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The general adaptation syndrome has three stages,which are,in order:

A) alarm reaction, stage of exhaustion, stage of resistance.
B) alarm reaction, stage of resistance, stage of exhaustion.
C) stage of resistance, alarm reaction, stage of exhaustion.
D) stage of resistance, stage of exhaustion, alarm reaction.

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Toxins,heat,and cold would be examples of what kind of stressor?

A) environmental
B) psychological
C) sociological
D) philosophical

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The way that one views a life experience can affect whether or not that experience is stressful.

Christina Maslach was a stress management pioneer who focused upon the issue of burnout.

The contraction of muscles for no obvious purpose is called

Men and women in general tend to respond to stress in very similar ways.

People who have learned stress management skills often respond to a greater degree to a stressor but return to their resting heart rate sooner than those not trained in stress management.

Which one of the following pioneers developed a meditative technique that was successfully employed to help reduce his patients' levels of high blood pressure?

This aspect of health is known as the ability to learn and grow intellectually.

The degree to which the seven dimensions of health are in balance is called

Progressive relaxation is also known as neuromuscular relaxation.

"Tend-and-friend" behaviors are nurturing activities that

The body's stress reaction that includes an increase in heart rate,respiration,blood pressure,and serum cholesterol is called

The degree to which the various components of your health are in balance is known as

Although stress can be very bothersome,it is seldom dangerous to your health.

Stimuli with the potential to cause stress are collectively called

Eustress is defined as

Lazarus and DeLongis have found that everyday hassles are even more detrimental to one's health than major life changes.

The cumulative biological wear and tear that results from responses to stress that seek to maintain body equilibrium is known as

The fight-or-flight response is termed as