Question 38 – Stress - AQA A Level Psychology Questions

Stress Questions

Practise AQA A Level Psychology Stress with exam-style questions for A Level Psychology. 100 questions covering Physiology of stress, Role of stress in illness, Sources of stress, Measuring stress, Individual differences in stress, and Managing and coping with stress, matched to the AQA A Level Psychology (7182) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.

The statements below (A–E) describe the physiological processes involved in the body's response to stress via the Sympathomedullary (SAM) pathway and the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) axis.

Which two of these statements are false?

A: The pituitary gland releases adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH).
B: The sympathetic nervous system triggers the release of adrenaline from the adrenal cortex.
C: The parasympathetic nervous system decreases heart rate once a threat has passed.
D: The adrenal medulla releases noradrenaline during the fight-or-flight response.
E: The hypothalamus directly secretes ACTH into the bloodstream.