chapter 12 Flashcards
define stress
the physiological and psychological experience of significant life events, trauma, and chronic strain
what does the term general adaptation syndrome given by Selye means?
refer to the three distinct phases of physiological change that
occur in response to long-term stress: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion
what is PTSD
post traumatic stress diorder
a medical syndrome that includes symptoms of anxiety, sleeplessness, nightmares, and social
withdrawal.
define the 3 stages of general adaptation syndrome?
- General alarm reaction- body releases stress hormone, including cortisol.
- resistance- after a period of chronic stress-body adapts to ongoing threat and tries to return to its normal functions, glucose levels increase to sustain energy and BP increases.
3.Exhaustion- the body lacks energy and immunity. Blood sugar drops, causing low stress tolerance, exhaustion, illness, and collapse. Organs fail, leading to illness or death.
What are the two main physiological systems involved in the body’s stress response?
Autonomic nervous system and HPA(hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal) axis
What is the role of cortisol in the stress response
It releases sugars into the blood to prepare the body to respond to threats
What happens to the immune system when exposed to chronic stress?
a) It becomes stronger and more resilient
b) It becomes less susceptible to diseases
c) It weakens, making the individual more susceptible to illnesses
d) It remains unaffected by stress
c) It weakens, making the individual more susceptible to illnesses
how does chronic stress contribute to heart disease?
a) By reducing cortisol levels in the body
b) By lowering blood pressure
c) By increasing blood flow through the arteries
d) By raising blood pressure and causing plaque buildup in arteries
d) By raising blood pressure and causing plaque buildup in arteries
Which statement best summarizes the long-term effects of stress on physical health?
a) Short-term stress can be beneficial, but chronic stress can lead to serious health problems.
b) Stress has minimal impact on physical health, primarily affecting mental well-being.
c) Chronic stress improves the body’s ability to heal and respond to threats.
d) Stress only affects individuals emotionally, with no significant physical consequences.
a) Short-term stress can be beneficial, but chronic stress can lead to serious health problems.
What physiological response occurs in the body as a result of stress?
a) Increase in activity in the parasympathetic division of the ANS
b) Suppression of cortisol production
c) Activation of the HPA axis
d) Decrease in blood pressure
c) Activation of the HPA axis
Which hormone is released by the adrenal glands in response to stress?
a) Insulin
b) Dopamine
c) Cortisol
d) Thyroxine
c) Cortisol
How does chronic stress contribute to heart disease?
a) By reducing blood pressure
b) By decreasing cardiac output
c) By increasing cortisol levels
d) By preventing plaque buildup in arteries
c) By increasing cortisol levels
What initiates the HPA response to stress?
a) Epinephrine
b) Cortisol
c) Releasing hormones from the hypothalamus
d) Norepinephrine
c) Releasing hormones from the hypothalamus
What hormone is released by the pituitary gland in response to stress?
a) Cortisol
b) Epinephrine
c) ACTH
d) Norepinephrine
c) ACTH
What role does cortisol play in the body’s response to stress?
a) It decreases blood sugar levels.
b) It inhibits the HPA axis.
c) It increases blood sugar levels.
d) It reduces the release of epinephrine.
c) It increases blood sugar levels.
Which gland secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine during the stress response?
a) Thyroid gland
b) Adrenal gland
c) Pituitary gland
d) Pancreas
b) Adrenal gland
name the effects caused by long term stress on the coronary system?
1.increases cardiac output (i.e., the
heart pumps more blood)
2. reduces the ability of the blood vessels to conduct blood through
the arteries
what do you mean by stressor?
ANY environmental stimulus that has the potential to produce stress
in what conditions can stressor increase illness?
- severely disrupt a person’s life
- are uncontrollable
- are chronic (i.e., lasting at least 6 months or more)
Who developed a measure of everyday life events that might lead to stress?
a) Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe
b) Hans Selye
c) Glaser
d) Cacioppo
a) Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe
define the term daily hassles
Our everyday interactions with the environment that are essentially negative, known as daily hassles,
What is the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) used for?
a) To measure physical fitness
b) To assess emotional intelligence
c) To predict the likelihood of illness based on stressful life events
d) To evaluate cognitive abilities
c) To predict the likelihood of illness based on stressful life events
What did Glaser (1985) find regarding the immune system functioning of medical students?
a) Their immune system functioning improved during examination periods.
b) Their immune system functioning was not affected by examination periods.
c) Their immune system functioning decreased during examination periods.
d) Their immune system functioning remained constant during examination periods.
c) Their immune system functioning decreased during examination periods.
