Question 93 – Stress - AQA A Level Psychology Questions

In a study investigating the biological bases of stress, researchers monitored two groups of participants experiencing different types of stressors:

Group A was exposed to an immediate, acute threat (a sudden alarm), triggering a rapid physiological pathway that releases adrenaline and noradrenaline to prepare the body for immediate fight-or-flight action.
Group B experienced chronic, long-term stress over several months, activating an endocrine pathway that culminates in the release of cortisol from the adrenal cortex.

Identify the specific physiological pathways or systems activated in:

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.