Stress can be the result of which states?

Stress can be the result of which states?

• A. Hunger and thirst
• B. Happiness and excitement
• C. Fear or anxiety
• D. Sleep and rest

Answer: (C)

Stress is the body's response to a perceived threat or demand. When an animal feels fear or anxiety, the fight-or-flight system activates, releasing stress hormones like adrenaline and cortisol. This elevates heart rate, breathing, and readiness to react, leading to observable stress behaviors such as pacing, trembling, panting, avoidance, or vocalizing. Hunger and thirst create discomfort from unmet needs but aren’t the emotional states that trigger the stress response in the same way. Happiness and excitement raise arousal without inherently producing stress, and sleep or rest tends to reduce stress rather than cause it.

Stress is the body's response to a perceived threat or demand. When an animal feels fear or anxiety, the fight-or-flight system activates, releasing stress hormones like adrenaline and cortisol. This elevates heart rate, breathing, and readiness to react, leading to observable stress behaviors such as pacing, trembling, panting, avoidance, or vocalizing. Hunger and thirst create discomfort from unmet needs but aren’t the emotional states that trigger the stress response in the same way. Happiness and excitement raise arousal without inherently producing stress, and sleep or rest tends to reduce stress rather than cause it.