Stress Management Exam 1 2025
Questions and Answers
Definition of stress - ANSWER✔✔-The experience of a perceived threat (real or imagined) to
one's mental, physical, or spiritual well being, resulting from a series of physiological responses and
adaptations.
Stress is... - ANSWER✔✔--Stress is any change you encounter
-Stress is wear and tear on the body
-Stress is the inability to cope with problems
-Stress is the loss of emotional control
-Stress is the absence of inner peace
Acute stress - ANSWER✔✔-Stress that is intense in nature but short in duration. Example - getting
pulled over by a cop, stressful but short situation
Chronic stress - ANSWER✔✔-Stress that is not as intense as acute stress, but that lingers for a
prolonged period of time. Example - financial problems
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,Walter Cannon - ANSWER✔✔-Came up with the flight-or-fight response; the instinctive
physiological response preparing the body, when confronted with a threat to either fight or flee; an
evolutionary survival dynamic.
fight-or-flight stages - ANSWER✔✔-1. stimuli from one or more of the 5 senses are sent to the
brain (a scream, smell of fire, the taste of poison, a passing truck in your lane)
2. the brain deciphers the stimulus as either a threat or a non threat. If the stimulus is not regarded
as a threat, this is the end of the response (the scream came from the t.v.) However, if the response
is decoded as a real threat, the brain activates the nervous and endocrine systems to quickly prepare
for defense and/or escape.
3. The body stays activated, aroused, or keyed up until the threat is over
4. The body returns to homeostasis, a state of physiological calmness, once the state is gone.
Stage 1 of fight-or-flight - ANSWER✔✔-1. stimuli from one or more of the 5 senses are sent to the
brain (a scream, smell of fire, the taste of poison, a passing truck in your lane)
Stage 2 of fight-or-flight - ANSWER✔✔-2. the brain deciphers the stimulus as either a threat or a
non threat. If the stimulus is not regarded as a threat, this is the end of the response (the scream
came from the t.v.) However, if the response is decoded as a real threat, the brain activates the
nervous and endocrine systems to quickly prepare for defense and/or escape.
Stage 3 of fight-or-flight - ANSWER✔✔-3. The body stays activated, aroused, or keyed up until the
threat is over
Stage 4 of fight-or-flight - ANSWER✔✔-4. The body returns to homeostasis, a state of
physiological calmness, once the state is gone.
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,Hans Selye - ANSWER✔✔-Came up with the General Adaptation Syndrome, there are three
distinct physiological phases in reaction to chronic stress; 1. the alarm phase 2. the resistance phase
3. the exhaustion phase
General Adaptation Syndrome - ANSWER✔✔-1. Alarm phase - Several body systems are activated,
primarily the nervous system and endocrine system, followed by the cardiovascular, pulmonary, and
musculoskeletal systems. All senses are put on high alert until the danger is over.
2. Resistance phase - The body tries to revert to a state of physiological calmness, or homeostasis, by
resisting the alarm. Because the perception of a threat still exists; however, complete homeostasis is
never reached. Instead, the body stays activated or aroused, usually at a lesser intensity that during
the alarm stage but enough to cause higher metabolic rate in some organ tissue.
3. Exhaustion phase - exhaustion occurs when one or more of the organs are targeted by specific
metabolic processes can no longer meet the demands placed upon it and fails to function properly.
This can result in death to the organ and depending on which organ becomes dysfunctional (the
heart), possibly the death of the organism as a whole.
General Adaptation Syndrome phase 1 - ANSWER✔✔-1. Alarm phase - Several body systems are
activated, primarily the nervous system and endocrine system, followed by the cardiovascular,
pulmonary, and musculoskeletal systems. All senses are put on high alert until the danger is over.
General Adaptation Syndrome phase 2 - ANSWER✔✔-2. Resistance phase - The body tries to
revert to a state of physiological calmness, or homeostasis, by resisting the alarm. Because the
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, perception of a threat still exists; however, complete homeostasis is never reached. Instead, the body
stays activated or aroused, usually at a lesser intensity that during the alarm stage but enough to
cause higher metabolic rate in some organ tissue.
General Adaptation Syndrome phase 3 - ANSWER✔✔-3. Exhaustion phase - exhaustion occurs
when one or more of the organs are targeted by specific metabolic processes can no longer meet the
demands placed upon it and fails to function properly. This can result in death to the organ and
depending on which organ becomes dysfunctional (the heart), possibly the death of the organism as
a whole.
Stress and Sleep - ANSWER✔✔-Strong connection between stress and insomnia
Insomnia - ANSWER✔✔-poor quality sleep, abnormal wakefulness or the inability to sleep - can
affect anyone
Emotional stress (preoccupation with daily stressors) - primary cause of insomnia
Anxious state of mind, racing thoughts, tense muscles, does not allow for restful sleep.
60% of Americans suffer from poor sleep quality according to National Foundation for sleep.
According to the NCHA - Stress and Sleep Difficulties are the top 2 impediments to college student
success.
