AP PSYCHOLOGY

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MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

STRESS AND HEALTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Angie was in a car accident. As she fills out the accident report, calls her parents, and arranges for a ride home, Angie will enter the second stage of the general adaptation syndrome. What will that involve?
A
A decreased heart rate
B
High respiration
C
Lowered temperature
D
exhaustion
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -General adaption syndrome, consisting of three stages: (1) alarm, (2) resistance, and (3) exhaustion. Alarm, fight or flight, is the immediate response of the body to ‘perceived’ stress.

Detailed explanation-2: -2. Resistance stage. After the initial shock of a stressful event and having a fight-or-flight response, the body begins to repair itself. It releases a lower amount of cortisol, and your heart rate and blood pressure begin to normalize.

Detailed explanation-3: -The syndrome divides the total response from stress into three phases: the alarm reaction, the stage of resistance and the stage of exhaustion.

Detailed explanation-4: -The alarm reaction stage of the GAS prepares a person to respond to the stressor they are experiencing. This is often known as a “fight or flight” response.

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