Stress Management (EXSC 410) Exam 1 Questions and Answers

Stress Management (EXSC 410) Exam 1 Questions and Answers Cortisol and norepinephrine - ANSWER ️️ Stage of resistance in general adaptation syndrome - elevated levels of hormones 4 categories of stressors - ANSWER ️️ psychointrapersonal (most of our stressors), bioecological, physical, sociological 3 aspects of hardiness - ANSWER ️️ commitment, challenge, control Bioecological stressor example - ANSWER ️️ changes in barometric pressure Stages of general adaptation syndrome - ANSWER ️️ alarm, resistance, exhaustion Life-events theory - ANSWER ️️ when a situation requires more resources than available Walter Cannon - ANSWER ️️ First to describe acute stress (fight-or-flight response) and developed the concept of homeostasis Homeostasis - ANSWER ️️ the property of either an open system or a closed system that regulates its internal environment so as to maintain a stable constant condition Four features of homeostasis - ANSWER ️️ 1) constancy is an open system 2) steady-state conditions require that any tendency toward change automatically meets with factors that resist change 3) regulating system that determines the homeostatic state consists of a number of cooperating mechanisms 4) does not occur by chance Fight-or-flight response - ANSWER ️️ a primitive instinct that quickly increases heart rate, respiration, blood pressure and serum cholesterol Eustress Distress - ANSWER ️️ good stress