Question

1.The greatest general effect of stress is:

Irritability or anger

Fatigue

Lying awake at night

Exhaustion

2.The greatest physical effect of stress is:

change in sex drive

muscle tension

headache

teeth grinding

3.A stimulus with the potential for triggering the flight-or-flight response is the definition of:

strain

stressor

stress reactivity

eustress

4. Katrina waited in the hospital for her mother to get out of brain surgery. Her stomach churned as the hours passed. She raced to the bathroom after five hours of waiting and vomited, no longer able to hold the contents of her stomach in.

"Her stomach churned as the hours passed" is an example of _________ while "she raced to the bathroom... and vomited" is an example of ______________

Stress; stress reactivity

Stressor; stress reactivity

Stress reactivity; strain

Strain; stress

5.Grinding your teeth, clenching your jaw and holding your shoulders up close to your head are examples of:

a stressor

psychological emotion

bracing

General Adaptation Syndrome

Answer 1

Answer 1. The greatest general effect of stress is irritability/anger because most of people show irritability or anger as their first reaction due to stress.

2. The greatest physical effect of stress is change in sex drive because our body try to divert direct reaction of stress. Most of people experience change in their sexual desire. Change in sexual drive is a sign of psychological problems.

3. Stress reactivity because fight & flight is a response which is a reaction of our body in very stressful condition to save our body from the condition.

4. Stress reactivity ; strain because stress caused stomach cramps as serious stress restrict the blood flow causing oxygen deficit & ultimately cramps. It is the reaction of stress. And strain is how much her body has been affected.