AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

STRESS AND HEALTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Being confronted by an intruder who has broken into your house late at night is best described as a(n)
A
fight-or-flight response
B
general adaptation syndrome
C
relative deprivation
D
stressor
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Being confronted by an intruder who has broken into your house late at night is best described as a(n): A) fight-or-flight response.

Detailed explanation-2: -stress the process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called stressors, that we appraise as threatening or challenging. Thus, stress is the process of appraising an event as threatening or challenging, and responding to it (Lazarus, 1998).

Detailed explanation-3: -Coping refers to a variety of methods used to: avoid the adaptation-level phenomenon.

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