Multiple Choice
According to Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome, during which stage is a person especially vulnerable to illness?
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General Adaptation Syndrome
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Which parts of the nervous system are primarily associated with the general adaptation syndrome?
A
The sympathetic nervous system and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis
B
The parasympathetic nervous system and the somatic nervous system
C
The sensory nervous system and the limbic system
D
The enteric nervous system and the central nervous system
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Understand that the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) describes the body's physiological response to stress, involving multiple stages: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion.
Recognize that the nervous system components involved in GAS are those responsible for initiating and regulating the stress response.
Identify the sympathetic nervous system as the part of the autonomic nervous system that activates the 'fight or flight' response during the alarm stage of GAS.
Understand that the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is a neuroendocrine system that regulates the release of stress hormones like cortisol, playing a key role in the resistance stage of GAS.
Conclude that the sympathetic nervous system and the HPA axis together coordinate the body's overall response to stress, making them the primary parts associated with the General Adaptation Syndrome.
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