7. Health Psychology

Biological Explanations Of Stress — Quiz

Test your understanding of biological explanations of stress with 5 practice questions.

Practice Questions

Question 1

In biological explanations of stress, what is the main role of the sympathetic nervous system during a stressful event?

Question 2

Which hormone is most closely associated with the body’s immediate stress response?

Question 3

What does the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal $\left(\mathrm{HPA}\right)$ axis do in a stress response?

Question 4

Which hormone is most often linked to longer-term stress in biological explanations?

Question 5

Which statement best describes the fight-or-flight response?