Pathophysiology: Ch. 10 Stress and Disease

Question 1

Alarm Reaction

Answer 1

The first stage of the general adaption syndrome, which is the body’s immediate to the stressor

Question 2

Catecholamines

Answer 2

Chemical compounds derived from the amino acid tyrosine, which acts a hormone or neurotransmitter

Question 3

Exhaustion Stage

Answer 3

The third and final stage of the general adaption syndrome in which the body’s resistenace

Question 4

General Adaption Syndrome

Answer 4

a description of the body’s short-term and long term reactions to stress

Question 5

Hassles Scale

Answer 5

Developed by Richard Lazarus, a scale of events or daily interruptions with the environment that are essentially negative

Question 6

Health

Answer 6

a state of complete physical, mental, and social well being. Health is vital principles that enables us to meet and overcome the challenges of the day

Question 7

Hypothalamic-Pituitary-adrenal axis HPA

Answer 7

a major part of the neuroendocrine system that controls reactions to stress. It is the mechanism for a set of interactions among glands, hormones, and parts of the mid brain that mediate the general adaption syndrome

Question 8

Life-Change Units (LCUs)

Answer 8

First described in the life chart theory by Adolph Meyer, LCUs are used to provide a weighted scale based on stress - producing events in a person’s life

Question 9

Resistance Stage

Answer 9

The second stage of the general adaption syndrome, which is the body’s attempt to adapt to stressors it is exposed to.