Based on Various Physical Stressors, Hans Selye Determined Through Autopsies

question 44

Multiple Choice

Based on various physical stressors, Hans Selye determined through autopsies that the rats in his experiments experienced common physiological patterns of change over time, such as reductions in the size of the thymus and lymph glands, enlarged adrenal cortexes, and ulcerated stomachs. He described these physiological changes as stress reactions. They were characterized as ____ because they represented common patterns to a host of different stressors.

• A) generic responses
• B) alarm responses
• C) physiological responses
• D) non-specific responses

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Definitions:

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