12. A) Stress is the body’s
reaction to any internal or
external demand.
13. B) The autonomic nervous system
is controlled by the hypothalamus
which is known as the “master
gland”
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c) The hypothalamus receives the message of
danger from the mind and delivers a message
through the nervous system that connects, like a
hard-wire neuron system, to every other system of
the body
15. d) The hypothalamus also delivers a message to the
endocrine system to initiate the secretion of hormones.
The hormones, primarily adrenalin and cortisol, flood the
bloodstream and travel throughout the body to deliver
information to cells and systems that will aid in creating
the ability to be more speedy and powerful.
16. e) Epinephrine and nonepinephrine are
released in the blood stream
that lead to immediate responses that
help the person deal with danger either
by fighting or running.(Fight or flight)
17. f) UCLA scientists found that the stress hormone
cortisol suppresses immune cells ability to
activate an enzyme that keeps immune cells young
known as telomerase
18. g) Telomerase are the protective DNA
complex at the end of the chromosome.
The destruction of this DNA complex
shortens life span and speeds the
body’deterioration which makes the person
grow old faster
19. II. What Can Cause Stress?
A)Survival Stressors
When the body is in a tense situation, the body reacts
with a burst of energy called adrenaline. This reaction
causes the body to react quicker to the problem and
hopefully have a better chance of good outcome.
24. b) Type B Personality
Generally live in a lower stress level, work steadily, it is all
right if they do not achieve, When faced with competition
they do not mind losing
33. Techno-stress
1) When people cannot resist being online or being connected all
the time and are always sharing constant updates. They feel
they have to work faster because information flows faster. They
habitually do multi-tasking and have very little time for
sustained thinking and creative analysis.
34. 2) Symptoms of Techno-stress:
Anxiety, mental and physical fatigue, depression,
lack of sleep nightmares, panic, cancer due to too
much exposure to radiation, moral deterioration
35. III. Types of Stress
A) Acute Stress is brought on by
a real or perceived immediate threat
to our physical, emotional, or
psychological well being
36. B) Chronic Stress
Researchers have now discovered that long-term
activation of stress can have a hazardous, even
lethal effect on the body, increasing obesity,
heart disease, depression, sleep disorders and
anxiety.
37. IV. Forms of Stress
A)Eustress
Positive Stress: It arises in any situation
or circumstance that the person finds
motivating and exciting
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39. Some experts believe that stress may cause 50% of all disease
Scientific research has shown that stress:
is a leading cause of both cancer and heart disease
is a contributing factor in death
lowers the immune system
contributes to unhappiness
