SOMATOFORM AND SLEEP DISORDERS Flashcards
WHAT IS THE PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC RESPONSE CONTINUUM?
- THE THEORY OF HANS SELYE’S STRESS RESPONSE
- PHYSICAL CONDITIONS AFFECTED BY STRESS
DESCRIBED THE STRESS RESPONSE AND EFFECT OF STRESSFUL EXPERIENCES ON PHYSICAL FUNCTIONING
THE THEORY OF HANS SELYE’S STRESS RESPONSE
THE IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO A STRESSOR IN A LOCALIZED AREA. THE ADRENOCORTICAL MECHANISMS RESPOND, RESULTING IN BEHAVIORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FLIGHT-OR-FLIGHT RESPONSE
THE ALARM REACTION
THE PERSON MAKES SOME EFFORT TO RESIST THE STRESSOR. THE BODY ADAPTS AND FUNCTIONS AT A LOWER LEVEL THAN AN OPTIMAL LEVEL. REQUIRES GREATER THAN USUAL EXPENDITURE OF ENERGY FOR SURVIVAL
STAGE OF RESISTANCE
THE ADAPTIVE MECHANISMS BECOME WORN OUT AND THEN FAIL. THE NEGATIVE EFFECT OF STRESS SPREADS TO THE ENTIRE ORGANISM. IF THE STRESSOR IS NOT REMOVED, DEATH WILL OCCUR
STAGES OF EXHAUSTION
GENERAL ADAPTATION SYNDROME ( 3 LEVELS OF RESPONSES TO STRESS)
- THE ALARM REACTION
- STAGES OF RESISTANCE
- STAGES OF EXHAUSTION
PHYSICAL CONDITIONS AFFECTED BY STRESS
- CARDIOVASCULAR
- MUSCULOSKELETAL
- RESPIRATORY
- GI
- SKIN
- GENITOURINARY
- ENDOCRINOLOGICAL
PHYSICAL CONDITIONS AFFECTED BY STRESS (CARDIOVASCULAR)
- MIGRRAINE
- ESSENTIAL HPN
- ANGINA
- TENSION HEADACHES
PHYSICAL CONDITIONS AFFECTED BY STRESS (MUSCULOSKELETAL)
- RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
- LOW BACK PAIN
PHYSICAL CONDITIONS AFFECTED BY STRESS (RESPIRATORY)
- HYPERVENTILATION
- ASTHMA
PHYSICAL CONDITIONS AFFECTED BY STRESS (GI)
- ANOREXIA NERVOSA
- PEPTIC ULCER
- IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME
- COLITIS
- OBESITY
PHYSICAL CONDITIONS AFFECTED BY STRESS (SKIN)
- NEURODERMATITIS
- ECZEMA
- PSORIASIS
- PRURITUS
PHYSICAL CONDITIONS AFFECTED BY STRESS (GENITOURINARY)
- IMPOTENCE
- FRIGITY
- PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME
PHYSICAL CONDITIONS AFFECTED BY STRESS (ENDOCRINOLOGICAL)
- HYPERTHYROIDISM
- DIABETES
It is used TO CONVEY THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE MIND (PSYCHE) AND THE BODY (SOMA) IN STATES OF HEALTH AND ILLNESS. THE MIND CAN CAUSE THE BODY TO CREATE PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS OR TO WORSEN A PHYSICAL ILLNESS
PSYCHOSOMATIC
IT IS DEFINED AS THE TRANSFERENCE OF MENTAL EXPERIENCES AND STATUS ONTO BODILY SYMPTOMS. FRUED PROPOSED THAT PEOPLE CAN CONVERT UNEXPRESSED EMOTIONS INTO PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS, A PROCESS REFFERED TO AS SOMATIZATION
A PROCESS REFFERED TO AS SOMATIZATION