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6. What is the process of the Pituitary-Adrenal System,

  • Hypothalmus triggers the Sympathetic Branch of the ANS, which stimulates the Adrenal Medulla, which releases Adrenaline and Nor-Adrenaline.
  • Hypothalmus triggers the release of Adrenaline, which stimulates the Anterior Pituitary Gland, which releases ACTH, which stimulates the Adrenal Medullary, which releases Corticosteroids.
  • Hypothalmus triggers the release of CRH, which stimulates the Anterior Pituitary Gland, which releases ACTH, which stimulates the Adrenal Cortex, which releases Corticosteroids.
  • Hypothalmus triggers the Sympathetic Branch of the ANS, which stimulates the Adrenal Medulla, which releases Corticosteroids and ACTH.

7. Hans Selye explained the Three Stage Response.

  • True
  • False

8. The 3 Stage Response is;

  • Alarm, Resistance, Exhaustion.
  • Resistance, Exhaustion, Anger.
  • Reaction, Awareness, Exhaustion.

9. Long Term Stress can cause Physical Illness, Who studied the effects of Stress on Medical Students by Blood Samples?

  • Kiecolt-Glaser
  • Loftus
  • Holmes and Rahe
  • Bowlby
  • Lazarus

10. What was the the conclusion derived from the blood samples?

  • Stress showed no effect on the immune system.
  • Stress decreases the rate of Natural Killer Cells, weakening the Immune System.
  • Stress increases the rate of Natural Killer Cells, weakening the Immune System.

11. Life Changes are a source of stress.

  • True
  • False

12. Who devised the SRRS?

  • Krantz
  • Brady
  • Watson and Rayner
  • Holmes and Rahe
  • Kiecolt-Glaser

13. Each Life Event in the SRRS was ranked in terms of what?

  • Social Impact Merits
  • Life Points
  • Life Change Units
  • Busy-ness
  • Stressfullness

14. The study showed X correlation between illness and the score of the SRRS.

  • X = Positive
  • X = Negative
  • X = No

15. Rahe et al showed in another study of 2500 American Male Sailors, the effectiveness of the SRRS.

  • True
  • False

16. This Study is biased however because;

  • All of these.
  • They were all Male
  • They were all in a specific age criteria.
  • They were all American
  • They were all in the same Career

17. Find the Daily Hassle.

  • UFO abduction.
  • Dog peeing on carpet.
  • Cataclysmic explosion.
  • Large Hadron Collider creates Potent Black Hole
  • You die.

18. Stress in the Workplace comes from 5 key areas, Social Relationships, Work Pressures, The Physical Environment, Stresses linked to our role, and what else?

  • Crappy Food
  • Nazi Slavedrivers
  • Lack of Control
  • Lack of Coffee

19. The SRRS in itself is not a good measurement because;

  • It's time consuming.
  • No Studies have been shown to support it.
  • It doesn't consider daily hassles.
  • It's rarely used.

20. Johannson studied Stress in the Workplace, for his study, he sampled;

  • 12 engineers and 4 cleaners.
  • 14 woodworkers and 10 cleaners.
  • 4 superheros and 1 arch nemesis.
  • 7 brain surgeons and 10 anesthetists.