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| anything that is perceived as challenging. May be internal (illness, a hormonal change, or fear) or external (loud noise or cold temperature). perceptions and effects are individualized. Neither positive or negative but can have positive or negative effects on as the person responds to change. |
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| an ongoing process as a person strives to maintain balance in his or her internal and external environments. Is necessary for normal growth and development. The ability to tolerate changing situations, and the ability to respond to physical and emotional stressors. |
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| (Maslow)The body's physical response to stress (illness, respiratory, cardiovascular. fight or flight responses. The regulatory mechanisms of the body are reacting constantly to internal changes to maintain homeostasis and health. |
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| adaptive responses include |
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| mind-body interaction, anxiety, and coping/defense mechanisms. |
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| Local adaptation syndrome (LAS) |
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| a localized response of the body to stress. It involves only a specific body part such as a tissue or organ. short term. May be traumatic or pathologic. Reflex pain response (pull away when get burned). Inflammatory response= redness, swelling, heat, pain. Or an emotional response+ cry ect.. |
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general adaptation syndrome (GAS)
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the body's general response to stress, a concept essential in all areas of nursing care.
-alarm reaction...chemical hormones are released
-stage of resistance...stabilization
-exhaustion.... (REST OR DIE) If damage is too great adaptation will fail. |
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| What are the physiologic symptoms of stress? |
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| backache, change in BM, dilated pupils, dry mouth, HA, increased urination, increased VS, Nausea, sleep disturbance, stiff neck, increased perspiration, chest pain, change in weight, decreased sex drive |
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| What is the most common response to stress? |
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| the uneasy feeling of discomfort or dread from an often UNknown source. a feeling of apprehension caused by anticipating a danger. |
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| a feeling of dread is a cognitive response to a KNOWN threat |
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the management of anxiety without conscious thought. Behaviors used to decrease stress and anxiety. many are learned based on one's family, past experiences, and sociocultural influences and expectations. may include:
-crying, laughing, sleeping, cursing
-physical activity, exercise
-smoking, drinking
-lack of eye contact, withdrawal
-limiting relationships to those with similar values and interest. |
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| These mechanisms protect one's self-esteem and are useful in mild to moderate anxiety. |
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-emphasizes personal attribute to make up for perception of inadequacy.
-result of guilt or inferiority |
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-person acts as if event or feeling does not exist
-refusal to admit or recognize that something has occurred |
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-Feelings toward one person are directed to a safer object
-Taking out frustrations on a less threatening subject |
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| transfer own unacceptable feelings/thoughts onto another person |
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-attempting to make one's behavior acceptable
-sense of guilt about thoughts or behaviors
-Explaining an unacceptable behavior in a logical manner
-saving face |
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-Painful experiences are forgotten/kept unconscious
-operates as part of all other defenses |
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| A woman is unable to remember being sexually abused as a child |
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| A man gets reprimanded by his boss. Later, he yells at his wife when dinner is not ready |
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| A student who feels like a failure after getting an F on an exam says, "It's the teacher's fault. She doesnt know how to write a test" |
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| A teenager who perceives herself as ugly focuses her energy on becoming an honor roll student |
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| A man drinks several beers every night and says, "I work hard and I need to relax when I get home." |
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| A young mother with a new baby with a cleft palate tells her friends everything is ok with her baby. |
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| A client on strict bed rest refuses to acknowledge the need to stay in bed due to illness |
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| I don't know why I have to wash my hands all of the time, I just have to |
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| A student nurse has had an arguement with her boyfriend but needs to study for the NCLEX. She decides not to think about the problem until she finishes studying. |
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| A young man who cannot make the varsity basketball team becomes the chess champion at school |
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| a student who wants to cheat on an examination states that other students are trying to cheat |
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| the head nurse reprimands you for being late to work. Later, you are hostile toward your roommate. |
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| This stress is nurse focused on disease |
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| This stress is patient focused (fear and stress) |
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| negative and harmful to health |
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| normal daily living stresses |
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| overwhelming and completely threatens a persons well being. (car accident, national disaster). |
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| a method of gaining mental control of the autonomic nervouse system and thus refulating body responses such as blood pressure, heart rate, and headaches. Patient trys to control by relaxation and thought. over time a person learns to control physiologic function that normally are considered involuntary responses. |
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-identify the problem
-list alternative
-chose among alternatives
-implement the plan
-evaluate the outcome |
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| A college student's roommate says she is so stressed. What happens within the human body as a result of stress? |
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| Responds to changes in its normal balanced state. |
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| High environmental temperature |
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| How does the body maintain the internal environment at a constant state? |
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| This person is experiencing stress... |
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| an adolescent who is a loner |
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| The body responds in a variety of ways to stressors. The reflex pain response and the inflammatory response illustrate ... |
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| A nurse is caring for a patient in the shock phase of the GAS. What response by the patient would be expected? |
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| What term is used to describe a vague feeling of discomfort or dread with an unknown source? |
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| Toward the end of the semester, as a final examinations near, a student finds himself sleeping more than usual. What best describes his behavior |
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| A patient has just been diagnosed with cancer but responds as though this is impossible. Which of the defense mechanisms is being demonstrated? |
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| Home care of patients by family memebers for long periods of time can cause long-term stress and increased risk for illness. What is used to describe this stress response? |
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| A nurse is teaching a patient a relaxation technique. What statement demonstrates the need for further teaching? |
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| "I should take my pulse and expect it to be faster." |
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| A nurse is teaching a patient about a painful diagnostic procedure. Which type of stress reduction activity would be the most effective? |
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| A nurse teaches problem solving to a college student who is in a chrisis situation. What statement best illustrates the students understanding of the process? |
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| I need to identify the problem first |
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| A patient with hypertension is learning to use biofeedback. The nurse understands that which body system is being used with this technique? |
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| A new nursing graduate is considering employment. What setting is considered most stressful for nurses? |
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