AQA Psychology A Level Fight or Flight Response

Which of the following is not a change associated with the sympathetic response of the ANS?

• Pupil dilation

• Increase in heart rate

• Increase in saliva production

• Increase in breathing rate

Which division of the peripheral nervous system is responsible for the 'fight or flight' response?

• Autonomic nervous system

• Somatic nervous system

• Automatic nervous system

• Central nervous system

Which hormone is released by the pituitary gland when a stressor is perceived?

• Thyroxine

• Serotonin

• ACTH

• Testosterone

Which of the following is not a change associated with the parasympathetic response of the ANS?

• Digestion stimulated

• Pupil dilation

• Increase in saliva production

• Decrease in heart rate

Which of the following statements about the parasympathetic branch of the ANS is false?

• It mobilises the body to act quickly

• It is sometimes referred to as the 'rest and digest' response

• Its actions are antagonistic to the sympathetic system

• It is the system responsible for our normal resting state

Which part of the brain is in charge of the stress response?

• Hypothalamus

• Frontal cortex

• Cerebellum

• Hippocampus

During the fight or flight response, which glands are stimulated by ACTH?

• Pinea

• Testes

• Adrenal

• Pituitary

Who first described the fight or flight response to stress?

• Connor

• Canning

• Cantor

• Cannon

Which of the following is not an effect of increased adrenaline?

• Redistribution of blood to the muscles

• Increased heart rate

• Raised blood pressure

• Constriction of the lungs

Which part of the adrenal gland produces adrenaline?

• Posterior

• Anterior

• Medulla

• Cortex