Define the terms stress and stressor. Discuss three factors that ...

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Define the terms stress and stressor. Discuss three factors that influence stress and complicate its study.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

The only neuropsychological syndrome for which antiviral therapy is likely to be helpful is
 
  A) AIDS-related dementia. B) amnestic disorder.
  C) multi-infarct dementia. D) vascular dementia.

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Answer to Question 1

Stress is the response to any demand placed on an organism. Those events which create stress are called
stressors. An individual's response to a given stressor is influenced by both internal and external factors, making
it such that no two people will respond in the same way to the same event and a given person's response may not
always be the same. The impact of a stressor is largely determined by coping skills, an individual perception of
the stressor, the number of other stressors the individual is facing, and any existing predisposition to stress
vulnerability.

Answer to Question 2

A