NSGA 140 EXAM 1 ivy tech | Ivy Tech Community College
| UPDATED Questions with 100% Verified Answers
Q1: Stress
A: Mental, emotional, or physical response and adaptation to real or perceived challenges
Q2: Stress purpose
A: Necessary for regulation and homeostasis
Q3: Stress occurs when
A: Perceived demands exceed available resources
Q4: Stressors
A: Events or stimuli that cause stress; inherently neutral
Q5: Eustress
A: Positive stress that motivates and promotes well-being
Q6: Distress
A: Negative or prolonged stress that can cause illness
Q7: Fight-or-flight response
A: Nervous and endocrine response to a perceived stressor
Q8: Systems involved in stress response
A: Hypothalamus, pituitary gland, SNS, adrenal glands
Q9: CRF
A: Hormone released by hypothalamus that activates stress response
Q10: ACTH
A: Hormone that stimulates adrenal glands to release cortisol
Q11: Cortisol
A: Stress hormone that increases alertness and suppresses inflammation short-term
Q12: Short-term cortisol effect
A: Helps immunity and reduces inflammation
, Q13: Long-term cortisol effect
A: Immunosuppression, inflammation, disease risk
Q14: Fight-or-flight effects
A: Increased HR, BP, RR, glucose, alertness; bronchodilation; pupil dilation
Q15: General Adaptation Syndrome
A: Body's three-stage response to stress
Q16: Goal of GAS
A: Restore homeostasis
Q17: Alarm stage
A: Fight-or-flight response activated
Q18: Resistance stage
A: Body adapts; parasympathetic nervous system works to restore balance
Q19: Exhaustion stage
A: Resources depleted; illness may occur
Q20: Allostatic load
A: Wear and tear on the body from chronic stress
Q21: Transactional Theory of Stress and Coping
A: Stress is a transaction between person and environment
Q22: Key concept of TTSC
A: Appraisal determines stress response
Q23: Primary appraisal
A: Determines if a situation is a threat
Q24: Secondary appraisal
A: Determines if resources are sufficient to cope
Q25: Reappraisal
A: Ongoing reassessment of stressor and coping strategies
| UPDATED Questions with 100% Verified Answers
Q1: Stress
A: Mental, emotional, or physical response and adaptation to real or perceived challenges
Q2: Stress purpose
A: Necessary for regulation and homeostasis
Q3: Stress occurs when
A: Perceived demands exceed available resources
Q4: Stressors
A: Events or stimuli that cause stress; inherently neutral
Q5: Eustress
A: Positive stress that motivates and promotes well-being
Q6: Distress
A: Negative or prolonged stress that can cause illness
Q7: Fight-or-flight response
A: Nervous and endocrine response to a perceived stressor
Q8: Systems involved in stress response
A: Hypothalamus, pituitary gland, SNS, adrenal glands
Q9: CRF
A: Hormone released by hypothalamus that activates stress response
Q10: ACTH
A: Hormone that stimulates adrenal glands to release cortisol
Q11: Cortisol
A: Stress hormone that increases alertness and suppresses inflammation short-term
Q12: Short-term cortisol effect
A: Helps immunity and reduces inflammation
, Q13: Long-term cortisol effect
A: Immunosuppression, inflammation, disease risk
Q14: Fight-or-flight effects
A: Increased HR, BP, RR, glucose, alertness; bronchodilation; pupil dilation
Q15: General Adaptation Syndrome
A: Body's three-stage response to stress
Q16: Goal of GAS
A: Restore homeostasis
Q17: Alarm stage
A: Fight-or-flight response activated
Q18: Resistance stage
A: Body adapts; parasympathetic nervous system works to restore balance
Q19: Exhaustion stage
A: Resources depleted; illness may occur
Q20: Allostatic load
A: Wear and tear on the body from chronic stress
Q21: Transactional Theory of Stress and Coping
A: Stress is a transaction between person and environment
Q22: Key concept of TTSC
A: Appraisal determines stress response
Q23: Primary appraisal
A: Determines if a situation is a threat
Q24: Secondary appraisal
A: Determines if resources are sufficient to cope
Q25: Reappraisal
A: Ongoing reassessment of stressor and coping strategies
