Chapter 22 Stress

Chapter 22  Stress

TRUE/FALSE

1. Severe stress generally causes adrenaline levels to fall.

ANS: F DIF: Memorization TOP: Stages

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2. Selye proved in his research that regardless of the type of stressor, the stress syndrome is always the same.

ANS: T DIF: Memorization REF: Page 761 TOP: Selye’s Concept of Stress

3. As a result of applying various stressors to research animals, Selye was able to produce a triad of body changes.

ANS: T DIF: Memorization TOP: Development of the Stress Concept

4. Every individual responds somewhat differently to stress.

ANS: T DIF: Memorization TOP: Stressors

REF: Page 761

REF: Page 762

5. One of the components of the “stress triad” is hypertrophy of the lymphatic organs.

   ANS: F DIF: Memorization REF: Page 761 TOP: Development of the Stress Concept

6. Stress, according to Selye, is a state or condition of the body produced by “diverse noxious agents” and manifested by a syndrome of changes.

ANS: T DIF: Memorization REF: Page 761 TOP: Selye’s Concept of Stress

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Test Bank 22-2

7. Stressors are always injurious, unpleasant, or painful stimuli.

ANS: F DIF: Memorization REF: Page 762 TOP: Stressors

8. A stressor for one individual may not be a stressor for someone else.

ANS: T DIF: Memorization REF: Page 762 TOP: Stressors