Apply Your Knowledge And Skills- Ch.2

Question 1

According to Hans Selye, distress is…

Answer 1

Unpleasant and objectionable

Question 2

What can cause acute stress? Example

Answer 2

Skiing downhill on a difficult slope

Question 3

What hormone is released into the bloodstream to help repair the damage done to the body by stress

Answer 3

Cortisol

Question 4

What happens in the resistance stage of the GAS

Answer 4

Prepare to fight the stressor

Question 5

According to yerkes-Dodson law, when are higher levels of arousal best?

Answer 5

When performing complex tasks

Question 6

According to transactional model of stress and coping, what two processes does an individual undergo when attempting to cope with stress

Answer 6

Primary and secondary appraisal

Question 7

Russell saw a spider, he immediately jumped to his feet and ran out the room.. what response was activated

Answer 7

FFF response

Question 8

During what stage of the GAS is the sympathetic nervous system activated

Answer 8

Alarm-reaction

Question 9

What happens if the stressor is not removed in the first stage of the GAS?

Answer 9

Body will maintain FFF response

Question 10

Name an example of primary appraisal

Answer 10

Evaluating potential impact of stressor