Describe the characteristics and the phyiological response involved for each stage of the general adaptatoin syndrome.
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: #1: Alarm: increased physiological arousal in preparation for an emergency situation; hypothalamus activates sympathetic nervous system. #2: Resistance: sustained level of physiological arousal; hypothalamus elicits the release of ACTH from pituitary gland; adrenal gland releases cortisol. #3: Exhaustion: fatigue, susceptibility to disease; immune system and metabolic activity of organs throughout the body are underactive.
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a. visual-recognition memory measurement b. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory c. APGAR d. Bayley Scales of Infant Development
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a. are not subject to periodic revision b. concern events that are highly significant c. are almost always highly accurate d. include a memory's main subject, but not the background events