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Nawwal Dada Psychology Homework Body responses to stress 1. Paula appears to fit into Friedman and Rosenman's description of type A and would therefore have a fear of failure, because of this fear Paula will become anxious before taking her examination and this anxiety will her heart rate to increase which will result in her breathing heavier and perspiring more, it also means that her body will be releasing alarmingly high levels of adrenaline, therefore her body will be going through acute stress. This type of behaviour is known as Selye's fight or flight response and also fits in to Lazarus' description of stress being a state of anxiety produced when events and responsibilities exceed ones coping abilities. 2. Surita might be in the same situation as Paula but her body is responding differently, she seems calmer and able to cope with the level of stress easier and this could be because of stress...

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