Intro To Behavioral Nursing Flashcards
American Psychiatric Association
Success at the balance at work and love, flexibility, resolution of conflicts; overwhelmed egos
Maslow’s definition of health
Self actualization; meet basic needs first
“Textbook” definition of mental health
Ability to deal with stress and cope; maturity
Maladaptive response
Thoughts, feelings, or behaviors incongruent with local or cultural norms
Hans Selye definition of stress
“Fight or flight” response
General Adaptive Syndrome
Fight or flight response; mind and body react to stress and the body can break down
Abnormal fight or flight response
PTSD- stuck in the fight or flight response
Stages of general adaption syndrome
Alarm stage- physical response
Resistance stage- increased physical response
Stage of exhaustion or death
Immediate responses stem from:
The hypothalamus stimulating sympathetic nervous system resulting in physical effects
Sustained response stems from:
Hypothalamus stimulating the pituitary to release hormones resulting in various effects
Chronic response to stress promotes:
Susceptibility to disease
Psychological response to stress
Primary: anxiety and grief
Peplau’s 4 levels of stress
1) Mild- need to learn and pay attention, normal
2) Moderate- problematic, perceptual field, attention span, and concentration decreases
3) Severe- concentrate on 1 detail only
4) Panic- unable to focus on one detail
Behavioral responses to stress
Mild- coping behaviors; eating, sleeping, ect
Mild to Moderate- ego defense mechanisms
axis I
clinical disorders and other conditions/medical diagnosis