What did Cacioppo et al. (1998) find regarding the impact of minor stressors on the immune system?
a) Minor stressors had no effect on the immune system.
b) Minor stressors significantly improved immune system functioning.
c) Minor stressors compromised the immune system.
d) Minor stressors boosted the immune system.
c) Minor stressors compromised the immune system.
define the term fight-or-flight response ?
an emotional and behavioural reaction to stress that increases the readiness for action.
define the term tend-and-befriend response
is a behavioural reaction to stress
that involves activities designed to create social networks that provide protection from threats.
What is the strongest predictor of a physiological stress response from daily hassles?
a) Gender differences
b) The amount of negative emotion evoked
c) Personality characteristics
d) The presence of social networks
b) The amount of negative emotion evoked
What is the fight-or-flight response triggered by in men?
a) Activation of the HPA axis
b) Release of oxytocin
c) Strong negative emotions
d) Social networks
a) Activation of the HPA axis
What is the tend-and-befriend response triggered by in women?
a) Activation of the HPA axis
b) Release of oxytocin
c) Strong negative emotions
d) Social networks
b) Release of oxytocin
Why is the tend-and-befriend response considered healthier than the fight-or-flight response?
a) It produces elevated levels of cortisol.
b) It leads to increased aggression.
c) It promotes affiliation and social support.
d) It triggers the release of adrenaline.
c) It promotes affiliation and social support.
Which of the following is NOT an effective strategy for managing stress?
a) Suppressing negative emotions
b) Expressing negative thoughts and feelings
c) Ignoring stressors
d) Interpreting stress as a challenge
c) Ignoring stressors
What did James Pennebaker and his colleagues find regarding the expression of emotions?
a) It has no impact on mental and physical health.
b) It leads to increased stress levels.
c) It provides substantial health benefits.
d) It only benefits physical health, not mental health.
c) It provides substantial health benefits.
why is interpreting stress as a challenge beneficial?
a) It leads to fewer physiological stress responses.
b) It increases the likelihood of experiencing negative emotions.
c) It prevents individuals from seeking social support.
d) It causes a sense of loss of control over one’s life.
a) It leads to fewer physiological stress responses.
define the term emotional regulation?
The ability to successfully control our emotions is known as
emotion regulation.
What is emotion regulation?
a) The ability to express emotions freely
b) The ability to control and manage emotions
c) The ability to ignore emotions
d) The ability to avoid emotional experiences
b) The ability to control and manage emotions
How did Walter Mischel study emotion regulation in children?
a) By observing their behaviour in social situations
b) By conducting experiments with snacks and rewards
c) By analyzing their brain activity using neuroimaging techniques
d) By assessing their emotional intelligence through questionnaires
b) By conducting experiments with snacks and rewards
What role does serotonin play in emotion regulation?
a) It has no influence on emotion regulation
b) It reduces impulsive behaviours
c) It increases violent tendencies
d) It enhances emotional responses
b) It reduces impulsive behaviours
What did Muraven, Tice, and Baumeister’s study demonstrate?
a) Emotion regulation consumes mental resources
b) Emotion regulation has no impact on physical strength
c) Emotion regulation is effortless and automatic
d) Emotion regulation leads to increased physical strength
a) Emotion regulation consumes mental resources
How do socioeconomic factors contribute to health disparities related to stress?
a) They have no impact on stress-related health outcomes.
b) They create inequalities based on gender, race, marital status, and social class.
c) They uniformly affect all individuals regardless of their demographic characteristics.
d) They decrease the likelihood of experiencing stress.
b) They create inequalities based on gender, race, marital status, and social class.
What is recommended in terms of coping with stress based on the findings discussed?
a) Increasing individual mastery and self-esteem.
b) Focusing solely on micro-level interventions.
c) Ignoring structural conditions contributing to stress.
d) Avoiding support interventions and education.
a) Increasing individual mastery and self-esteem.
What is emphasized as a target for programs and policies addressing stress?
a) Providing support interventions to individuals.
b) Ignoring children’s exposure to poverty and stressful circumstances.
c) Targeting only those individuals directly affected by stress.
d) Addressing structural conditions putting people at risk of stressors.
d) Addressing structural conditions putting people at risk of stressors.
What triggers the “fight-or-flight response” in the human body?
a) Increased levels of adrenaline
b) Perceived threats
c) Elevated blood pressure
d) Regular physical activity
b) Perceived threats
What effect does cortisol have on the body during the stress response?
a) It boosts energy supplies.
b) It suppresses the immune system.
c) It enhances digestive functions.
d) It decreases heart rate.
b) It suppresses the immune system.
