stress and coping ch 37 -exam III

Question 1

adventitious crises

Answer 1

natural disaster, man-made disaster, or crime of violence

Question 2

alarm stage

Answer 2

the CNS is aroused and body defenses are mobilized (fight or flight)

Question 3

allostasis

Answer 3

fundamental concept underlying this reaction is that the body will attempt to return to a state of balance

Question 4

allostatic load

Answer 4

chronic arousal with the presence of powerful hormones causes excessive wear and tear on bodily organs

Question 5

appraisal

Answer 5

is how a person interprets the impact of the stressor

Question 6

burnout

Answer 6

chronic stress

Question 7

compassion fatigue

Answer 7

describe a state of burnout and secondary traumatic stress

Question 8

coping

Answer 8

person cognitive and behavioral efforts to manage a stressor

Question 9

crisis

Answer 9

turning point in life

Question 10

crisis intervention

Answer 10

2 goals: patient safety and anxiety reduction techniques

Question 11

developmental crises

Answer 11

occurs as a person moves through the stages of life

Question 12

ego-defense mechanisms

Answer 12

regulate emotional distress and thus give a person protection from anxiety and stress

Question 13

exhaustion stage

Answer 13

continuous stress causes progressive break down of compensatory mechanisms

Question 14

fight or flight response

Answer 14

alarm stage

Question 15

flashbacks

Answer 15

recurrent and intrusive recollections of the event

Question 16

general adaptation syndrome (GAS)

Answer 16

a 3 stage set of physiological processes that prepare the body for danger so that an individual is more likely to survive when faced with a threat

Question 17

mindfulness

Answer 17

moment to moment awareness of the present with a nonjudgmental attitude of acceptance and openness

Question 18

posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Answer 18

person experiences or witnesses a traumatic event and responds with intense fear or helplessness

Question 19

primary appraisal

Answer 19

evaluating an event in terms of personal meaning

Question 20

resistance stage

Answer 20

the body stabilizes and responds, attempting to compensate for the changes induced by the alarm stage

Question 21

secondary appraisal

Answer 21

the process by which a person considers possible available coping strategies or resources, occurs at the same time

Question 22

situational crises

Answer 22

external sources such as a job change, motor vehicle crash, or severe illness

Question 23

stress

Answer 23

an actual or alleged hazard to the balance of homeostasis

Question 24

stressors

Answer 24

physical, psychological, or social stimuli that can produce stress and endanger homeostasis

Question 25

trauma

Answer 25

when symptoms of stress persist beyond the duration of the stressor