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What is the name of the system that is designed to mobilize resources and prepare a fight-or-flight response?
 
  a. the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal system
  b. the cortex-thalamus cortisol system
  c. the sympathetic-adrenomedullary system
  d. the parasympathetic prefrontal cortex system

Question 2

What is the term for the biological cost of adapting to stress?
 
  a. allostatic load
  b. homeostatic load
  c. sympathetic load
  d. parasympathetic load

Question 3

Which perspective was initially developed through laboratory research?
 
  a. Behavioral
  b. Biological
  c. Humanistic
  d. Psychodynamic

Question 4

I often find that when I am ill, I am not able to cope effectively with the normal hassles of life. I find myself becoming irritated by things that I would usually be able to ignore. Which of the following would explain this phenomenon?
 
  a. When using resources to deal with one stressor, the ability to tolerate additional stressors may be compromised.
  b. Major life changes may impair the ability to cope effectively with daily hassles.
  c. During the exhaustion phase of the general adaptation syndrome illness becomes likely.
  d. Allostatic load leads to psychological and biological vulnerability.
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