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True or false
1 point
True or false: A short-lived stress response can help a person meet an immediate demand by mobilizing attention and energy.
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20 questions
02
Choose one
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A person faces a demanding situation that they perceive as threatening their ability to cope. What is the situation itself called?
- A
The bodily response to a challenge
- B
The challenge that threatens or is perceived to threaten well-being or coping
- C
The recovery that follows a challenge
- D
A person's available coping resources
03
Written response
1 point
What term names a challenge that threatens, or is perceived to threaten, a person's well-being or ability to cope?
04
Fill in the blank
1 point
Complete the comparison: The body's faster stress-response system is the system, while its slower hormonal response is the axis.
05
Choose one
1 point
Two students have the same upcoming exam. One feels prepared and supported, while the other feels unprepared and unsupported. Which explanation best fits why they may experience different levels of stress?
- A
The exam must be stressful because exams are stressful for everyone
- B
The exam's demands alone determine the person's stress
- C
The person's appraisal of the exam and perceived preparation and support can shape the stress response
- D
The person's response depends only on whether the exam is a major life change
06
True or false
1 point
True or false: The source of a stressor alone determines how stressful it feels to a person.
- A
True
- B
False
07
Choose all
1 point
Select all the examples of physical stressors.
- A
Injury
- B
Conflict
- C
Extreme temperatures
- D
Financial hardship
08
Written response
1 point
What term describes how a person interprets a situation and assesses their ability to manage it?
09
Fill in the blank
1 point
Frequent stress activation or inadequate recovery can create a cumulative physiological burden called .
10
Choose one
1 point
Which sequence describes the slower HPA-axis response to a challenge?
- A
The adrenal glands signal the pituitary, which signals the hypothalamus to release epinephrine
- B
The hypothalamus signals the pituitary, which signals the adrenal glands to release cortisol
- C
The pituitary signals the sympathetic nerves, which signal the adrenal medulla to release cortisol
- D
The hypothalamus signals the adrenal medulla directly to release norepinephrine
11
Choose all
1 point
Select all the factors identified as potentially contributing to differences in people’s appraisals or stress responses.
- A
Prior experience
- B
Health
- C
Personality
- D
Learned coping patterns
- E
Social resources
- F
The event’s source by itself
12
Choose one
1 point
After a short-term challenge passes, which process helps the body move back toward its resting state?
- A
The HPA axis continues to release cortisol indefinitely
- B
The SAM system maintains elevated blood pressure after the challenge
- C
Parasympathetic activity helps the body return toward its resting state
- D
Allostatic load immediately reverses the stress response
13
Open ended
1 point
Compare the body's fast SAM response with its slower HPA-axis response to a challenge. Then explain how frequent activation or inadequate recovery may affect health, including why such effects are not inevitable.
14
Choose one
1 point
Two students face the same upcoming exam. One feels prepared and supported; the other feels unprepared and unsupported. Which explanation best accounts for why they may experience different levels of stress?
- A
The exam is inherently stressful for everyone because it is an exam.
- B
Feeling prepared and supported can make the exam seem manageable, while feeling unprepared and unsupported can make it seem overwhelming.
- C
The exam becomes stressful only if it causes a physical injury.
- D
The exam’s effect depends only on how long the exam lasts.
15
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1 point
A person suddenly faces an immediate physical challenge and needs to act quickly. Which response best describes the body's fast SAM response?
- A
The body slows the heart and shifts toward rest before the challenge begins.
- B
The HPA axis immediately releases cortisol, while sympathetic activity is suppressed.
- C
Sympathetic activity and adrenal medulla signaling help mobilize the body for action.
- D
The body blocks energy availability until the challenge has passed.
16
Choose one
1 point
Which sequence correctly describes how the slower HPA-axis response leads to cortisol release during a challenge?
- A
The hypothalamus signals the pituitary, which signals the adrenal glands to release cortisol.
- B
The adrenal glands signal the hypothalamus, which signals the pituitary to release epinephrine.
- C
The pituitary signals the adrenal medulla to release norepinephrine, then the hypothalamus releases cortisol.
- D
The hypothalamus directly releases cortisol, without signaling the pituitary or adrenal glands.
17
Choose one
1 point
A person is excited about a major move but also feels strained by its demands. Which conclusion is best supported?
- A
A welcome change cannot be stressful.
- B
Only changes involving physical injury count as stressors.
- C
A life change is stressful only when it is unexpected.
- D
A welcome change can still be stressful, depending partly on how the person appraises its demands and resources.
18
True or false
1 point
True or false: Persistent stress inevitably causes illness in every person who experiences it.
- A
True
- B
False
19
Written response
1 point
What term names the cumulative physiological burden that can build when stress activation is frequent or recovery is inadequate?
20
Written response
1 point
What is the full name of the slower hormonal response system abbreviated HPA?