Test Your Knowledge
Read the questions below and select the best possible answer for each.
1. Which of the following is a symptom
of stress?
a. inability to sleep
a.
b. headaches
c. fatigue
d. all of the above
2. In which stage of stress does the
body
attempt to adjust to the
stressor
and return to normal?
a. alarm
b. resistance
c. exhaustion
d. reaction
3. Which occurs during the first stage of
stress?
a. heart rate increases
b. blood pressure decreases
c. digestive system speeds up
d. muscles relax
4. In which stage of stress does the
body prepare for "fight or flight"?
a. alarm
b. resistance
c. exhaustion
d. reaction
5. Positive stress is called
a. good stress
b. distress
c. eustress
d. stressors
6. Things or events that cause stress are
called
a. stressors
b. distress
c.
eustress
d. stress events
7. Which statement about stress is true?
a. All stress is bad.
b. Stress is a nonspecific response of
the body to any demand made
upon it.
c. Stressors result from too much
stress.
d. Eustress is negative stress.
8. Which is a way to cope with stress?
a. meditation
b. deep breathing
c. listening to music
d. all of the above
9. Which is a stress related illness?
a. heart disease
b. stroke
c. high blood pressure
d. all of the above
10. When the body is subjected to
prolonged stress, which stage of
stress is entered?
a. alarm
b. resistance
c. exhaustion
d. reaction