How does the body’s stress-response system typically react once a perceived threat has passed?
a) Hormone levels remain elevated indefinitely.
b) Adrenaline and cortisol levels return to normal.
c) Heart rate and blood pressure increase further.
d) The digestive system becomes hyperactive.
b) Adrenaline and cortisol levels return to normal.
What are some potential mental health problems associated with long-term exposure to stress?
a) Weight gain and memory impairment
b) Anxiety and depression
c) Digestive problems and heart disease
d) Sleep problems and post-traumatic stress disorder
b) Anxiety and depression
What percentage of surveyed individuals reported high levels of perceived stress according to the Canadian Mental Health Association?
a) 25%
b) 41%
c) 50%
d) 75%
b) 41%
How has the physical and mental health of Canadian employees changed over time according to the Canadian Mental Health Association?
a) Both have improved.
b) Both have deteriorated.
c) Physical health has improved, but mental health has deteriorated.
d) Mental health has improved, but physical health has deteriorated.
b) Both have deteriorated.
enlist the mental and physical health
problems due to subsequent overexposure to cortisol and other stress hormones
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Digestive problems
- Heart disease
- Sleep problems
- Weight gain
- Memory and concentration impairment
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
What determines the level of stress experienced by an individual?
a) Biological factors
b) Cultural background
c) Perception and appraisal of events
d) Socioeconomic status
c) Perception and appraisal of events
What influences an individual’s appraisal of stress-inducing events?
a) Physical health
b) Childhood experiences
c) Socioeconomic status
d) Various factors like gender, personality, and context
d) Various factors like gender, personality, and context
how does one person’s perception of stress differ from another’s?
a) Due to genetic factors
b) Based on educational background
c) Influenced by individual differences and circumstances
d) Determined by cultural norms
c) Influenced by individual differences and circumstances
What concept did Hans Selye introduce to describe stress that could be potentially beneficial to an individual’s well-being?
a) Distress
b) Eudaimonia
c) Eustress
d) Dysfunction
c) Eustress
According to Selye, what determines whether a stressor is interpreted as eustress or dystress?
a) The intensity of the stressor
b) The individual’s perception and interpretation
c) The duration of the stressor
d) The external circumstances causing the stressor
b) The individual’s perception and interpretation
the research conducted by Hanton and colleagues, what was the focus of their study regarding high-performance athletes?
a) The effect of physical conditioning on athletic performance
b) The relationship between anxiety and depression in athletes
c) The interpretation of stress and anxiety symptoms in competitive situations
d) The impact of nutrition on athletic recovery
c) The interpretation of stress and anxiety symptoms in competitive situations
What did the researchers conclude regarding the impact of anxiety interpretation on athletic performance?
a) The intensity of anxiety symptoms is the most crucial factor affecting performance.
b) Emotional and somatic anxiety experiences have a negligible impact on performance.
c) The direction of anxiety interpretation, whether positive or negative, can significantly influence performance.
d) Athletes with high levels of anxiety always perform better than those with low levels of anxiety.
c) The direction of anxiety interpretation, whether positive or negative, can significantly influence performance.
Stress can enhance an individual’s _________ or _________.
resilience, hardiness
what was the hardiness theoretical model about?
first presented by Kobasa (1979) and illustrates resilient stress response
patterns in individuals and groups.
what is the inverted U hypothesis about?
asserts that, up to a point, stress can be growth inducing but that there is a turning or tipping point when stress just becomes too much and begins to become debilitative
What concept was first presented by Kobasa in 1979 to illustrate resilient stress response patterns?
a) Stress-Induced Growth
b) Psychological Hardiness
c) Resilience Theory
d) Stress-Related Development
b) Psychological Hardiness
According to Bartone (1999), what are the elements included in psychological hardiness?
a) Calmness, Serenity, Tranquility
b) Adaptability, Flexibility, Open-mindedness
c) Commitment, Control, Challenge
d) Avoidance, Denial, Disengagement
c) Commitment, Control, Challenge
What distinguishes individuals with a hardy style of functioning from those who develop stress-related problems?
a) Their ability to avoid stress altogether
b) Their susceptibility to stress-related illnesses
c) Their resilience and ability to cope with stress
d) Their tendency to seek external help for stress management
c) Their resilience and ability to cope with stress
what does the inverted U hypothesis suggest about stress and growth?
a) Stress always leads to growth without any negative consequences.
b) Stress is never growth-inducing and always leads to debilitation.
c) Stress can be growth-inducing up to a certain point, beyond which it becomes debilitative.
d) Stress-induced growth occurs in a linear fashion with no tipping point.
c) Stress can be growth-inducing up to a certain point, beyond which it becomes debilitative.
