Week 2 Stress

Question 0

General adaption syndrome what is the 3 stages

Answer 0

Alarm
Resistance
Exhaustion

Question 1

Define stress

Answer 1

External demands placed on an organism and internal response to that demand

Question 2

What are the categories of stress

Answer 2

Frustrations
Conflicts
Pressures

Question 3

What are the factors predisposing a person to stress?

Answer 3

Life events
Catastrophe
Daily hassles and upheavals
Acculturative

Question 4

What are the perceptions of stress?

Answer 4

Changeable/fixed

Acute:chronic

Question 5

Past experience of stress includes

Answer 5

History
Effects of cumulative stress
Past coping patterns

Question 6

What are the individual influences to stress perception?

Answer 6

Sense of control
Self esteem
Hardiness 
Optimism 
Social support

Question 7

Characteristics of stress

Answer 7

Crisis-Life events-perception of benefits

Question 8

Psychological symptoms of stress include

Answer 8

Physiological symptoms:
Ulcers
Headaches
Hypertension
Immunosuppression
Diarrhoea
Skin rashes
Physiological fatigue
Sexual dysfunction
Anxiety
Anger
Depression
Psychological fatigue

Question 9

What the effects of severe stress

Answer 9

The effects of severe stress include:
Lowered efficacy
Depletion of adaptive resources
Wear and tear on the biological system
Severe personality and physical deterioration
Death

Question 10

In the DSM-5, stress is specifically tied to:

Answer 10

Adjustment Disorder, Acute Stress Disorder, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Psychosocial stressors