health and illness a&p

Question 1

what illness develops slow, can’t be cured, long lasting ex: hypertension; type 2 diabetes

Answer 1

chronic illness

Question 2

what illness develops suddenly, resolves in short time ex: influenza; cold

Answer 2

acute illness

Question 3

what illness has no cure available, results in death ex: cancer; HIV

Answer 3

terminal illness

Question 4

an illness that develops without cause by another health problem
ex: hypertension

Answer 4

primary illness

Question 5

what disease results from or is caused by a primary illness

ex: heart disease

Answer 5

secondary disease

Question 6

transition stage, acceptance stage, and convalescence stage are the 3 stages of what?

Answer 6

3 stages of illness

Question 7

what stage acknowledges vague symptoms, deny feelings ill but recognizes symptoms are present

Answer 7

transition stage

Question 8

what stage is the acceptance of being ill, goes to doctor for help

Answer 8

acceptance stage

Question 9

recovery from illness after seeing doctor

Answer 9

convalescence

Question 10

whole-self, approach nurses take caring and promoting wellness to the sick

Answer 10

Holistic Aporoach

Question 11

hierarchy of human needs

Answer 11

Maslow’s

Question 12

name the 5 stages of Maslow’s hierarchy of human needs; starting with the bottom of the pyramid. then name examples of what you need to offer to each human need

Answer 12

physiology- nutrition, safety, hygiene, activity
safety and security- active listening
love and belonging- communication & interaction
self esteem- promoting independence
self actualization-rehabilitation, support

Question 13

a system to maintain stability of the internal environment by continually adjusting to changes necessary for survival

Answer 13

homeostasis

Question 14

during this stage hormones release into body to mobilize it

ex:stressor

Answer 14

alarm stage

Question 15

during this stage the body is battling for equilibrium ex: cancer, allergies, hypertension

Answer 15

stage of resistance

Question 16

this stage occurs if the stressor has been around for a long period of time and the body hasn’t been able to adapt ex: patient in critical care or dead

Answer 16

stage of exhaustion

Question 17

what protects you from a stressor

Answer 17

defense mechanism

Question 18

the unconscious blocking of conscious awareness/ forgetting

Answer 18

repression

Question 19

refusing to acknowledge something even with evidence

Answer 19

denial

Question 20

blaming your own guilty feelings/thoughts on someone else

Answer 20

projection

Question 21

killing someone with kindness/ treating them the opposite of how you really feel

Answer 21

reaction-formation

Question 22

returning to an earlier level of adaption when severely threatened

Answer 22

regression

Question 23

unconsciously falsifying an experience by giving a socially acceptable explanation to justify an unpleasant experience

Answer 23

rationalization

Question 24

modeling behavior after someone/copy cat

Answer 24

identification

Question 25

paying it forward in a bad way

Answer 25

displacement

Question 26

re channeling an impulse into a more socially desirable object

Answer 26

sublimation

Question 27

what are the three illness prevention practices?

Answer 27

primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention

Question 28

this illness prevention avoids or delays occurrence of a specific disease or disorder

Answer 28

primary prevention

Question 29

this illness prevention consits of following guidlines for screening for diseases

Answer 29

secondary prevention

Question 30

this illness prevention consists of rehabillitation

Answer 30

tertiary prevention

Question 31

some examples of stress-related diseases and disorders are?

Answer 31

headaches, eating disorders, asthma, low-back pain, sexual dysfunction, allergies, hypertension, and/ or cancer

Question 32

what happens to your pupils if you are alerted of stress?what about the bronchial tubes? what about the heart?

Answer 32

pupils dilates, bronchial tubes dilate for greater air flow, heart pumps faster