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AQA PSYCHOLOGY STRESS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ Sympathomedullary Pathway Sympathetic Nervous System Alerted as soon as a stressor is perceived Adrenal Medulla Signal is sent via central nervous system to the Adrenal Medulla which releases adrenaline and...

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AQA PSYCHOLOGY STRESS EXAM QUESTIONS

AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

GRADED A++


Sympathomedullary Pathway


Sympathetic Nervous System

Alerted as soon as a stressor is perceived



Adrenal Medulla

Signal is sent via central nervous system to the Adrenal Medulla which releases adrenaline and

noradrenaline into the blood stream



Adrenaline and Noradrenaline

affects target organs e.g. heart, muscles, heart rate ↑, blood pressure ↑, pupils dilate

When the threat has passed, the parasympathetic NS dampens the stress response down and turns the

body to its normal state


Hypothalamic Pituitary-Adrenal System


H - Hypothalamus

- releases CRF into the bloodstream

,P - Pituitary glands

- releases ACTH into the blood stream once CRF is detected



A - Adrenal Cortex

Stimulated to release cortisol


Negative feedback of cortisol levels


Negative feedback: receptors will pick up high levels of cortisol and respond by lowering the levels by

stopping CRF from being released


Cortisol effects on the body


↓ sensitivity to pain,

↑ heart rate,

burst of energy

↓immune response


General Adaption Syndrome


Alarm reaction

threat or stressor has been recognised

Hypothalamus in the brain triggers the production of adrenaline/noradrenaline from the adrenal glands



2) Resistance

If stress continues, the body needs to find a way to cope.

Resources are gradually depleting. The body appears to be coping

, 3) Exhaustion

Body systems can no longer maintain normal functioning.

Symptoms of adrenaline reappear e.g. sweating, ↑ blood pressure/heart rate

Adrenal glands potentially damaged, immune system can't cope, potential stress related illness


AO3 of short term stress response


It misses out the freeze stage of the fight or flight response where individuals freeze to analyse the

situation and make the best decision



Tend and Befriend

Oxytocin - women tend and befriend rather than fight or flight due to oxytocin

Testosterone in men dampens down the effects of oxytocin



Used to be different stressors e.g. fighting (physical) and now mental stress (jobs) so may not be

applicable anymore


AO3 of general adaption response


Observation with human patients

They all shared common symptoms no matter what was wrong with them



Rats - no matter which substance when they were injected with (stressor)

It always led to the same response (common cold)



Sheridan and Radmacher

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