Chapter 32: Stress And Coping Flashcards
Flight or fight response causes:
Rapid heart rate
Palpitations
Nausea anxiousness
Increased heart rate
Physiologic stress
the body’s potentially harmful reaction to a stimulus
Psychological stress
the emotional and cognitive factors involved in the appraisal of threat
Stress appraisal
the process by which a person interprets a stressor as a threat or a challenge
What is activated during stage alarm stage
Hypothamus
Pituitary
Adrenic autonomic
Resistance stage
Body attempts to adapt stressor
Exhaustion stage
Body can not adapt to stressor
What type of questions should be used to determine level of stress?
Open ended
Nurses should observe what time of signs when assessing a patient during a stress evaluation?
Physical and psychological
Sandwich Generation
Those who are providing care for both their parents and children.
What will determine the effectiveness of stress healing ?
The patients coping skills
What should be assessed for stress ? ( Systems )
Cardio Respiratory Neurological Gastrointestinal Urinary Cognitive Emotional
Stress Management must focus on which principles?
Balance
Relaxation
Nutrition
Balance refers to balance between what ?
Activity and rest
Relaxation interventions focus on what ?
Active and passive exercise
