QUIZ 1. What is it called when faced with a stressor and you judge what your options are to deal with it? a. Primary appraisal b. Stimulus-based stress c. Secondary appraisal d. Response-based stress Answer: c. Secondary appraisal of a stressor is based on self-efficacy and involves the person judging what their options are to deal with a specific stressor. 2. What is it called when it is believed that stress is mostly physiological and based on the person’s reaction to a stressor? a. Primary appraisal b. Stimulus-based stress c. Secondary appraisal d. Response-based stress Answer: d. With response-based stress, most of the stress is a physiological response, which will vary from person to person. The stressor may be experienced to a greater degree in some people and not in other people. 3. What is not part of the natural stress response? a. Increased heart rate b. Increased respirations c. Decreased GI motility d. Constricted pupils Answer: d. Each of these is a part of the natural stress response, which is based on the activation of the sympathetic nervous system, except that the pupils will dilate rather than constrict.
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