Exam 4 Flashcards
Define appraisal
How a person interprets a stressor. Personal evaluation of meaning of event and resources to cope
Define trauma
When stressors outweigh the persons resources to cope
What does medulla oblongata control?
Heart rate, respiratory rate, bp
What does the reticular formation do?
Constantly assesses sensory and motor information coming in.
What does the pituitary gland do?
Hormone production for stress hormones.
3 stages of GAS
Alarm-fight of flight as controlled by pituitary gland
Resistance-if stays in flight of flight too long
Exhaustion-body cannot sustain the demand the stress has caused. Chronic arousal of alarm. Allostatic load causes long term physiological problems
Allostasis
Return to homestasis after crisis
What is an adventitious crisis?
Major disaster
Neumans system model
Systems approach
Patient family community constantly change
Lenders health promotional model
Proactive behavior you can control. Exercise, eating healthy, mindfulness etc
