NUR 400 EXAM 3 KEY TERMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Maladaptive coping - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Ineffective, unhealthy behaviors and actions used to deal
with stress that eventually lead to increased stress and can cause or exacerbate chronic health
conditions.
Problem-focused coping - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A strategy that involves generating solutions to
resolve or eliminate identified stressors and is best utilized when a situation can be controlled or
changed.
Emotion-focused coping - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅An approach that emphasizes the regulation of the
emotional response to a stressor and is most useful when a situation is unchangeable or uncontrollable.
Meaning-focused coping - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Involves drawing on values, beliefs, and goals to
modify the interpretation and response to a stressor.
Sympathetic nervous system response - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Often called the 'fight-or-flight'
response, triggered by the brain detecting a stressor, leading to increased heart rate, blood pressure,
and other physiological changes.
Cognitive appraisal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The process where an individual evaluates an event for its
scope and meaning to determine if it is perceived as neutral, manageable, or threatening.
Self-harm - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A maladaptive coping behavior where an individual uses harmful
actions against themselves as an ineffective response to stress.
Substance misuse - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A maladaptive coping behavior involving the use of drugs or
alcohol to manage stress, which ultimately increases stress levels.
Enteral nutrition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Nutritional intake delivered through the gastrointestinal tract,
which can include oral intake or delivery via a GI tube.
Maladaptive coping - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Ineffective, unhealthy behaviors and actions used to deal
with stress that eventually lead to increased stress and can cause or exacerbate chronic health
conditions.
Problem-focused coping - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A strategy that involves generating solutions to
resolve or eliminate identified stressors and is best utilized when a situation can be controlled or
changed.
Emotion-focused coping - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅An approach that emphasizes the regulation of the
emotional response to a stressor and is most useful when a situation is unchangeable or uncontrollable.
Meaning-focused coping - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Involves drawing on values, beliefs, and goals to
modify the interpretation and response to a stressor.
Sympathetic nervous system response - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Often called the 'fight-or-flight'
response, triggered by the brain detecting a stressor, leading to increased heart rate, blood pressure,
and other physiological changes.
Cognitive appraisal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The process where an individual evaluates an event for its
scope and meaning to determine if it is perceived as neutral, manageable, or threatening.
Self-harm - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A maladaptive coping behavior where an individual uses harmful
actions against themselves as an ineffective response to stress.
Substance misuse - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A maladaptive coping behavior involving the use of drugs or
alcohol to manage stress, which ultimately increases stress levels.
Enteral nutrition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Nutritional intake delivered through the gastrointestinal tract,
which can include oral intake or delivery via a GI tube.
