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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

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