Defining Stress
Stress is best described as what type of response to real or perceived challenges?
What is a mental, emotional, or physical response?
The hypothalamus releases which hormone to initiate the stress response?
What is corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF)?
The most common and short-term type of stress is called what?
What is acute stress?
Coping refers to what individuals use to deal with stressors?
What are strategies?
A crisis is triggered by what type of event?
What is a precipitating event?
Stress disrupts the body’s normally balanced internal state, also known as what?
What is equilibrium (homeostasis)?
The fight-or-flight response activates which nervous system?
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
Frequent episodes of acute stress over time are known as what?
What is episodic acute stress?
Refusing to acknowledge reality to avoid emotional pain is which defense mechanism?
What is denial?
Crisis severity ranges from Level 1 to what highest level?
What is Level 4?
Stress definitions vary because they depend on which factor?
What is the viewpoint or discipline of the researcher or clinician?
ACTH stimulates the adrenal glands to release which hormone?
What is cortisol?
Constant, prolonged stress that impairs functioning is what type?
What is chronic stress?
Attributing one’s own negative feelings to someone else is called what?
What is projection?
Acute stress disorder lasts how long?
What is less than one month?
Stress can occur even when a situation is interpreted as positive. This is called what?
What is eustress?
Which physiological change occurs during fight-or-flight?
What is increased heart rate and blood pressure?
Which type of stress is most likely to negatively affect work and relationships?
What is episodic acute stress?
Returning to behaviors from an earlier developmental stage is which mechanism?
What is regression?
Stress symptoms lasting longer than one month indicate which disorder?
What is PTSD?
Which theory describes stress as a transaction between a person and the environment?
What is the Transactional Theory of Stress and Coping?
Cortisol primarily increases alertness and does what to pain perception?
What is reduces pain receptors?
Which type of stress is considered disabling?
What is chronic stress?
Separating life experiences to avoid anxiety is known as what?
What is compartmentalization?
Which category of stressor is related to illness or injury?
What is physiological stress?