What is a possible biological response to the fight/ flight response?
Increased heart rate and blood pressure.
Dilation of pupils.
Increased glucose secretion by the liver.
All of the above.
What is the flight/ fight response?
A voluntary reaction resulting in a state of physiological readiness to deal with a sudden and immediate threat by confronting or running away.
An involuntary reaction resulting in a state of physiological readiness to deal with a sudden and immediate threat by confronting or running away.
A voluntary reaction resulting in a state of psychological readiness to deal with a sudden and immediate threat by confronting or running away.
An involuntary reaction resulting in a state of psychological readiness to deal with a sudden and immediate threat by confronting or running away.
Eustress is a positive psychological response to a stressor, as indicated by the presence of positive psychological states such as feeling enthusiastic and motivated.
Distress is a negative psychological response to a stressor, as indicated by the presence of negative psychological states such as anger or anxiety.
What are 3 social factors of the biopsychosocial framework?
Major life events
Cultural e.g. acculturation
Environmental e.g. crowding
All of the above
A stressor is any person, object, situation or event that produces a stress response.
What are 3 biological factors of the biopsychosocial framework?
Fight/ flight response, HPA axis and allostasis.
Fight/ flight response, allostasis, eustress.
Fight flight response, allostasis, cortisol activation.
An example of eustress is getting 24/50 on a sac.
An example of distress is receiving a letter about paying an overdue bill.
What is NOT an example of eustress?
Riding on a rollercoaster.
Meeting a celebrity.
Watching a horror movie.
Going on a first date.
Allostasis refers to the body's ability to maintain a stable physiological environment by adjusting to meeting internal and external demands.
What is the definition of biofeedback?
A technique that enables the individual to receive information about the state of a bodily process.
A technique that enables the individual to process information about the body.
The biopsychosocial framework places greater emphasis on the biological basis of the stress response.
Internal stressors are psychological in nature.
The fight/flight response is a psychological response to a stressor.
A person can die from the effects of stress.
Biofeedback involves manipulation of physiological responses.
Physiological responses to eustress are different to those of distress.
Lifestyle changes can exacerbate or alleviate the stress response.
The HPA axis increases the amount of stress hormone adrenaline, which stimulates the pituary gland to release cortisol.
The immune system is an allostatic system.
Mediation can be an effective technique for stress management.
