PSY100H1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Adrenal Medulla, Sympathetic Nervous System, Adrenocorticotropic Hormone

• School: UTSG
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY100H1
• Professor: Ashley Waggoner Denton

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Select the correct order of the three phases of the general adaptation syndrome: stress, arousal, resistance, arousal, resistance, exhaustion, increased blood pressure, muscle tension, adrenaline release, alarm, resistance, exhaustion, none of the above, right. The first stage is the alarm stage, which provides a burst of energy. Which of the following best describes compensatory control? a) strategies used to preserve a sense of order (non randomness) when personal control is compromised. b) suppression of avoidance or escape behaviour in response to uncontrollable circumstances. c) tendency to respond to problems with a pattern of anxiety, hostility, anger, guilt, or nervousness. d)ability to effectively recover from illness or adversity. e) the growth and experience of long term positive effects in response to negative events: answer. That"s the definition of compensatory control (refer to page 619: you don"t escape behavior, so wrong, no hostile response, this is resilience, this is the definition of post traumatic growth.