Exam 25: Stress

One characteristic of the stage of exhaustion in the general adaptation syndrome is increased glucocorticoid secretion,but eventually secretion is markedly decreased.

High-stress,hard-driving,competitive individuals who may be at greater risk of coronary heart disease are classified as type A.

Release of corticotropin-releasing hormone directly causes:

Which of the following is not a true statement?

Some organ systems become less responsive to stress after they have been stimulated a number of times.

Define fetal programming.

Differentiate between psychological stress and physiological stress.

Which of the following is not characteristic of the Selye stress syndrome?

Explain the "biological tradeoffs" that a fetus may make in response to a stressful pregnancy.

According to the current concepts of the stress syndrome,stress may be defined as any factor that directly stimulates the posterior pituitary to secrete ADH.

Because of the wealth of life experiences,elderly adults are better able to physically deal with stress.

Whether stress is good or bad for an individual is determined primarily by the severity of the stressor.

The relationship between events that occur during fetal development and the appearance of specific anatomical,physiological,or disease states that occur later in life is referred to as fetal programming.

One of the alarm reaction responses resulting from hypertrophy of the adrenal cortex is an increase in allergic responses.

Alarm reaction responses resulting from the hypertrophy of the adrenal cortex include:

Match each term with its corresponding definition. -changes in the body that help it respond to changes in the environment

The stage of exhaustion can be described as adaptation.

The "fight-or-flight" syndrome of changes is characteristic of the exhaustion stage.

Both the stage of resistance and the alarm reaction show very similar responses.

Water loss and a decrease in blood volume are common stress responses.