1. The name of the noted physiologist who was employed at Harvard Medical School and first described the body’s reaction to stress is A. Lawrence LeShan. B. Carl Simonton. C. Walter Cannon. D. George Engel. 2. The body’s stress reaction that includes an increase in heart rate respiration blood pressure and serum cholesterol is called A. fight-or-flight. B. eustress. C. substantial stress. D. distress. 3. Stimuli with the potential to cause stress are collectively called A. eustress. B. substantial stress. C. distress. D. stressors. 4. 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. 5. Eustress is defined as A. bad things to which we have to adapt. B. everything that happens around us. C. good things to which we have to adapt. D. having a positive outlook on life. 6. Distress is defined as A. bad things to which we have to adapt. B. everything that happens around us. C. good things to which we have to adapt. D. having a negative outlook on life.
