04:02Hans Selye's General Adaption Syndrome and the HPA Axis: Exploring the ConnectionIntegrative Therapeutics361views
04:47General Adaptation Syndrome, Stress, Anxiety, Depression, and Heart DiseaseLearn My Test591views
Multiple ChoiceWhen Wes learned that his wife had been diagnosed with cancer, his heart rate and blood pressure increased, he experienced a burst of energy, and he felt nauseous. These symptoms describe the _____ phase of the general adaptation syndrome.222views
Multiple ChoiceThe prolonged secretion of stress hormones during the _____ phase of the general adaptation syndrome can lead to the most harmful effects of stress on the body.237views
Multiple ChoiceThe sequence of physiological reactions that the body goes through in response to a stressor is described by the281views
Multiple ChoiceAs Tamlin approached the podium to give her speech to the entire class, she could feel her heart rate increasing, her pulse pounding, her mouth becoming dry, and her muscles tensing. The part of the nervous system responsible for Tamlin's physiological response is the228views
Multiple ChoiceWhen Rosalina first found out that she had three term papers due in two weeks, she felt queasy. However, she soon started doing her research, and she began to feel better. Although the stressors were still present, Rosalina had begun to adapt to this situation. Rosalina is in which stage of the general adaptation syndrome?212views
Multiple ChoiceEndocrinologist Hans Selye's three stages of the body's physiological reaction to stress are called the447views
Multiple ChoiceDuring the _____ stage of the general adaptation syndrome, the adrenal glands release hormones that increase heart rate, blood pressure, and the supply of blood sugar.293views
Multiple ChoiceAccording to the general adaptation syndrome, when a body first reacts to a stressor during the alarm stage, the body activates the _____ system, causing increase in heart rate, blood pressure, and supply of blood sugar.320views
Multiple ChoiceIf Tom has been adapting to a stressor and is now experiencing fatigue due to prolonged muscle tension, according to psychologist Selye, Tom is in the _____ stage.307views