Stress management Exam 1 UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
What term best describes the negative stress caused by trauma, loss, and other upsetting
occurrences? - CORRECT ANSWER Distress
An airplane crash or a mass shooting is a faraway country are good examples of what? -
CORRECT ANSWER Neustress
What positive emotions and attitudes can best buffer the ill effects of stress and enhance
satisfaction and genuine happiness? - CORRECT ANSWER compassion and gratitude
What two actions can improve social health? - CORRECT ANSWER Communicating
clearly and resolving conflicts
What factor most affects your physical and psychological health? - CORRECT
ANSWER duration of stress
Stressors that are either repeated or prolonged are best referred to as what? - CORRECT
ANSWER chronic stressors
What type of stress occurs when you start a new job? - CORRECT ANSWER life
changing events
Socioeconomic status tends to have a what kind of relationship with stress? - CORRECT
ANSWER inverse
Stress causes heart rate to _____, blood pressure to _________, and the air passages to
_________? - CORRECT ANSWER increase, increase, expand
, In times of stress, what does the pituitary gland release? - CORRECT
ANSWER endorphins
What are two branches of the autonomic nervous system? - CORRECT
ANSWER sympathetic and paraympatheic
How do stress hormones affect the brain and memory? - CORRECT
ANSWER neurons atrophy and die, loss of memory
During times of stress, what does persistent surges of epinephrine do to the body? -
CORRECT ANSWER damage arteries and increased blood pressure
Greater risk of infections, development of autoimmune disorders, worsening of illnesses such
as allergy and asthma are all possible consequences of what kind of stress? - CORRECT
ANSWER chronic stress
Elevated blood pressure, faster heart rate, increased potential for blood clotting, and great risk
of heart attack or stroke are all effects of what kind of stress? - CORRECT
ANSWER episodic stress
During an acute episode of stress, what gastrointestinal symptom is typically the first to be
noticed? - CORRECT ANSWER dry mouth
The stress response affects the what muscles that control the contraction of internal organs
and blood vessels? - CORRECT ANSWER Smooth
What type of headache is typically triggered by stress? - CORRECT
ANSWER Tension
Stress can aggravate a skin condition called rosacea, which is characterized by what? -
CORRECT ANSWER enlarged facial blood vessels that produce flushing
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
What term best describes the negative stress caused by trauma, loss, and other upsetting
occurrences? - CORRECT ANSWER Distress
An airplane crash or a mass shooting is a faraway country are good examples of what? -
CORRECT ANSWER Neustress
What positive emotions and attitudes can best buffer the ill effects of stress and enhance
satisfaction and genuine happiness? - CORRECT ANSWER compassion and gratitude
What two actions can improve social health? - CORRECT ANSWER Communicating
clearly and resolving conflicts
What factor most affects your physical and psychological health? - CORRECT
ANSWER duration of stress
Stressors that are either repeated or prolonged are best referred to as what? - CORRECT
ANSWER chronic stressors
What type of stress occurs when you start a new job? - CORRECT ANSWER life
changing events
Socioeconomic status tends to have a what kind of relationship with stress? - CORRECT
ANSWER inverse
Stress causes heart rate to _____, blood pressure to _________, and the air passages to
_________? - CORRECT ANSWER increase, increase, expand
, In times of stress, what does the pituitary gland release? - CORRECT
ANSWER endorphins
What are two branches of the autonomic nervous system? - CORRECT
ANSWER sympathetic and paraympatheic
How do stress hormones affect the brain and memory? - CORRECT
ANSWER neurons atrophy and die, loss of memory
During times of stress, what does persistent surges of epinephrine do to the body? -
CORRECT ANSWER damage arteries and increased blood pressure
Greater risk of infections, development of autoimmune disorders, worsening of illnesses such
as allergy and asthma are all possible consequences of what kind of stress? - CORRECT
ANSWER chronic stress
Elevated blood pressure, faster heart rate, increased potential for blood clotting, and great risk
of heart attack or stroke are all effects of what kind of stress? - CORRECT
ANSWER episodic stress
During an acute episode of stress, what gastrointestinal symptom is typically the first to be
noticed? - CORRECT ANSWER dry mouth
The stress response affects the what muscles that control the contraction of internal organs
and blood vessels? - CORRECT ANSWER Smooth
What type of headache is typically triggered by stress? - CORRECT
ANSWER Tension
Stress can aggravate a skin condition called rosacea, which is characterized by what? -
CORRECT ANSWER enlarged facial blood vessels that produce flushing
