Chapter 37: Stress and Coping Definitions Flashcards
is not a part of everyday life; it results from events that are unplanned and may be accidental, caused by nature, or human-made
ADVENTITIOUS CRISIS
Mobilization of the defense mechanisms of the body and mind to cope with a stressor; the initial stage of the general adaptation syndrome
Alarm reaction
this chronic arousal with the presence of powerful hormones that causes excessive wear on the patient
ALLOSTATIC LOAD
how people interpret the impact of the stressor on themselves or on what is happening and what they are able to do about it
APPRAISAL
result of chronic stress
BURNOUT
Making an effort to manage psychological stress.
COPING
Transition for better or worse in the course of a disease, usually indicated by a marked change in the intensity of signs and symptoms; patient lose emotional balance; when stress overwhelms existing coping mechanisms
CRISIS
Use of therapeutic techniques directed toward helping a patient resolve a particular and immediate problem
CRISIS INTERVENTION
Crises associated with normal and expected phases of growth and development (e. g., the response to menopause); same as maturational crises
DEVELOPMENTAL CRISIS
regulates emotional distress and thus give the person protection from anxiety and stress
EGO-DEFENSE MECHANISMS
Phase that occurs when the body can no longer resist the stress (i. e., when the energy necessary to maintain adaptation is depleted)
EXHAUSTION STAGE
the arousal of the sympathetic nervous system; prepares a person for action
FIGHT OR FLIGHT RESPONSE
Recollection so strong that the individual thinks that he or she is actually experiencing the trauma again or seeing it unfold before his or her eyes
FLASHBACK
Generalized defense response of the body to stress; consists of three stages: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion; triggered either directly by a physical event or indirectly by an emotional event
GENERAL ADAPTATION SYNDROME
when a person witnesses, experiences, or is confronted with a traumatic event and responds with intense fear or helplessness
POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD)
Evaluating an event for its personal meaning related to stress
PRIMARY APPRASIAL
Third stage of the stress response, when the person attempts to adapt to the stressor. The body stabilizes; hormone levels stabilize; and heart rate, blood pressure, and cardiac output return to normal
RESISTANCE STAGE
Evaluating one’s possible coping strategies when confronted with a stressor
SECONDARY APPRASIAL
an unexpected crisis that arises suddenly in response to an external event or a conflict concerning a specific circumstance. The symptoms are transient, and the episode is usually brief.
SITUATIONAL CRISIS
it is an experience to which a person is exposed through a stimulus or stressor; it is a physical, psychological or emotional demand that often leads to growth or overwhelms a person and leads to illness; it’s a consequence of the stressor
STRESS
are tension-producing stimuli operating within or any system
STRESSORS
if symptoms of stress persist beyond the duration of the stressor is known as…
TRAUMA
