Describe how a person's body responds during each stage of the general adaptation syndrome
What will be an ideal response?
Answer will include that the general adaptation syndrome consists of three stages: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion. In the alarm reaction, your body mobilizes its resources to cope with added stress. The pituitary gland signals the adrenal glands to produce more adrenaline, noradrenaline, and cortisol. As these stress hormones enter the bloodstream, some bodily processes are speeded up and others are slowed, allowing bodily resources to be applied where needed. In the stage of resistance, bodily adjustments to stress stabilize. As the body's defenses come into balance, symptoms of the alarm reaction disappear. Outwardly, everything seems normal with the body being better able to cope with the original stressor, but with its resistance to other stresses being lowered. Continued stress leads to the stage of exhaustion, in which the body's resources are drained and stress hormones are depleted. Symptoms of impending exhaustion include emotional signs, such as anxiety, apathy, and irritability; behavior signs, such as avoidance of responsibilities, self-destructive behavior, and, poor judgment; and physical signs, such as frequent illness, exhaustion, and physical ailments.
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Which of the following does not demonstrate the influence of gender stereotypes?
a. Parents see their newborn sons as stronger than their newborn daughters. b. Parents underestimate the crawling ability of their infant girls and overestimate that of their infant boys. c. When a baby boy cries in response to a toy, he is thought to be angry. When a baby girl exhibits the same response, she is thought to be afraid. d. Newborn boys tend to be taller and weigh more than newborn girls.
Which of the following statements is most descriptive of a hydrocele?
a. An excessive accumulation of fluid in the tissue surrounding the testicle common in newborn males b. An excessive accumulation of fluid in the tissue surrounding the testicle which requires immediate surgery to correct c. A pain or swelling in the scrotum that is typically caused by a sports injury or vigorous sexual activity d. A pain or swelling in the scrotum that causes severe pain and is most common in adolescent males
The three kinds of primary appraisals, according to Lazarus, are:
A. harm/loss, threat, and challenge B. hypochondriac, psychosomatic, and physiological C. irrelevant, positive, and stressful D. alarm, resistance, and exhaustion
