Stress Management Training Stress & Mental Health

Question 1

Which mental health condition is most directly caused by prolonged, unmanaged chronic stress?

Accepted Answer

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Answer

Bipolar I disorder

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Schizophrenia

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Antisocial personality disorder

Question 2

How does chronic stress primarily affect the hippocampus in the brain?

Accepted Answer

It causes hippocampal atrophy impairing memory and learning

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It enlarges the hippocampus

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It increases hippocampal neurogenesis

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It has no significant impact on the hippocampus

Question 3

What is the relationship between stress and depression according to the HPA axis dysregulation model?

Accepted Answer

Stress activates the HPA axis, causing prolonged cortisol elevation linked to depression

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Stress activates the HPA axis, leading to cortisol depletion and depressive symptoms

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Stress has no measurable impact on the HPA axis

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Stress suppresses cortisol, protecting against depression

Question 4

Which stress management approach is recommended as a first-line intervention for mild to moderate depression related to stress?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

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Pharmacotherapy alone

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Electroconvulsive therapy

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Social isolation and rest

Question 5

What is 'allostatic load' in the context of stress and mental health?

Accepted Answer

The cumulative physiological wear and tear from chronic stress over time

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The brain's capacity to adapt to positive challenges

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The threshold at which stress becomes beneficial

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A cognitive bias that distorts stress perception

Question 6

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is classified as which type of disorder in the DSM-5?

Accepted Answer

Trauma- and stressor-related disorder

Answer

Anxiety disorder

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Dissociative disorder

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Mood disorder