If you are like most people, you have experienced stress in your life. What is going on in your body when you are in the midst of the fight-or-flight response? How did Hans Selye describe the body's reaction to stress?
Looking at stress from a more psychological perspective, what have psychologists learned about the importance of cognitive appraisal and the various types of coping responses?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Describe the sequence of activity that is triggered in the nerves and glands during the fight-or-flight response. Describe Selye's general adaptation syndrome. Appraisal includes a personal definition of the meaning of the stress to the individual, primary and secondary appraisals, and stress moderator variables. Give examples of coping responses.
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