Chapter 26: Stress and Associated Problems
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Hans Selye defined his general adaptation syndrome concept, which is also known as:
a. fight or flight.
b. compensate or compromise.
c. restrain or release.
d. avoid and flee.
ANS: A REF: 618
2. Improved function of the heart and brain during a stress response results from:
1. glycogenesis.
2. bronchodilation.
3. vasoconstriction in the skin and viscera.
4. decreased metabolic rate.
a. 1, 2
b. 2, 3
c. 2, 4
d. 3, 4
ANS: B REF: 619
3. In which of the following situations would the stress response be used to prevent blood
pressure from dropping too low?
a. Increasing anger during an argument
b. Writing a final examination
c. Fear about a medical diagnosis
d. Internal hemorrhage from injuries in a car accident
ANS: D REF: 619
4. During the stress response, endorphins act as:
a. pain blockers.
b. cerebral function depressors.
c. stimulators of increased secretion of aldosterone and insulin.
d. an enhancer of the immune response.
ANS: A REF: 619
5. Severe, prolonged stress may cause acute renal failure or stress ulcers to develop as a result
of:
a. a deficit of glucose and oxygen in the body.
b. the development of decompensated acidosis.
c. prolonged vasoconstriction and ischemia.
d. the supply of hormones having been exhausted.
ANS: C REF: 621
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Hans Selye defined his general adaptation syndrome concept, which is also known as:
a. fight or flight.
b. compensate or compromise.
c. restrain or release.
d. avoid and flee.
ANS: A REF: 618
2. Improved function of the heart and brain during a stress response results from:
1. glycogenesis.
2. bronchodilation.
3. vasoconstriction in the skin and viscera.
4. decreased metabolic rate.
a. 1, 2
b. 2, 3
c. 2, 4
d. 3, 4
ANS: B REF: 619
3. In which of the following situations would the stress response be used to prevent blood
pressure from dropping too low?
a. Increasing anger during an argument
b. Writing a final examination
c. Fear about a medical diagnosis
d. Internal hemorrhage from injuries in a car accident
ANS: D REF: 619
4. During the stress response, endorphins act as:
a. pain blockers.
b. cerebral function depressors.
c. stimulators of increased secretion of aldosterone and insulin.
d. an enhancer of the immune response.
ANS: A REF: 619
5. Severe, prolonged stress may cause acute renal failure or stress ulcers to develop as a result
of:
a. a deficit of glucose and oxygen in the body.
b. the development of decompensated acidosis.
c. prolonged vasoconstriction and ischemia.
d. the supply of hormones having been exhausted.
ANS: C REF: 621