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Questions and Answers
Definition of stress - ANSWER✔✔-The experience of a perceived threat (real or imagined) to
one's mental, physical, or spiritual well being, resulting from a series of physiological responses and
adaptations.
Stress is... - ANSWER✔✔--Stress is any change you encounter
-Stress is wear and tear on the body
-Stress is the inability to cope with problems
-Stress is the loss of emotional control
-Stress is the absence of inner peace
Acute stress - ANSWER✔✔-Stress that is intense in nature but short in duration. Example - getting
pulled over by a cop, stressful but short situation
Chronic stress - ANSWER✔✔-Stress that is not as intense as acute stress, but that lingers for a
prolonged period of time. Example - financial problems
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,Walter Cannon - ANSWER✔✔-Came up with the flight-or-fight response; the instinctive
physiological response preparing the body, when confronted with a threat to either fight or flee; an
evolutionary survival dynamic.
fight-or-flight stages - ANSWER✔✔-1. stimuli from one or more of the 5 senses are sent to the
brain (a scream, smell of fire, the taste of poison, a passing truck in your lane)
2. the brain deciphers the stimulus as either a threat or a non threat. If the stimulus is not regarded
as a threat, this is the end of the response (the scream came from the t.v.) However, if the response
is decoded as a real threat, the brain activates the nervous and endocrine systems to quickly prepare
for defense and/or escape.
3. The body stays activated, aroused, or keyed up until the threat is over
4. The body returns to homeostasis, a state of physiological calmness, once the state is gone.
Stage 1 of fight-or-flight - ANSWER✔✔-1. stimuli from one or more of the 5 senses are sent to the
brain (a scream, smell of fire, the taste of poison, a passing truck in your lane)
Stage 2 of fight-or-flight - ANSWER✔✔-2. the brain deciphers the stimulus as either a threat or a
non threat. If the stimulus is not regarded as a threat, this is the end of the response (the scream
came from the t.v.) However, if the response is decoded as a real threat, the brain activates the
nervous and endocrine systems to quickly prepare for defense and/or escape.
Stage 3 of fight-or-flight - ANSWER✔✔-3. The body stays activated, aroused, or keyed up until the
threat is over
Stage 4 of fight-or-flight - ANSWER✔✔-4. The body returns to homeostasis, a state of
physiological calmness, once the state is gone.
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,Hans Selye - ANSWER✔✔-Came up with the General Adaptation Syndrome, there are three
distinct physiological phases in reaction to chronic stress; 1. the alarm phase 2. the resistance phase
3. the exhaustion phase
General Adaptation Syndrome - ANSWER✔✔-1. Alarm phase - Several body systems are activated,
primarily the nervous system and endocrine system, followed by the cardiovascular, pulmonary, and
musculoskeletal systems. All senses are put on high alert until the danger is over.
2. Resistance phase - The body tries to revert to a state of physiological calmness, or homeostasis, by
resisting the alarm. Because the perception of a threat still exists; however, complete homeostasis is
never reached. Instead, the body stays activated or aroused, usually at a lesser intensity that during
the alarm stage but enough to cause higher metabolic rate in some organ tissue.
3. Exhaustion phase - exhaustion occurs when one or more of the organs are targeted by specific
metabolic processes can no longer meet the demands placed upon it and fails to function properly.
This can result in death to the organ and depending on which organ becomes dysfunctional (the
heart), possibly the death of the organism as a whole.
General Adaptation Syndrome phase 1 - ANSWER✔✔-1. Alarm phase - Several body systems are
activated, primarily the nervous system and endocrine system, followed by the cardiovascular,
pulmonary, and musculoskeletal systems. All senses are put on high alert until the danger is over.
General Adaptation Syndrome phase 2 - ANSWER✔✔-2. Resistance phase - The body tries to
revert to a state of physiological calmness, or homeostasis, by resisting the alarm. Because the
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, perception of a threat still exists; however, complete homeostasis is never reached. Instead, the body
stays activated or aroused, usually at a lesser intensity that during the alarm stage but enough to
cause higher metabolic rate in some organ tissue.
General Adaptation Syndrome phase 3 - ANSWER✔✔-3. Exhaustion phase - exhaustion occurs
when one or more of the organs are targeted by specific metabolic processes can no longer meet the
demands placed upon it and fails to function properly. This can result in death to the organ and
depending on which organ becomes dysfunctional (the heart), possibly the death of the organism as
a whole.
Stress and Sleep - ANSWER✔✔-Strong connection between stress and insomnia
Insomnia - ANSWER✔✔-poor quality sleep, abnormal wakefulness or the inability to sleep - can
affect anyone
Emotional stress (preoccupation with daily stressors) - primary cause of insomnia
Anxious state of mind, racing thoughts, tense muscles, does not allow for restful sleep.
60% of Americans suffer from poor sleep quality according to National Foundation for sleep.
According to the NCHA - Stress and Sleep Difficulties are the top 2 impediments to college student
success.
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