The _____ are the three key organs involved in the HPA axis response to stress.

A) hippocampus, pineal gland, and amygdala
B) hippocampus, parietal lobe, and anterior cingulate gyrus
C) hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and adrenal glands
D) hypothalamus, pineal gland, and amygdala


C) hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and adrenal glands

Psychology

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Which of the following statements is consistent with the prototype matching hypothesis?

a.  I believe that leaders should be assertive, agentic, task-oriented, and dominant.   b.  I expect leaders to be tall, so tend to more readily follow the lead of tall people.   c.  I believe that leaders should be accommodative, empathic, and supportive of others.   d.  I expect leaders to be agentic, so I follow the lead of supportive, warm, and relational leaders.   e.  I believe that men make better leaders than women do.

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The idea that ambiguous materials can serve as a blank screen onto which people impose their characteristic concerns, conflicts, and desires is termed the

a. self-report hypothesis. b. projective hypothesis. c. self-revealing hypothesis. d. objective hypothesis.

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While there are different types of dating violence, threats always qualify as ____ violence

a. emotional b. physical c. sexual d. spiritual

Psychology

In the general activation syndrome (GAS), described by Selye, the stress reaction becomes more and more maladaptive during:

a. the alarm reaction b. the resistance phase c. the stage of exhaustion d. recovery from the stress

Psychology