Practice Quizzes -- Essential Concepts for Healthy Living Third Edition

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Please read each question and select your answer from the choices provided. You must complete all of the questions in order to view your results. At the end of each exam, you have the option to e-mail your results to your instructor.

1: Which of the following activities is an example of a psychological stressor?
	A: taking a final exam
	B: feeling the pain of an injury
	C: running in a marathon race
	D: being exposed to extreme cold

2: Over time, too much psychological stress can result in
	A: osteoporosis.
	B: burnout.
	C: encephalitis
	D: neuralgia

3: Which of the following hormones is released in response to stressful situations?
	A: testosterone
	B: estrogen
	C: insulin
	D: epinephrine

4: Stress hormones
	A: increase blood flow to the skin.
	B: decrease amounts of fat and blood sugar in the bloodstream.
	C: increase central nervous system activity.
	D: decrease blood flow to the skeletal muscles.

5: The physical adaptations that enable a person''s body to deal with dangerous situations are called the
	A: cause-and-effect response.
	B: fight-or-flight response.
	C: active-and-defensive response.
	D: life-or-death response.

6: Which of the following bodily functions decreases during the alarm stage of the general adaptation syndrome?
	A: heart rate
	B: blood pressure
	C: saliva production
	D: breathing rate

7: Which of the following situations can be a result of psychological stress?
	A: abusing drugs
	B: being unable to make decisions
	C: having sleeping problems
	D: all of the above

8: Low levels of stress can
	A: enhance performance.
	B: produce sleep disturbances.
	C: result in burnout.
	D: kill laboratory animals.

9: Which of the following situations is an example of distress?
	A: being fired from a job
	B: graduating from college
	C: making wedding plans
	D: planning a new home

10: Which of the following situations is an example of eustress?
	A: accepting a new job.
	B: taking care of a sick child.
	C: coping with an abusive partner.
	D: attending a parent's funeral.

11: Which of the following cells are in the immune system?
	A: white blood cells
	B: erythrocytes
	C: neurons
	D: myofibrils

12: Which of the following statements is true?
	A: Distressed children often exhibit regressive behaviors.
	B: Adolescents who are under a lot of emotional stress often suffer from depression and abuse drugs.
	C: Rates of emotional depression and suicide are high among the isolated elderly population.
	D: All of the above

13: Stressful situations can have no beneficial effects on a person.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

14: Regular exercise may reduce the negative effects of stress.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

15: Symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome usually include recurrent episodes of
	A: intestinal cramps.
	B: constipation.
	C: diarrhea.
	D: all of the above

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