Quiz 2: What Stress Does to Brain and Body

Question 1 of 10

Question 1

When chronic stress occurs, what happens to “sleep architecture”?

It becomes more structured and organized.

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It becomes fragmented, leading to shallow or broken sleep.

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It improves as the body tries to recover from the day's stress.

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It only changes if the person has a pre-existing sleep disorder.

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Question 2 of 10

Question 2

According to the lesson, why do people often wrongly assume their symptoms aren’t stress-related?

Because they believe stress is "only in the mind."

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Because stress only affects emotional states, not physical ones.

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Because doctors rarely mention stress as a factor.

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Because stress symptoms always appear immediately after a stressful event.

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Question 3 of 10

Question 3

What is the role of the hippocampus in the brain?

Regulating blood pressure and heart rate.

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Managing physical coordination and balance.

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Learning, organizing memories, and orientation in context.

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Controlling immediate survival instincts like "fight or flight."

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Question 4 of 10

Question 4

How does chronic stress affect the Prefrontal Cortex (PFC)?

It makes the PFC function more efficiently to solve problems.

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It increases the volume of the PFC to handle more data.

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It causes the PFC to function less efficiently, making it harder to think clearly.

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The PFC is the only part of the brain not affected by stress.

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Question 5 of 10

Question 5

Why is the immune system considered “dysregulated” under chronic stress?

It becomes permanently deactivated.

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It may not respond as cleanly, efficiently, or appropriately as it should.

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It begins to attack healthy tissue exclusively.

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It only responds to physical injuries, not viruses.

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Question 6 of 10

Question 6

What does the term “allostatic load” refer to?

The maximum amount of weight a person can lift under stress.

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The wear and tear that builds up when the body must constantly adapt to pressure.

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The specific hormone released during an acute stress event.

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A measurement of how much sleep a person needs to recover.

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Question 7 of 10

Question 7

How can chronic stress impact appetite and metabolism?

It always causes a total loss of appetite.

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It stabilizes blood sugar to help the body cope.

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It prioritizes long-range nutritional wisdom over immediate coping.

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It can cause cravings for sugar or quick energy as the body mobilizes for survival.

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Question 8 of 10

Question 8

In what way does chronic stress change a person’s experience of pain?

It numbs the body so pain is felt less intensely.

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It can amplify pain pathways and reduce the body's ability to settle them.

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It has no impact on physical pain, only emotional pain.

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It makes the body more resilient to headaches and tension.

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Question 9 of 10

Question 9

Why is “shame” described as unhelpful in stress recovery?

It makes the hippocampus grow too large.

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It prevents the body from producing any cortisol at all.

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It adds a second burden to an already overburdened system.

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Shame is actually helpful for building discipline.

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Question 10 of 10

Question 10

What is the primary goal of “mapping symptoms” to stress load?

To diagnose a specific medical disease.

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To replace self-blame with understanding and compassionate action.

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To prove that symptoms are "all in your head."

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To ignore the symptoms until they go away on their own.

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