Chapter 37: Stress and Coping Definitions

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is not a part of everyday life; it results from events that are unplanned and may be accidental, caused by nature, or human-made

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ADVENTITIOUS CRISIS

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Mobilization of the defense mechanisms of the body and mind to cope with a stressor; the initial stage of the general adaptation syndrome

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Alarm reaction

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this chronic arousal with the presence of powerful hormones that causes excessive wear on the patient

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ALLOSTATIC LOAD

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how people interpret the impact of the stressor on themselves or on what is happening and what they are able to do about it

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APPRAISAL

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result of chronic stress

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BURNOUT

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Making an effort to manage psychological stress.

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COPING

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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

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CRISIS

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Use of therapeutic techniques directed toward helping a patient resolve a particular and immediate problem

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CRISIS INTERVENTION

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Crises associated with normal and expected phases of growth and development (e. g., the response to menopause); same as maturational crises

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DEVELOPMENTAL CRISIS

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regulates emotional distress and thus give the person protection from anxiety and stress

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EGO-DEFENSE MECHANISMS

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Phase that occurs when the body can no longer resist the stress (i. e., when the energy necessary to maintain adaptation is depleted)

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EXHAUSTION STAGE

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the arousal of the sympathetic nervous system; prepares a person for action

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FIGHT OR FLIGHT RESPONSE

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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

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FLASHBACK

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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

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GENERAL ADAPTATION SYNDROME

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when a person witnesses, experiences, or is confronted with a traumatic event and responds with intense fear or helplessness

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POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD)

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Evaluating an event for its personal meaning related to stress

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PRIMARY APPRASIAL

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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

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RESISTANCE STAGE

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Evaluating one’s possible coping strategies when confronted with a stressor

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SECONDARY APPRASIAL

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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.

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SITUATIONAL CRISIS

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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

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STRESS

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are tension-producing stimuli operating within or any system

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STRESSORS

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if symptoms of stress persist beyond the duration of the stressor is known as…

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TRAUMA