Quiz – Stress Hijacks You

Question 1 of 6

1. Question

According to the capsule, what triggers the stress response?

Your perception of a threat, not the event itself

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The event itself, regardless of perception

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A lack of technical skills

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Only genuine physical dangers

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Question 2 of 6

2. Question

When the brain detects a threat, the amygdala fires and the body releases:

Cortisol and adrenaline

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Only endorphins

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Insulin and glucose

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Nothing measurable

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Question 3 of 6

3. Question

Which researchers are cited for the hijack response?

LeDoux and Sapolsky

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Salovey and Mayer

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Plutchik and Ekman

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Kahneman and Damasio

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Question 4 of 6

4. Question

McEwen documented that managers under chronic stress, through his allostatic load model:

Make more impulsive decisions and struggle to empathize

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Become calmer and more strategic

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Lose all physical stress signals

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Communicate more clearly than usual

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Question 5 of 6

5. Question

Match each element with its role in the stress response.

Sort elements

Fires the alarm signal within milliseconds
Rational thinking that gets progressively overridden
Entry points back into conscious control

Amygdala

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Prefrontal cortex

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Breath, posture, pause

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Question 6 of 6

6. Question

Fill in the blanks.

Under a perceived threat the Fill in the blank 1 of 2 fires within milliseconds, while stress hormones progressively override your rational Fill in the blank 2 of 2 .