Multiple Choice Questions

Which of the following hormones might contribute to the "Freshman 15"—the tendency to gain about 15 pounds during the first year of college?
  • Cortisol
  • Make a daily list of tasks and prioritize them.
  • schizophrenia
  • An impending promotion
As Joe prepares to spar with a tae kwon do opponent, his heart rate and respiration rate increase. These are indicators that which branch of the nervous system has been activated?
  • Cortisol
  • impair the immune response.
  • schizophrenia
  • Sympathetic
Exercise reduces stress by
  • increasing endorphins and reducing levels of stress hormones.
  • increasing hunger and activating fat storage enzymes.
  • finding balance and developing coping strategies.
  • identify and assess the stressors in your life.
Which of the following is a time management tip that can reduce stress?
  • An impending promotion
  • Cortisol
  • Make a daily list of tasks and prioritize them.
  • Stress is a mental and physical response to real or perceived changes and challenges.
Jo has been seeing a counselor to discuss her issues with anxiety and depression, which developed a few months after she moved to a new city for a job. Which of the following is the most likely source of her anxiety and depression?
  • impair the immune response.
  • An impending promotion
  • schizophrenia
  • A lack of social support
Stress management consists of
  • increasing hunger and activating fat storage enzymes.
  • finding balance and developing coping strategies.
  • identify and assess the stressors in your life.
  • increasing endorphins and reducing levels of stress hormones.
There is some evidence that relaxation techniques may be an effective part of an overall treatment plan for some stress related disorders, including all of the following EXCEPT:
  • A lack of social support
  • schizophrenia
  • Sympathetic
  • Cortisol
Cortisol contributes to weight gain by
  • increasing hunger and activating fat storage enzymes.
  • increasing endorphins and reducing levels of stress hormones.
  • identify and assess the stressors in your life.
  • finding balance and developing coping strategies.
According to the TED-Ed video on stress and research on stress and body function, prolonged stress has been found to
  • the flight-or-fight response
  • impair the immune response.
  • Sympathetic
  • An impending promotion
Which of the following is most likely to cause eustress instead of distress?
  • An impending promotion
  • Make a daily list of tasks and prioritize them.
  • Stress is a mental and physical response to real or perceived changes and challenges.
  • Cortisol
___________ is a psychosocial syndrome. It involves feelings of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and lack of energy.
  • Burnout
  • Cortisol
  • Alarm
  • Sympathetic
An example of an event likely to be associated with distress is
  • bouncing several checks.
  • the flight-or-fight response
  • An impending promotion
  • control
The less a person feels in _________ of a situation, the more stress they will experience.
  • False
  • schizophrenia
  • Cortisol
  • control
The goal of meditation is to stop distracting thoughts from occurring.
  • True
  • False
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