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NU 136 FINAL CUMULATIVE EXAM REVIEW
(ALL FLASHCARDS) 2026 GRADED A+
General Adaptation Syndrome
long term exposure to stress
What are the three stages of general adaptation syndrome?
alarm stage, stage of resistance, and stage of exhaustion
What is homeostasis?
Dynamic process through which the body maintains blanace by adjusting sympathetic
and parasympathetic systems
What system does fight or flight happen?
during sympathetic system
What happens during fight or flight?
high temperature, high temperature, pupils dilate, dilation of bronchial tubes
What happens during stage of resistance?
body starts to shut down, causes a reaction and body can make a disorder and become
sick like hypertension, can trigger autoimmune response, stress ulcers
What happens during stage of exhaustion?
body cannot defend itself anymore, shut down and die
What is adaptation?
response to change, body systems have self regulatory mechanisms to maintain
homeostasis
What are the three stages of illness?
Transition Stage, Acceptance Stage, Convalescence Stage
What are the effects of stress?
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Perception of stressor, degree of health and fitness, previous like experience and
personality, available support system, personal coping mechanisms
What are examples of illness behaviors?
going to the dr, consulting a pharmacist, taking medication
What are examples of a social support system?
family support, positive social media, support from friends
What are examples of health behaviors?
family planning, injury prevention, preventative care, physical activity, sleep, healthy
eating habits
Actions or thoughts that change the situation so it is no longer stressful is an example of
what type of response?
Coping response
Alterations of thoughts to control the meaning of the situation before it triggers a stress
response is an example of what type of response?
Coping response
What are the main points of holistic approach?
physical health, emotional well being, spiritual renewal
What approach is it when you focus on the person and not the disease?
Holistic approach
What are the types of defense mechanisms?
strategies that protect us from increasing anxiety, reduce anxiety and the secretion of
stress hormones, used to maintain and improve self-esteem, can be overused in a
maladaptive way
What is the unconscious blocking of a wish or desire from awareness?
repression
what is it when you blame someone else as a defense mechanism?
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projection
What does it mean when a patient returns to an earlier level of adaptation when
severely threatened?
Regression
What is the defense mechanism when a patient models behavior after someone else?
identification
What is an example of reaction-formation?
being fake, being nice to someone you don't like
What is the defense mechanisms that patients unconsciously falsifying an experience by
giving a contrived, socially acceptable, and logical explanation to justify an unpleasant
experience or justifying an action
rationalization
What are the three prevention stages of health promotion behaviors?
primary prevention, secondary prevention, tertiary prevention
what is the sublimation defense mechanism?
putting your negative thoughts into something positive
Avoids or delays specific disease
primary prevention
what happens during the secondary prevention?
detection of a disease, mamogram, dental exam, pap smear
rehabilitation from a sickness or injury falls under which prevention?
tertiary prevention
what are the three stages of illness?
transition, acceptance, and convelesance
the chain of infection associated with vector transmission is known as
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mode of transfer
microorganisms that cause infection and disease are called
pathogens
what pathogen does not cause an immune response
prions
infection
entry of an infectious agent, or microorganism that then multiples and causes tissue
damage and can cause disease
An identified link in the chain of infection is a(n):
portal of entry
infectious agents include
bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, protozoa, prions
Body's first line of defense
skin
what is a culture?
a test to see what microorganism is growing
what is a sensitivity?
discovering what antibiotic will kill the microorganism
how do you destroy bacteria?
antibiotic
can you kill a viral infection with antibiotics?
no
how do you treat a virus?
treat symptoms
what is prophylactic?
NU136
NU 136 FINAL CUMULATIVE EXAM REVIEW
(ALL FLASHCARDS) 2026 GRADED A+
General Adaptation Syndrome
long term exposure to stress
What are the three stages of general adaptation syndrome?
alarm stage, stage of resistance, and stage of exhaustion
What is homeostasis?
Dynamic process through which the body maintains blanace by adjusting sympathetic
and parasympathetic systems
What system does fight or flight happen?
during sympathetic system
What happens during fight or flight?
high temperature, high temperature, pupils dilate, dilation of bronchial tubes
What happens during stage of resistance?
body starts to shut down, causes a reaction and body can make a disorder and become
sick like hypertension, can trigger autoimmune response, stress ulcers
What happens during stage of exhaustion?
body cannot defend itself anymore, shut down and die
What is adaptation?
response to change, body systems have self regulatory mechanisms to maintain
homeostasis
What are the three stages of illness?
Transition Stage, Acceptance Stage, Convalescence Stage
What are the effects of stress?
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Perception of stressor, degree of health and fitness, previous like experience and
personality, available support system, personal coping mechanisms
What are examples of illness behaviors?
going to the dr, consulting a pharmacist, taking medication
What are examples of a social support system?
family support, positive social media, support from friends
What are examples of health behaviors?
family planning, injury prevention, preventative care, physical activity, sleep, healthy
eating habits
Actions or thoughts that change the situation so it is no longer stressful is an example of
what type of response?
Coping response
Alterations of thoughts to control the meaning of the situation before it triggers a stress
response is an example of what type of response?
Coping response
What are the main points of holistic approach?
physical health, emotional well being, spiritual renewal
What approach is it when you focus on the person and not the disease?
Holistic approach
What are the types of defense mechanisms?
strategies that protect us from increasing anxiety, reduce anxiety and the secretion of
stress hormones, used to maintain and improve self-esteem, can be overused in a
maladaptive way
What is the unconscious blocking of a wish or desire from awareness?
repression
what is it when you blame someone else as a defense mechanism?
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projection
What does it mean when a patient returns to an earlier level of adaptation when
severely threatened?
Regression
What is the defense mechanism when a patient models behavior after someone else?
identification
What is an example of reaction-formation?
being fake, being nice to someone you don't like
What is the defense mechanisms that patients unconsciously falsifying an experience by
giving a contrived, socially acceptable, and logical explanation to justify an unpleasant
experience or justifying an action
rationalization
What are the three prevention stages of health promotion behaviors?
primary prevention, secondary prevention, tertiary prevention
what is the sublimation defense mechanism?
putting your negative thoughts into something positive
Avoids or delays specific disease
primary prevention
what happens during the secondary prevention?
detection of a disease, mamogram, dental exam, pap smear
rehabilitation from a sickness or injury falls under which prevention?
tertiary prevention
what are the three stages of illness?
transition, acceptance, and convelesance
the chain of infection associated with vector transmission is known as
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mode of transfer
microorganisms that cause infection and disease are called
pathogens
what pathogen does not cause an immune response
prions
infection
entry of an infectious agent, or microorganism that then multiples and causes tissue
damage and can cause disease
An identified link in the chain of infection is a(n):
portal of entry
infectious agents include
bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, protozoa, prions
Body's first line of defense
skin
what is a culture?
a test to see what microorganism is growing
what is a sensitivity?
discovering what antibiotic will kill the microorganism
how do you destroy bacteria?
antibiotic
can you kill a viral infection with antibiotics?
no
how do you treat a virus?
treat symptoms
what is prophylactic?
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