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The cumulative biological wear and tear that results from responses to stress that seek to maintain body equilibrium is known as
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autogenic training
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adrenal cortex
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allostatic load
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adrenal medulla
Which of the following people are known for studying stress and headaches?
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adrenal cortex
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Stewart Wolf, Thomas Budzynski, and Howard Wolff
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thyrotrophic hormone releasing factor
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cerebellum
What stimulates the thyroid gland to secrete thyroxin?
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thyrotrophic hormone releasing factor
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thyrotrophic hormone
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corticotrophin releasing factor
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oxytocin and estrogen
Threats to self-esteem or depression would be examples of what kind of stressor?
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Psychogenetic
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psychosomatic
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psychological
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systolic BP
The name of the noted physiologist who was employed at Harvard Medical School and first described the body's reaction to stress is
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Walter Cannon
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adrenal cortex
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autogenic training
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diastolic BP
A catecholamine, often called adrenalin, is
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diencephalon
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epinephrine
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antibodies
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Psychogenetic
The part of the autonomic nervous system responsible for conserving energy is called the
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hypothalamus
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medulla oblongata
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diencephalon
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parasympathetic nervous system
The theory developed by Kobasa and her colleagues that if you perceive potentially stressful events as a challenge instead of a threat, less stress will result, is known as the
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galvanic skin response
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allostatic load
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glucocorticoids
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hardiness theory
The pressure of the blood against the arterial walls when the heart is relaxed is known as
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systolic BP
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hypothalamus
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diencephalon
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diastolic BP
The electrodermal response, or the electrical conductance of the skin, is called
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adrenal cortex
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galvanic skin response
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adrenal medulla
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myocardial infraction
A relaxation technique that involves a sensation of heaviness, warmth, and tingling in the limbs is called
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thyroid gland
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autogenic training
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autoimmune response
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medulla oblongata
Progressive relaxation is also known
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limit the harmful effects of stress
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galvanic skin response
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essential hypertension
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neuromuscular relaxation
What are the two major components of the brain?
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corticotrophin releasing factor
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alarm reaction,resistance, exhaustion
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essential hypertension
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cerebral cortex and sub cortex
A physical disease caused by emotional stress without a microorganism involved is
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psychoneuroimmunology
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psychological
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hypothalamus
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Psychogenetic
The part of the diencephalon that activates the autonomic nervous system is called the
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hostility
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hypothalamus
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Walter Cannon
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hippocampus
A foreign substance irritating to the body is a(n)
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type A
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antibodies
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cortisol
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antigen
The lower part of the brain responsible for various physiological processes necessary to stay alive is called the
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hostility
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adrenal medulla
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subcortex
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Walter Cannon
The part of the subcortex responsible for regulating sleep is called the
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pons
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adrenal cortex
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strains
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prodome
The part of the brain that "sounds the alarm" when stress is present is called the
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hypothalamus
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diencephalon
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adrenal cortex
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hippocampus
Cells left in the bloodstream and the lymphatic system to recognize and respond to future attacks to the body by the same invader are called
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memory t and b cells
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galvanic skin response
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allostatic load
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myocardial infraction
When you encounter a stressor, the sympathetic nervous system regulates the body to
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psychoneuroimmunology
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cerebellum
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oxytocin and estrogen
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- increase HR- pupils dilate- coronary arteries dilate
The primary glucocorticoid is called
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antigen
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hostility
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prodome
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cortisol
A physiological response in which the body turns on itself is known as
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autoimmune response
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Psychogenetic
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an increase in blood sugar
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autogenic training
The goal of stress management is to
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limit the harmful effects of stress
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alarm reaction,resistance, exhaustion
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- increase HR- pupils dilate- coronary arteries dilate
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cerebral cortex and sub cortex
Cortisol is secreted from the adrenal cortex and is responsible for
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an increase in blood sugar
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- increase HR- pupils dilate- coronary arteries dilate
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corticotrophin releasing factor
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galvanic skin response
What is released by the hypothalamus and results in the release of adrenocorticotropic hormones?
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cerebral cortex and sub cortex
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an increase in blood sugar
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corticotrophin releasing factor
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thyrotrophic hormone
Substances produced by the body to fight antigens are
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systolic BP
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antibodies
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cerebellum
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epinephrine
What is released by the hypothalamus and stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete thyrotropic hormone?
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hydrochloric acid
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corticotrophin releasing factor
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thyroid gland
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thyrotrophic hormone releasing factor
Part of the subcortex responsible for coordination is called the
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hippocampus
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cerebellum
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an increase in blood sugar
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diencephalon
The physical, psychological, and behavioral outcomes of stress reactivity are called
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hostility
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strains
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prodome
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bracing
The part of the adrenal gland that secretes corticoids is called the
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hypothalamus
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adrenal cortex
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adrenal medulla
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hippocampus
general adaptation syndrome has three stages
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an increase in blood sugar
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cerebral cortex and sub cortex
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limit the harmful effects of stress
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alarm reaction,resistance, exhaustion
In order to have a healthy level of cholesterol in your blood, you want to have
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endocrine
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adrenal medulla
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psychological
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high HDL low LDL
An endocrine gland that secretes the hormone thyroxin that is involved in the stress reaction is called the
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thyroid gland
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psychological
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hypothalamus
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hydrochloric acid
The part of the subcortex responsible for the regulation of emotions is called the
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diencephalon
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adrenal cortex
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diastolic BP
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hypothalamus
Which one of the following pioneers developed a meditative technique that was successfully employed to help reduce his patients' levels of high blood pressure?
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adrenal cortex
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medulla oblongata
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Walter Cannon
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Herbert Benson
The effects of cortisol and epinephrine are mediated by the hormones
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myocardial infraction
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oxytocin and estrogen
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systolic BP
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galvanic skin response
A behavior pattern associated with the development of coronary heart disease is
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prodome
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antigen
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Psychogenetic
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type A
Conditions that have a mind and body component are called
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psychosomatic
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systolic BP
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psychological
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Psychogenetic
_____________ regulates metabolism of glucose.
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epinephrine
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antibodies
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glucocorticoids
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allostatic load
The system that is comprised of hormones that regulate physiological functions is called the
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medulla oblongata
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endocrine
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high HDL low LDL
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hostility
A substance found in the digestive system that helps break down food for digestion is called
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psychological
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diastolic BP
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autogenic training
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hydrochloric acid
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