Week 5

Question 1

What two adaptation forms maintain physiologic homeostasis?

Answer 1

-Local Adaptation system -General Adaptation syndrome

Question 2

What is the Local Adaptation System (LAS) What are its two main parts?

Answer 2

-Localized adaptations in response to physical stressors. –Reflex pain response –Inflammatory response

Question 3

What is the General Adaptation Syndrome? (GAS) Who is attributed with it?

Answer 3

The biochemical model of stress. How the mody adapts to stress that cant be controlled locally Hans Selye

Question 4

What are the three stages of General Adaptation Syndrome

Answer 4

-Alarm reaction -Stage of resistance -Stage of exhaustion

Question 5

What occurs during the Alarm reaction stage of GAS

Answer 5

-Stressor is perceived and defense mechanisms are activated -Fight or flight -Hormone levels rise -Shock and counter shock

Question 6

What occurs during the Stage of resistance?

Answer 6

-Body attempts to adapt -Systems and vitals return to normal -Balance is achieved or Adaptation fails

Question 7

What occurs if Adaptation fails during the stage of resistance?

Answer 7

Then the stage of Exhaustion occurs

Question 8

What occurs during the stage of exhaustion?

Answer 8

The body enters rest and mobilizes defenses or it dies

Question 9

What are the three major needs of psychological homeostasis?

Answer 9

-Love and belonging -Safety and Security -Self-esteem

Question 10

What are the three main emotion responses to stress?

Answer 10

• Mind-Body interaction - Coping/defense mechanisms -Anxiety

Question 11

What is the most common emotional reaction to stress?

Answer 11

Anxiety

Question 12

What are the 4 levels of anxiety?

Answer 12

-Mild -Moderate -Severe -Panic

Question 13

What happens to vitals during mild anxiety?

Answer 13

nothing

Question 14

What happens to vitals during moderate anxiety?

Answer 14

They begin to slightly increase

Question 15

What happens to vitals during severe anxiety?

Answer 15

-Tachycardia -Hyperventilation

Question 16

What happens to vitals during panic anxiety?

Answer 16

-Palpitations -Choking -Chest pain -Tachycardia -Hyperventilation

Question 17

What happens to Perception and Attention during mild anxiety?

Answer 17

-Increased arousal and focus

Question 18

What happens to Perception and Attention during moderate anxiety?

Answer 18

Narrowed focus

Question 19

What happens to Perception and Attention during severe anxiety?

Answer 19

Inability to focus

Question 20

What happens to Perception and Attention during panic anxiety?

Answer 20

Distorted perception

Question 21

What happens to communication during mild anxiety?

Answer 21

Increased questioning

Question 22

What happens to communication during moderate anxiety?

Answer 22

-Voice tremors -Focuses on particular objects

Question 23

What happens to communication during severe anxiety?

Answer 23

-Difficulty understanding -easily distracted

Question 24

What happens to communication during panic anxiety?

Answer 24

-Trembling -Unpredictable responses

Question 25

What are some examples of behaviors associated with coping mechanisms?

Answer 25

-Crying -Laughing -Sleeping -Cursing -Smoking/drinking -exercise -Lack of eye contact -limiting relationships

Question 26

What are the three Task-oriented reactions to stress?

Answer 26

-Attack Behavior -Withdraw Behavior -Compromise Behavior

Question 27

What are some Defense Mechanisms?

Answer 27

-Denial -Displacement -Introjection -Projection -Rationalization -Reaction formation -Regression -Repression -Sublimation -Undoing

Question 28

What adapting to an illness, What are some general tasks?

Answer 28

-Maintaining self-esteem -Maintaining personal relationships

Question 29

What adapting to an illness, What are some illness related tasks?

Answer 29

-Handling pain -Handling Disability

Question 30

What are some family stressors?

Answer 30

-Change in roles and structure -Loss of control over normal routine -Financial Stability

Question 31

What are the three main factors that affect stress and adaptation

Answer 31

-The source of the stress -The type of stressors -Personal Factors

Question 32

What are the two main categories of stress?

Answer 32

-Developmental -Situational

Question 33

What is developmental stress?

Answer 33

-Predictable stressors that come with normal tasks of development -example: Learning to trust as an infant and learning to control body eliminations as a toddler

Question 34

What is situational stress?

Answer 34

Stress that does not occur in predictable patterns and comes from a multitude of stressor types

Question 35

What are some ADL’s that help relieve stress?

Answer 35

-Exercise -Rest/sleep -Nutrition -Support systems -Stress management techniques

Question 36

What are some common Stress management techniques?

Answer 36

-Relaxation -Meditation -Anticipatory Guidance -Guided imagery -Biofeedback -Crisis intervention

Question 37

What is Crisis intervention?

Answer 37

A plan that allows you to: -Identify the problem -List alternatives -Choose from the alternatives -Implement plan -Evaluate the outcome