What Do You Know About Stress?
10 Questions
| Total Attempts: 1065
The answers to the following questions can be found in your 30 facts about Stress handout.
Questions and Answers
- 1.High amounts of stress cause a person's hair to turn grey.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.Stress can alter __________ levels, which can cause mood swings, fatigue, hyperglycemia, and metabolic syndrome, a major risk factor for heart attack and diabetes.
- A.
Hormone
- B.
White blood cell
- C.
Blood sugar
- D.
Red blood cell
- 3.Young people from military families who have a deployed parent report lower levels of stress and emotional problems than other adolescents and teens.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.When cells shrink due to exposure to stress hormones, they disconnect from each other, which contributes to ______.
- A.
Weight gain
- B.
Weight loss
- C.
Excitement
- D.
Depression
- 5.Stress is linked to the six leading causes of death: heart disease, cancer, lung ailments, accidents, liver cirrhosis, and suicide.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.The top three stressful cities in America are ______________, ________________, __________________.
- A.
Chicago, Ilinois; Jersey City, New Jersey; Arlington, Washington
- B.
Cincinnati, Ohio; Los Angeles, California; and Washington DC
- C.
Chicago, Ilinois; Cincinnati, Ohio; and New York, New York
- D.
Chicago, Ilinois; Los Angeles, California; and New York, New York
- 7.Research has shown that milk chocolate reduces stress hormones such as cortisol and other fight-flight hormones. Additionally, cocoa is rich in antioxidants called flavonoids.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.The stress hormone _________ not only causes abdominal fat to accumulate, but it also enlarges individual fat cells, leading to what researchers call “diseased” fat.
- A.
Prolactin
- B.
Cortisol
- C.
Insulin
- D.
Catecholamines
- 9.Stress has been called “the silent killer” and can lead to heart disease, high blood pressure, chest pain, and an irregular heartbeat
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.Laughing lowers stress hormones (like cortisol, epinephrine, and adrenaline) and strengthens the immune system by releasing _______.
- A.
Healthy oxidants
- B.
Hormone- enhancing hormones
- C.
Health-enhancing blockers
- D.
Health-enhancing hormones
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