Anxiety, Stress, and Adaptation

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diffuse apprehension that is vague in nature and is associated with feelings of uncertainty and helplessness

Answer 1

anxiety

Question 2

What are the 4 levels of anxiety manifestations

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mild
moderate
severe
panic

Question 3

Mild level anxiety characteristics

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tension with everyday activities
prepares for action
motivates, sharpen senses
heightened awareness & enhanced learning

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Mild level anxiety adaptations

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unique to the individual
eating
exercising
smoking
crying

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moderate level anxiety characteristics

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less alert to environment
decreased concentration and attn span
muscular tension, restlessness

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moderate level anxiety adaptations

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ego defense mechanism

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protective defense developed by the ego when threatened

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ego defense mechanism

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severe level anxiety characteristics

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concentration on only 1 detail
difficulty completing simple task
physical and emotional symptoms

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severe level anxiety adaptations

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physiological disorders

neurosis, somatoform, dissociative disorders

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panic level anxiety characteristics

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misperceptions
loss of contact with reality
ineffective communication and functioning
leads to exhaustion

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panic level of anxiety adaptations

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psychosis

Schizophrenic, schizoaffective, and delusional

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compensation

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covering up of a real or perceived weakness by emphasizing a trait one considers more desirable

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denial

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refusal to acknowledge the existence of a real situation or the feeling associated with it

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displacement

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the transferring of feelings from one target to another that is considering less threatening or neutral

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identification

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an attempt to increase self-worth by acquiring attributes and characteristics of an individual one admires

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intellectualization

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an attempt to avoid expressing actual emotions associated with a stressful situation by using the intellectual processes of logic, reasoning, and analysis

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introjection

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the internalization of the beliefs and values of another’s individual such that they symbolically become a part of the self to the extent that the feeling or separation of distinctness is lost

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isolation

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the separation of a thought or a memory from the feeling or emotions associated with it

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projection

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the attribution of feelings or impulses unacceptable to one’s self to another person

“passing the blame”

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rationalization

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the attempt to make excuses or formulate logical reason to justify unacceptable feelings or behavior

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reaction formation

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the prevention of unacceptable or undesirable thoughts or behaviors form being expressed by exaggerating opposite thoughts or types of behavior

ex: being overly nice to a person you dislike

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regression

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the retreating to an earlier level of development and the comfort measures associated with that level of development

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repression

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the involuntary blocking of unpleasant feelings and experiences from one’s awareness

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sublimation

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re-channeling of drives or impulses that are personally or socially unacceptable into activities that are more tolerable and constructive

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suppression

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the voluntary blocking of unpleasant feelings and experiences from one’s awareness

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undoing

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the act of symbolically negating or canceling out a previous action or experience that one finds intolerable

ex: man buys flowers for wife after yelling at her

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stress

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condition in which the person responds to change in the normal balanced state

Question 28

stressor

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an event that causes a person to experience stress

Question 29

What are the 3 phases of Selye’s Response Based Model?

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alarm reaction
stage of resistance
stage of exhaustion

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What occurs during alarm reaction?

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alerts body defenses

• shock phase: fight or flight
• counter shock phase: reversed changes

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What occurs during stage of resistance?

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body attempts to cope and limit the stressor

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What occurs during stage of exhaustion?

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adaption not maintained; ways of coping exhausted

at the end, the body is at rest/normal or death

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local adaptation syndrome

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inflammation

only 1 organ or body part is involved

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physiologic indicators of stress

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dilated pupils, diaphoresis, increased HR, pale skin, Na retention, increased rate and depth of respiration, decreased urine output, dry mouth, decreased peristalsis, increased muscle tension, increased BGL

“can see, can’t pee, can’t spit, can’t shit”

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psychologic indicators of stress

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anxiety, fear, anger, depression

use of unconscious ego defense mechanism

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cognitive indicators of stress

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thinking responses to stress

problem solving, structuring, self-control, suppression, fantasy

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coping

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dealing or contending with problems or situations successfully

Question 38

coping mechanism

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innate or acquired way of responding to a changing environment or specific problem or situation