Choose one of the outcomes of excess stress and explain the symptoms.

Chapter 2 Review: Stress

Descibe the difference between a stressor and a stress response.

Define the main function of the nervous system and list the three main parts of which it consists.

What is the difference between fight, flight, and freeze?

In the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) created by Hans Selye, what is the sequence of physical responses and what happens in each stage?

Name one of the stressors college students may face.

Once the stressful situation has ended, what happens to your body?

Choose one of the outcomes of excess stress and explain the symptoms.

Summarize what the allostatic load is and how GAS is related.

Identify one health outcome related to stress and a major health disease it may cause.

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Summarize why social support is important for managing stress.

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Fernanda Jacqueline PalafoxAUG 10, 2023, 4:18:48 PM

There are physical, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral symptoms of stress, Each has different symptoms, see attached.

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Bryan Scott StaniloffAPR 23, 2023, 2:43:59 AM

One of the outcomes of excess stress includes GAD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder) as well as the anxiety symptoms that contribute to the way your brain is structured. This means that your brain is constantly releasing cortisol and losing brain connectivity which can effect your judgment, personality, and overall everyday life. These symptoms are constant for people with GAD.

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Caden Carleton DeJongFEB 9, 2023, 2:40:05 PM

heart disease
heart attack
high blood pressure
stroke

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Isaiah Joseph HartsockJAN 31, 2023, 9:03:19 PM

One of the outcomes could be anxiety, and the symptoms of anxiety are irritation, feeling on edge, poor sleep, and high heart rates. These are just a few symptoms and there are many more,

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In the GAS theory, what is the name for a stress triggered by a positive stressor?

Select one of the following options:

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Resistance
B.
Allostatic load
C.
Distress
D.
Eustress

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