What influences the outcome of stress, according to the passage?
a) The level of stress experienced
b) Biological factors such as genetics
c) The person’s interpretation of stress
d) External environmental factors
c) The person’s interpretation of stress
define the three elements of hardiness.
COMMITMENT- tendency to see the world as interesting and meaningful.
CONTROL- is the belief in one’s own ability to control or influence events
CHALLENGE- involves seeing change and new experiences as exciting opportunities to learn and develop
What does anxiety direction refer to?
a) The intensity of stress experienced by an individual
b) The physical symptoms associated with stress
c) An individual’s interpretation of the stress experience
d) The duration of stress experienced by an individual
c) An individual’s interpretation of the stress experience
what are the 3 concepts that describe stress according to GAS(general adaptation syndrome) given by Hans selye
- Stress is a defensive mechanism.
- Stress follows the three stages of alarm, resistance, and exhaustion.
- If the stress is prolonged or severe, it could result in diseases of adaptation or even death.
What did Hans Selye initially propose in his stress response model?
a) Stress is solely a psychological construct
b) Stress consists of two stages: alarm and exhaustion
c) Stress is a physiological response pattern with three stages: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion
d) Stress results only in negative outcomes
c) Stress is a physiological response pattern with three stages: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion
What concept did Hans Selye introduce to describe stress as a response in his model?
a) Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
b) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
c) General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)
d) Panic Disorder
c) General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)
How does the stress response model incorporate coping mechanisms?
a) Coping mechanisms are not considered in the model
b) Coping mechanisms are only relevant during the alarm stage
c) Coping mechanisms are inherent to the alarm and resistance stages
d) Coping mechanisms are only relevant during the exhaustion stage
c) Coping mechanisms are inherent to the alarm and resistance stages
What did Holmes and Rahe create to measure stress as a stimulus?
a) General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)
b) Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS)
c) Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (CISS)
d) Life Events Inventory (LEI)
b) Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS)
According to the stress as stimulus theory, what assumption is made about life events?
a) They have no impact on health.
b) They demand different levels of adjustment across the population.
c) They always result in illness beyond a certain threshold.
d) They are interpreted uniformly by everyone.
b) They demand different levels of adjustment across the population.
what are the assumptions made by the stress and stimulus theory?
- Change is inherently stressful.
- Life events demand the same levels of adjustment across the population.
- There is a common threshold of adjustment beyond which illness will result.
Who developed the transactional theory of stress and coping?
a) Hans Selye
b) Richard Lazarus
c) Susan Kobasa
d) Salvatore Maddi
b) Richard Lazarus
What does hardiness refer to in the context of stress?
a) A pattern of personality characteristics associated with health problems
b) A pattern of personality characteristics associated with remaining healthy under stress
c) A physiological response pattern to stressors
d) A cognitive appraisal of stressors
b) A pattern of personality characteristics associated with remaining healthy under stress
what is the transactional theory of
stress and coping (TTSC) about?
presents stress as a product of a transaction between a person (including multiple systems: cognitive, physiological, affective, psychological, neurological) and his or her
complex environment
What did Lazarus emphasize in his book “Psychological Stress and the Coping Process”?
a) The importance of physical health in dealing with stress
b) The central role of a person’s appraisal of a stressor in the stress experience
c) The significance of external factors in coping with stress
d) The role of medication in stress management
b) The central role of a person’s appraisal of a stressor in the stress experience
According to Lazarus, what determines how individuals cope with or respond to a stressor?
a) Their physical fitness level
b) Their primary appraisal of the stressor
c) Their secondary appraisal of the stressor
d) Their level of social media engagement
b) Their primary appraisal of the stressor
What does primary appraisal involve in Lazarus’s model of stress appraisal?
a) Evaluating the effectiveness of coping mechanisms
b) Determining whether the stressor poses a threat
c) Identifying external resources for dealing with stress
d) Reevaluating the nature of the stressor
b) Determining whether the stressor poses a threat
In Lazarus’s model, what does secondary appraisal entail?
a) Assessing the severity of the stressor
b) Evaluating one’s emotional response to the stressor
c) Determining the adequacy of coping resources available
d) Reflecting on past experiences with similar stressors
c) Determining the adequacy of coping resources available