The cumulative biological wear and tear that results from responses to stress that seek to maintain body equilibrium is known as
  • autogenic training
  • adrenal cortex
  • allostatic load
  • adrenal medulla
Which of the following people are known for studying stress and headaches?
  • adrenal cortex
  • Stewart Wolf, Thomas Budzynski, and Howard Wolff
  • thyrotrophic hormone releasing factor
  • cerebellum
What stimulates the thyroid gland to secrete thyroxin?
  • thyrotrophic hormone releasing factor
  • thyrotrophic hormone
  • corticotrophin releasing factor
  • oxytocin and estrogen
Threats to self-esteem or depression would be examples of what kind of stressor?
  • Psychogenetic
  • psychosomatic
  • psychological
  • 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
  • Walter Cannon
  • adrenal cortex
  • autogenic training
  • diastolic BP
A catecholamine, often called adrenalin, is
  • diencephalon
  • epinephrine
  • antibodies
  • Psychogenetic
The part of the autonomic nervous system responsible for conserving energy is called the
  • hypothalamus
  • medulla oblongata
  • diencephalon
  • 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
  • galvanic skin response
  • allostatic load
  • glucocorticoids
  • hardiness theory
The pressure of the blood against the arterial walls when the heart is relaxed is known as
  • systolic BP
  • hypothalamus
  • diencephalon
  • diastolic BP
The electrodermal response, or the electrical conductance of the skin, is called
  • adrenal cortex
  • galvanic skin response
  • adrenal medulla
  • myocardial infraction
A relaxation technique that involves a sensation of heaviness, warmth, and tingling in the limbs is called
  • thyroid gland
  • autogenic training
  • autoimmune response
  • medulla oblongata
Progressive relaxation is also known
  • limit the harmful effects of stress
  • galvanic skin response
  • essential hypertension
  • neuromuscular relaxation
What are the two major components of the brain?
  • corticotrophin releasing factor
  • alarm reaction,resistance, exhaustion
  • essential hypertension
  • cerebral cortex and sub cortex
A physical disease caused by emotional stress without a microorganism involved is
  • psychoneuroimmunology
  • psychological
  • hypothalamus
  • Psychogenetic
The part of the diencephalon that activates the autonomic nervous system is called the
  • hostility
  • hypothalamus
  • Walter Cannon
  • hippocampus
A foreign substance irritating to the body is a(n)
  • type A
  • antibodies
  • cortisol
  • antigen
The lower part of the brain responsible for various physiological processes necessary to stay alive is called the
  • hostility
  • adrenal medulla
  • subcortex
  • Walter Cannon
The part of the subcortex responsible for regulating sleep is called the
  • pons
  • adrenal cortex
  • strains
  • prodome
The part of the brain that "sounds the alarm" when stress is present is called the
  • hypothalamus
  • diencephalon
  • adrenal cortex
  • 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
  • memory t and b cells
  • galvanic skin response
  • allostatic load
  • myocardial infraction
When you encounter a stressor, the sympathetic nervous system regulates the body to
  • psychoneuroimmunology
  • cerebellum
  • oxytocin and estrogen
  • - increase HR- pupils dilate- coronary arteries dilate
The primary glucocorticoid is called
  • antigen
  • hostility
  • prodome
  • cortisol
A physiological response in which the body turns on itself is known as
  • autoimmune response
  • Psychogenetic
  • an increase in blood sugar
  • autogenic training
The goal of stress management is to
  • limit the harmful effects of stress
  • alarm reaction,resistance, exhaustion
  • - increase HR- pupils dilate- coronary arteries dilate
  • cerebral cortex and sub cortex
Cortisol is secreted from the adrenal cortex and is responsible for
  • an increase in blood sugar
  • - increase HR- pupils dilate- coronary arteries dilate
  • corticotrophin releasing factor
  • galvanic skin response
What is released by the hypothalamus and results in the release of adrenocorticotropic hormones?
  • cerebral cortex and sub cortex
  • an increase in blood sugar
  • corticotrophin releasing factor
  • thyrotrophic hormone
Substances produced by the body to fight antigens are
  • systolic BP
  • antibodies
  • cerebellum
  • epinephrine
What is released by the hypothalamus and stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete thyrotropic hormone?
  • hydrochloric acid
  • corticotrophin releasing factor
  • thyroid gland
  • thyrotrophic hormone releasing factor
Part of the subcortex responsible for coordination is called the
  • hippocampus
  • cerebellum
  • an increase in blood sugar
  • diencephalon
The physical, psychological, and behavioral outcomes of stress reactivity are called
  • hostility
  • strains
  • prodome
  • bracing
The part of the adrenal gland that secretes corticoids is called the
  • hypothalamus
  • adrenal cortex
  • adrenal medulla
  • hippocampus
general adaptation syndrome has three stages
  • an increase in blood sugar
  • cerebral cortex and sub cortex
  • limit the harmful effects of stress
  • alarm reaction,resistance, exhaustion
In order to have a healthy level of cholesterol in your blood, you want to have
  • endocrine
  • adrenal medulla
  • psychological
  • high HDL low LDL
An endocrine gland that secretes the hormone thyroxin that is involved in the stress reaction is called the
  • thyroid gland
  • psychological
  • hypothalamus
  • hydrochloric acid
The part of the subcortex responsible for the regulation of emotions is called the
  • diencephalon
  • adrenal cortex
  • diastolic BP
  • 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?
  • adrenal cortex
  • medulla oblongata
  • Walter Cannon
  • Herbert Benson
The effects of cortisol and epinephrine are mediated by the hormones
  • myocardial infraction
  • oxytocin and estrogen
  • systolic BP
  • galvanic skin response
A behavior pattern associated with the development of coronary heart disease is
  • prodome
  • antigen
  • Psychogenetic
  • type A
Conditions that have a mind and body component are called
  • psychosomatic
  • systolic BP
  • psychological
  • Psychogenetic
_____________ regulates metabolism of glucose.
  • epinephrine
  • antibodies
  • glucocorticoids
  • allostatic load
The system that is comprised of hormones that regulate physiological functions is called the
  • medulla oblongata
  • endocrine
  • high HDL low LDL
  • hostility
A substance found in the digestive system that helps break down food for digestion is called
  • psychological
  • diastolic BP
  • autogenic training
  • hydrochloric acid
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