PSYCH 2035 FINAL EXAM (New 2026/
2027 Update) Questions & Answers {Grade
A} 100% Correct (Verified Solutions)
Parasympathetic - Correct answer conserves bodily responses i.e. Slow heart rate,
promotes digestion
Sympathetic - Correct answer mobilizes body resources for emergencies, fight or
flight is mediated by this
Tend and befriend - Correct answer females use this rather than using fight or flight
General adaptation system hans selye - Correct answer model of the body stress
response, consisting of 3 stages: alarm, resistance and exhaustion
Alarm reaction GAS - Correct answer organism recognizes existence of a threat,
physiological arousal increases as body gets resources to face challenge, fight or
flight response
,Resistance stage GAS - Correct answer Physiological changes stabilize as coping
efforts to go under way, arousal is still higher than normal but may level off as an
organism becomes used to the threat
Exhaustion stage GAS - Correct answer Body's resources are limited and now become
depleted
Endocrine system - Correct answer brain sends stress signals here, consists of
glands that send hormones into the blood stream, signals travel through system in 2
pathways
Pathway 1 endocrine system - Correct answer hypothalamus activates sympathetic
ANS, stimulates adrenal glands to release catechdamines into blood stream which
increase heart rate, respiration, blood flow, etc. In order to mobilize the body for action
Pathway 2 endocrine system - Correct answer hypothalamus sends signals to pituitary
gland, which secretes ATCH hormone that stimulates adrenal cortex to release
corticosteroids, which play an important role in response to stress, increases energy
,Coping - Correct answer active efforts to master, reduce, and tolerate the demands of
stress
Baumeister on impaired task performance - Correct answer pressure to perform
makes people self conscious, elevates self consciousness disrupts attention and
therefore interferes with performance, happens in 2 ways
2 ways self consciousness leads to impaired task performance - Correct answer 1.
Elevated self consciousness may divert attention from the demands of the task,
creating a distraction
2. Self conscious person may focus too much attention on the simple task
Why people choke under pressure - Correct answer worrying about performance
diverts attention from the task at hand and uses up cognitive resources
Burnout - Correct answer syndrome involving physical and emotional exhaustion,
cynicism, and low self efficacy related to work stress
, Ptsd - Correct answer enduring major psych disturbance because of experience of a
major traumatic event
Key indicator of developing ptsd - Correct answer intensity of reaction at the time of
the traumatic event, especially if dissociative experience
Psychosomatic diseases - Correct answer real physical problems caused by stress
3 positive effects of stress - Correct answer stress can promote positive psychological
change called post traumatic growth, can help satisfy the need for stimulation and
challenge, can inoculate and psychologically prepare you for stress that's coming,
builds mental toughness
Social support - Correct answer various types of aid provided by members of your
social network
2027 Update) Questions & Answers {Grade
A} 100% Correct (Verified Solutions)
Parasympathetic - Correct answer conserves bodily responses i.e. Slow heart rate,
promotes digestion
Sympathetic - Correct answer mobilizes body resources for emergencies, fight or
flight is mediated by this
Tend and befriend - Correct answer females use this rather than using fight or flight
General adaptation system hans selye - Correct answer model of the body stress
response, consisting of 3 stages: alarm, resistance and exhaustion
Alarm reaction GAS - Correct answer organism recognizes existence of a threat,
physiological arousal increases as body gets resources to face challenge, fight or
flight response
,Resistance stage GAS - Correct answer Physiological changes stabilize as coping
efforts to go under way, arousal is still higher than normal but may level off as an
organism becomes used to the threat
Exhaustion stage GAS - Correct answer Body's resources are limited and now become
depleted
Endocrine system - Correct answer brain sends stress signals here, consists of
glands that send hormones into the blood stream, signals travel through system in 2
pathways
Pathway 1 endocrine system - Correct answer hypothalamus activates sympathetic
ANS, stimulates adrenal glands to release catechdamines into blood stream which
increase heart rate, respiration, blood flow, etc. In order to mobilize the body for action
Pathway 2 endocrine system - Correct answer hypothalamus sends signals to pituitary
gland, which secretes ATCH hormone that stimulates adrenal cortex to release
corticosteroids, which play an important role in response to stress, increases energy
,Coping - Correct answer active efforts to master, reduce, and tolerate the demands of
stress
Baumeister on impaired task performance - Correct answer pressure to perform
makes people self conscious, elevates self consciousness disrupts attention and
therefore interferes with performance, happens in 2 ways
2 ways self consciousness leads to impaired task performance - Correct answer 1.
Elevated self consciousness may divert attention from the demands of the task,
creating a distraction
2. Self conscious person may focus too much attention on the simple task
Why people choke under pressure - Correct answer worrying about performance
diverts attention from the task at hand and uses up cognitive resources
Burnout - Correct answer syndrome involving physical and emotional exhaustion,
cynicism, and low self efficacy related to work stress
, Ptsd - Correct answer enduring major psych disturbance because of experience of a
major traumatic event
Key indicator of developing ptsd - Correct answer intensity of reaction at the time of
the traumatic event, especially if dissociative experience
Psychosomatic diseases - Correct answer real physical problems caused by stress
3 positive effects of stress - Correct answer stress can promote positive psychological
change called post traumatic growth, can help satisfy the need for stimulation and
challenge, can inoculate and psychologically prepare you for stress that's coming,
builds mental toughness
Social support - Correct answer various types of aid provided by members of your
social network
