Question

What is the main difference between the way younger people and older people respond to stress? multiple choice younger people have a slower restorative process after a stressful episode. younger people have better coping strategies for dealing with stress. the process of aging increases the pituitary gland's response to stress, making it work harder. older people keep stress hormones in their system at elevated levels for longer periods?

Answer 1

It's the last option. Older people have higher levels of the stress hormone, called cortisol, circulating through their system on average then a person in their twenties, Stress can cause a spike in cortisol which can last days in an older person before returning to normal.