Loose Leaf For Essentials Of Understanding Psychol Format: Loose-leaf
Loose Leaf For Essentials Of Understanding Psychol Format: Loose-leaf
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Chapter 34, Problem 1E
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Introduction: Stress is a condition in which a change in organism’s comfort level affects psychological as well as biological changes, which could lead to increase the risk of illness.

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Correct answer: Stress is defined as a response to challenging or threatening events.

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Stress is a biological response to a stressor such as environmental conditions, threat, challenge, or other psychological and physical barriers. The autonomic nervous system and hypothalamic‑pituitary‑adrenal axis are the major system that responds to stress. Stress can produce varied negative responses such as fear, anger, impatience, depression, anxiety, and frustration in our body.

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