Stress & Coping Flashcards
Nurses need to recognize their own stress by recognizing stress in the form of-
Burnout, compassion fatigue, and second victim syndrome
General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) =
Describes the 3 stages that your body goes through when you are stressed
First stage of GAS?
Alarm Stage (Fight or Flight)
Second stage of GAS?
Resistance Stage
What occurs in the resistance stage of GAS?
Your body tries to repair itself after the initial shock of stress
Last stage of GAS?
Exhaustion Stage
Allostatic Load =
The cumulative burden of chronic stress and life events
What type of stress occurs in stable conditions and results from stressful roles?
Chronic Stress
What kind of stress is time limited and threatens a person for a relatively brief period?
Acute Stress
What is Secondary Traumatic Stress?
Stress resulting from helping or wanting to help a traumatized or suffering person
Crisis =
Developmental, Situational, Adventitious (Unplanned/Accidental)
What model uses a systems approach and is based on the concepts of stress and reaction to stress?
Neuman Systems Model
A person has the ability to modify external stimuli to allow adaptation to occur.
What model is this an example of?
Roy’s Adaptation Model
What model focuses on promoting health and managing stress?
Pender’s Health Promotion Model
Situational Factors=
Arise from job changes, illness, caregiver stress
