NUR 226 stress Flashcards
What process helps the body achieve homeostasis by altering se-points based on the situation?
allostasis
T/F: Allostasis has the ability to anticipate the demands of the body in order to return to homeostasis
t
T/F: the short-term stress response is meant to be helpful to the body
t
Which stress is POSITIVE, and can increase motivation/focus/mood?
eustress
Which stress is NEGATIVE, and increases anxiety, decreases performance, and is outside of one’s coping abilities?
distress
SATA: Things that affect our coping mechanisms.
a. genetics
b. culture
c. prior experiences
d. environment
e. health status
f. allostatic state
all
What are the 3 stages of the stress response?
alarm, resistance, exhaustion
The (SNS/PNS) has to do with fight or flight
sns
What does the hypothalamus release in the HPA axis?
CRH
When the hypothalamus releases CRH, this stimulates 2 things
SNS, Anterior Pituitary
When the SNS is activated in the HPA axis, what is stimulated?
adrenal medulla
What does the adrenal medulla release in the HPA axis (3)?
catecholamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine
What does catecholamine/norepinephrine/epinephrine cause?
fight or flight (SNS, increased energy)
What does the anterior pituitary release in the HPA axis?
ACTH
What does ACTH cause in the HPA axis?
adrenal cortex releases glucocorticoids (cortisol)
What happens to the pupils, HR, bronchi, peristalsis, glucose production in fight or flight (SNS) response?
pupils dilate, HR increases, bronchi dilate, peristalsis slows, glucose increases (fuel)
Rest and Digest is the activation of the…
PNS
Name 2 Catecholamines
Norepinephrine and Epinephrine
T/F: Norepinephrine develops memory
T
Which neurotransmitter is being described?
catecholamine, constricts smooth muscle, regulates perfusion, maintains pressure, pupils dilate, decrese gastric/insulin secretions, develops memory
norepinephrine
Which neurotransmitter is being described?
catecholamine, increases venous return/CO/HR, dilates airways, increase in glycogenolysis, decrease in insulin
epinephrine
T/F: HPA Axis is a POSITIVE feedback loop
F
What happens to the HPA axis when we administer Cortisol?
shuts off
Name a glucocorticoid
cortisol
T/F: Cortisol promostes synthesis of epinephrine
T
Which hormone is being described?
glucocorticoid, increase CO/BP, inhibits hormones of female reproductive system, increase in glucose/amino acids, atrophy of lymph, releases in response to ACTH
cortisol
Name a mineralcorticoid
aldosterone
Which hormone is being described?
mineralcorticoid, works in kidneys, absorb Na, excrete K and H, increase fluid retention (increase volume and BP)
aldosterone
In what stage is there continued hormone and catecholamine release?
resistance stage
What happens in the resistance stage if the stressor is removed?
relaxation, PNS takes over, cholinergic response (increse in acetylcholine)
What happens in the resistance stage if the stressor is NOT removed?
stress continues (decreased supply of glucose/energy/norep/epinephrine/cortisol)
T/F: the body can still achieve homeostasis in the exhaustion stage
F
Which part of the body experiences hypertrophy in the exhaustion stage?
adrenal cortex
Which part of the body experiences atrophy in the exhaustion stage?
lymph tissue