Chapter 13 Stress Management Flashcards
When an individual utilizes techniques to reduce stress through controlling and changing negative thought patterns along with nonjudgmental mindfulness, which stress-management skill is being practiced?
a. Healthy pleasures
b. Self-awareness
c. Affirmation
d. Empathy
b. Self-awareness
The nurse is discussing strong evidence on effectiveness of alternative and complimentary therapies in reducing harmful effects of stress. Which of the following therapies has strong evidence of effectiveness?
a. Aromatherapy
b. Acupuncture
c. Chiropractic
d. Herbal therapy
b. Acupuncture
The nurse is providing suggestions to individuals with sleep disturbances resulting from stress-related issues. The nurse advises or recommends which of the following?
Select all that apply.
a. Have a glass of wine right before bedtime.
b. Unrealistic expectations can induce insomnia.
c. Keeping a sleep diary may be useful.
d. Exercise within 1 hour of bedtime.
e. Changing sleep disturbances cannot be done quickly.
f. Sleep in a warm room.
b. Unrealistic expectations can induce insomnia.
c. Keeping a sleep diary may be useful.
e. Changing sleep disturbances cannot be done quickly.
The nurse is implementing cognitive therapy as a stress-management intervention with a group of pregnant teens. The nurse explains that cognitive therapy reduces stress by:
a. glossing over misfortune, suffering, or negative feelings.
b. helping people identify who is responsible for their stress.
c. altering dysfunctional beliefs and thoughts.
d. assisting people to focus on a narrow range of feelings causing their stress.
c. altering dysfunctional beliefs and thoughts.
Physiological effects of stress include:
a. decreasing the antiinflammatory response.
b. decreasing musculoskeletal tension and tone.
c. increasing the heart rate, blood pressure, and respiratory rate.
d. shifting of blood for the large muscle groups to the visceral organs.
c. increasing the heart rate, blood pressure, and respiratory rate.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is an intervention that can be utilized to help clients manage stress. Which of the following statements are true about CBT?
Select all that apply.
a. CBT is effective with many stress-related and mental health disorders.
b. CBT is a long-term intervention.
c. CBT helps people evaluate their thoughts, challenge them, and replace them with more rational cognitive and behavioral responses.
d. CBT can be utilized by any therapist.
e. Cognitive-behavioral restructuring teaches people that negative thinking often causes emotional distress.
a. CBT is effective with many stress-related and mental health disorders.
c. CBT helps people evaluate their thoughts, challenge them, and replace them with more rational cognitive and behavioral responses.
Cognitive-behavioral restructuring teaches people that negative thinking often causes emotional distress.
The community health nurse performs an assessment on a local family to determine their stress-coping abilities. Which of the following is an example of the primary appraisal of the coping ability of a family experiencing financial hardship?
a. The family becomes knowledgeable regarding information of which they were previously unaware.
b. The family identifies an issue of concern for that family members.
c. The family describes perceived actual and potential positive and negative outcomes.
d. Individuals within the family verbalize methods to cope with the actual or potential harm, threat, or challenge.
c. The family describes perceived actual and potential positive and negative outcomes.
Which of the following stressors are examples of intrinsic factors?
Select all that apply.
a. Poor time management
b. A traffic jam
c. Death of a spouse
d. Poor communication
e. Catastrophic negative thinking
a. Poor time management
d. Poor communication
e. Catastrophic negative thinking
Any psychological, social, environmental, physiological, or spiritual stimulus that disrupts homeostasis requiring change or adaptation is a:
a. stressor.
b. trigger.
c. distress.
d. cognitive restructuring.
a. stressor.
Research has demonstrated the role of stress-hardy characteristics of individuals in promoting better health. These characteristics of stress hardiness include:
a. viewing stress as a challenge rather than a threat.
b. feeling as though one does not have internal control over stressful situations.
c. having to focus commitment on primarily one component (home or work) in life.
d. reporting more physical symptoms related to the degree of stress.
a. viewing stress as a challenge rather than a threat.
