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Humanities Legal Studies Topic started by: zc323 on Feb 19, 2018



Title: What internal organ is responsible for the release of ACTH during the activation of the ...
Post by: zc323 on Feb 19, 2018
What internal organ is responsible for the release of ACTH during the activation of the fight-or-flight response?
 
  a. Anterior pituitary
  b. Adrenal cortex
  c. Hypothalamus
  d. Amygdala



Another term that describes the freeze response to extreme stress is tonic immobility.
 
  a. True
  b. False



What stress-mediating variable relates to a person's ability to anticipate a stressor?
 
  a. Resistence
  b. Control
  c. Predictability
  d. Anticipatory cognition



If a stressor remains after the fight-or-flight response subsides, what effect will it likely have on the person?
 
  a. A burst of adrenalin
  b. Psychophysiological exhaustion
  c. A steady increase in performance
  d. No effect



Situational crime prevention efforts have shown that displacement of crimethe movement of crime from one place to another after crime prevention efforts have been directed at itis
 
  A. common and often equals the benefits of crimes reduced.
  B. rare and never enough to equal the benefits of crimes reduced.
  C. common but does not equal the benefits of crimes reduced.
  D. None of the above.


Title: What internal organ is responsible for the release of ACTH during the activation of the ...
Post by: lazer on Feb 19, 2018
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