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Chapter 22 Potter &
Stress & Coping
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Disruptive forces operating within or on any system. | stressors |
| This reaction prepares a person for action by increasing heart rate; diverting blood from the intestines to the brain and striated muscles; and increasing blood pressure, heart rat, respiratory rate, and blood glucose levels. | fight-or-flight-response |
| Three-stage reaction to stress | general adaptation syndrome |
| Reflects how the body responds to stressors through eh alarm reaction, the resistance stage, and the exhaustion stage. | general adaptation syndrome |
| Hormones that are secreted from the hypothalamus. | endorphins |
| Hormones that act on the mind like morphine and opiates, and they produce a sense of well-being and reduce pain. | endorphins |
| Rising hormone levels result in an increased blood volume, blood glucose levels, epinephrine and norepinephrine amounts, heart rate, blood flow to muscles, oxygen intake, and mental alertness; also pupils dilate. | alarm reaction |
| The body stabilizes and responds in an opposite manner to the alarm reaction; hormone levels, heart rate, blood pressure, and cardiac output return to normal, and the body repairs any damage that occurred. | resistance stage |
| Occurs when the body is no longer able to resist the effects of the stressor and the struggle maintain adaptation drains all available energy. | exhaustion stage |
| If the stress continues...what results? | illness & death |
| A person experiences stress only if the person evaluates the event or circumstance as ______________. | personally significant |
| When under stress, we obtain information and take action to change the situation, as well as regulate our emotions tied to the stress; | coping |
| In some cases we avoid thinking about the situation or change the way we think about it, w/o changing the actual situation itself. | coping |
| damaging stress | distress |
| protects health | eustress |
| Occurs when a person's emotional equilibrium is upset and "customary problem-solving techniques cannot be used to meet the daily problems of living." | crisis |
| changing developmental levels that require role changes | developmental crises |
| occur when a life event upsets the person's equilibrium | situational crises |
| Stresses the importance of accuracy in assessment and interventions that promote optimal wellness using primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention strategies. | Neuman's systems model |
| ______________ promotes patient wellness by stress prevention and reduction of risk factors. | primary prevention |
| ______________ occurs after symptoms appear. | secondary prevention |
| ______________ begins when the patient system becomes more stable and recovers. | tertiary |
| Neuman's systems model coincides with ______________ syndrome. | Selye's general adaptation |
| People want to live in ways that enable them to as ______________ and to be capable of assessing their own abilities and assets. | healthy as possible |
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