While working the midnight shift, Christy was not getting much rest. She was also worried about passing her Physical Abilities Test (PAT) and keeping her fellow officers safe. The lack of sleep and worries Christy experienced are called _______, or stimuli that cause both psychological and physiological reactions.
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Around the time Christy experienced transient global amnesia, she had been dealing with many life-changing events. Researchers studying the cumulative effects of such events have found that people are more likely to ______ under these circumstances.
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In the video, Christy noted that “police officers . . . like the adrenaline,” and the narrator mentioned that some people seem to thrive on stress. What hormone is secreted when the body is mobilized to react to stressful situations?
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Christy’s husband Ron said that both he and Christy have learned to “roll with things” as a way of dealing with stress. People who exhibit a relaxed, patient, and nonaggressive pattern of behavior may be described as having a(n):
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When Christy talks about “having to let things go,” she might be referring to how she decides to respond to challenging events. She takes into consideration what resources are available to her and then decides how to respond to an event—in this case, by not responding. This assessment process is known as:
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