This quiz will ask you to think about why stress responses exist, and how stress in modern times compares to stress from an evolutionary perspective.
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Acute VS chronic: what’s the difference? Based on what you already know, pick the option you think best contrasts the two terms.
Sierra has terrible road rage and for the last 14 years, she has worked in a law office that is approximately 30 minutes away from her home. However, on average, it takes her about 60 minutes to drive to and from work every day because of rush hour traffic. Sierra is miserable all the time because of her commute but simply cannot leave her dream job. Do you believe what Sierra experiences are acute stress, chronic stress or both?
Kelly works two jobs, one on-site and one remote. She was on her way home from her on-site job to attend an online meeting for her remote job when the bus didn’t show up at its scheduled time. Now she has to wait until another bus comes, but by then she will be late for her meeting. Kelly quickly emails her colleagues to inform them of the situation. Do you believe what Kelly is experiencing is acute stress, chronic stress or both?
Mohamed works in a retail clothing store as a sales associate. He enjoys his job for the most part, aside from his colleague Jamie. Jamie is a horrible colleague. She embarrasses employees by criticizing people’s work ethic in front of colleagues and patrons. She constantly makes minimizing comments about others’ ideas and calls in sick unexpectedly, forcing everyone else to pick up her slack. After working in the store for 3 years, do you believe what Mohamed is experiencing is acute stress, chronic stress or both?
Ruth is a full-time student who lives alone and works a part-time job. It is the beginning of the fall semester and they have to pay for their tuition and textbooks on their own. Ruth feels overwhelmed due to the amount of money they need to pay by the end of September (tuition, textbooks, rent, and other bills). Since Ruth is a graduate student, they know every September things gets difficult financially, but by October they will be financially stable again. Even though Ruth knows this happens every September, they still get worried about being able to pay their expenses. Do you believe what Ruth is experiencing is acute stress, chronic stress or both?