Author Question: While hiking with a friend in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California, Lenny comes face-to-face ... (Read 156 times)

karen · **on:** Jun 19, 2018

While hiking with a friend in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California, Lenny comes face-to-face with a young bear on the trail. Lenny rapidly enters the first stage of Selyes General Adaptation Syndrome. His brainstem initiates the release of the neurotransmitter norepinephrine, which increases his vigilance and fear. This is part of his ____.

a. cognitive response
b. behavioral response
c. emotional response
d. physical response

Question 2

Jeanette is having one of those days. She spilled her coffee all over her research materials for her final paper, she is running late for a meeting with her professor about the paper, and she needs to be at the airport soon for a flight to her best friends wedding. These events ____.

a. are considered to be too minor to cause psychological stress
b. could have the cumulative impact of a major life event
c. are likely to cause the same level of psychological stress for all of us
d. are considered simply to be the hassles of everyday life