Stress Response

Question 1

constancy of internal environment

Answer 1

homeostasis

Question 2

negative feedback axis

Answer 2

HPA

Question 3

3 steps of General Adaptation Syndrome

Answer 3

Alarm, Resistance, and Exhaustion

Question 4

H in HPA stands for

Answer 4

Hypothalamus

Question 5

P in HPA stands for

Answer 5

pituitary (anterior specifically)

Question 6

A in HPA stands for

Answer 6

adrenal cortex

Question 7

from H to P ______ is released

Answer 7

CRH (corticotropin releasing hormone)

Question 8

from P to A _____ is released

Answer 8

ACTH (Adrenocorticotropic Releasing Hormone)

Question 9

the end result of HPA axis

Answer 9

cortisol (CORT)

Question 10

common effects of stress

Answer 10

increased heart rate, increased peripheral resistance, increased blood pressure, anuria, oliguria, polyuria

Question 11

meant to be advantageous; “fight or flight”

Answer 11

acute stress

Question 12

excessive stress that can cause other illness

Answer 12

chronic stress

Question 13

increases cardiac output by increasing rate and contractility

Answer 13

epinephrine

Question 14

constricts blood vessels; increases mental alertness

Answer 14

norepinephrine

Question 15

reaches all tissues with many effects; glucose, CNS, synthesis of proteins

Answer 15

cortisol

Question 16

3 different states: intrusion, avoidance, hyperarousal; biologic basis; cognition and mood

Answer 16

PTSD

Question 17

causes increased level and activation of norepinephrine; leads to prolonged activation of sympathetic nervous system

Answer 17

PTSD

Question 18

requires the following for at least a month: one re-experiencing symptom, one avoidance symptom, two arousal and reactivity symptoms, two cognition and mood symptoms

Answer 18

PTSD diagnosis