plus our nervous system (how thoughts are transmitted) and hormones (how they control
functions & behaviours in all areas of the body)
What is socioeconomic stress? - Ans:✔✔-Socioeconomic stress is worry about money.
What is the result of socioeconomic stress (SES)? - Ans:✔✔-Socioeconomic stress (SES) is linked to heart
disease, weight gain, diabetes
**What is the difference in the stress animals face and the stress we (modern humans) face? - Ans:✔✔-
**Stress in the animal kingdom is short term/acute. Running from a predator and then its over. Humans
have longer term & chronic repeated stress such as driving daily in heavy traffic, daily work with difficult
co-worker. Have added psychological & social stressors not just physical stressors. This puts us in a
chronic elevated stress hormone state
What is stress? - Ans:✔✔-Stress is what you feel when life's demands exceed your ability to meet those
demands.
What is a normal stress response? - Ans:✔✔-In a normal stress response body goes through a series of
neurological, biochemical, hormonal & physiological actions that are designed to help you either run or
deal with the situation. (Flight/fight response) & should be short-lived
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FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024
CSNN Class 3 Cortisol Exam Questions
and Answers
What are the 3 main issues that contribute to the development of many diseases? - Ans:✔✔-# Issues
that contribute to the development o f diseases are: Stress, lack of exercise & poor diet
List causes of stress. - Ans:✔✔-Causes of stress are: Money concerns, meeting deadlines, traffic, family
conflicts, financial concerns, marriage, aging parents, children.
What is a type C personality? - Ans:✔✔-Type C personality: Chronically stress therefore chronically
exposed to high levels of cortisol.
What are the characteristics of a long term Type C personality? - Ans:✔✔-Characteristics of a long term
Type C personality are:
hurry, hurry state, depression, fatigue, low sex drive, trouble concentrating, abdominal weight gain, low
grade cortisol over exposure, trying to fit 25 hrs into 24.
What are some stress-related illnesses? - Ans:✔✔-Stress related illnesses are: Depression, poor
digestion, heartburn, high blood pressure, insomnia
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FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024
What is the new science called which links, mind, neurosystems and hormones? - Ans:✔✔-The new
science which links mind, neurosystems & hormones is called psychoneuroendocrinology.
Explain psychoneuroendocrinology? - Ans:✔✔-Psychoneuroendocrinology looks at our mind (how we
think), plus our nervous system (how thoughts are transmitted) and hormones (how they control
functions & behaviours in all areas of the body)
What is socioeconomic stress? - Ans:✔✔-Socioeconomic stress is worry about money.
What is the result of socioeconomic stress (SES)? - Ans:✔✔-Socioeconomic stress (SES) is linked to heart
disease, weight gain, diabetes
**What is the difference in the stress animals face and the stress we (modern humans) face? - Ans:✔✔-
**Stress in the animal kingdom is short term/acute. Running from a predator and then its over. Humans
have longer term & chronic repeated stress such as driving daily in heavy traffic, daily work with difficult
co-worker. Have added psychological & social stressors not just physical stressors. This puts us in a
chronic elevated stress hormone state
What is stress? - Ans:✔✔-Stress is what you feel when life's demands exceed your ability to meet those
demands.
What is a normal stress response? - Ans:✔✔-In a normal stress response body goes through a series of
neurological, biochemical, hormonal & physiological actions that are designed to help you either run or
deal with the situation. (Flight/fight response) & should be short-lived
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