Final Exam for NSG 152 UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What are the types of stressors? - CORRECT ANSWER Physiologic
Psychosocial
Describe the types of stressors - CORRECT ANSWER - Physiologic:
chemical agents
physical agents
infectious agents
nutritional imbalances
hypoxia
genetic or immune disorders
- Psychosocial:
accidents
stressful or traumatic experiences of family members and friends
horrors of history
fear of aggression or mutilation
rapid changes in the world
General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) - CORRECT ANSWER - biochemical model of stress
describing the body's general response to stress
- alarm reaction:
person perceives stressor, defense mechanisms activated
fight-or-flight response
hormone levels rise, body prepares to react
shock and counter-shock phases
, - stage of resistance:
body attempts to adapt to stressor
vital signs, hormone levels, and energy production return to normal
body regains homeostasis or adaptive mechanisms fail
- stage of exhaustion:
results when adaptive mechanisms are exhausted
body either rests and mobilizes its defenses to return to normal or dies
Local adaptation syndrome (LAS) - CORRECT ANSWER - localized response of the body to
stress, precipitated by trauma or pathology
- involves only one specific body part (such as a tissue or organ ) instead of the whole body
- reflex pain reaction: is a response of the central nervous system to pain
- inflammatory response: HERPES
Emotional responses to stress - CORRECT ANSWER mind-body interaction
coping mechanisms
anxiety (most common): mild, moderate, severe, panic
Types of stress - CORRECT ANSWER - developmental stress: occurs when person progresses
through stages of growth and development
- situational stress: does not occur in predictable patterns
Defense mechanisms - CORRECT ANSWER - compensation: making up for downfall with another
talent
- denial: refuses to acknowledge the presence of a condition that is disturbing
- displacement: refers to a person transferring an emotional reaction from one person to another
- introjection: person internalizes the ideas or voices of other people
- projection: attributing thoughts to someone else
- rationalization: a person tries to give a logical or socially acceptable explanation for questionable
behavior
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What are the types of stressors? - CORRECT ANSWER Physiologic
Psychosocial
Describe the types of stressors - CORRECT ANSWER - Physiologic:
chemical agents
physical agents
infectious agents
nutritional imbalances
hypoxia
genetic or immune disorders
- Psychosocial:
accidents
stressful or traumatic experiences of family members and friends
horrors of history
fear of aggression or mutilation
rapid changes in the world
General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) - CORRECT ANSWER - biochemical model of stress
describing the body's general response to stress
- alarm reaction:
person perceives stressor, defense mechanisms activated
fight-or-flight response
hormone levels rise, body prepares to react
shock and counter-shock phases
, - stage of resistance:
body attempts to adapt to stressor
vital signs, hormone levels, and energy production return to normal
body regains homeostasis or adaptive mechanisms fail
- stage of exhaustion:
results when adaptive mechanisms are exhausted
body either rests and mobilizes its defenses to return to normal or dies
Local adaptation syndrome (LAS) - CORRECT ANSWER - localized response of the body to
stress, precipitated by trauma or pathology
- involves only one specific body part (such as a tissue or organ ) instead of the whole body
- reflex pain reaction: is a response of the central nervous system to pain
- inflammatory response: HERPES
Emotional responses to stress - CORRECT ANSWER mind-body interaction
coping mechanisms
anxiety (most common): mild, moderate, severe, panic
Types of stress - CORRECT ANSWER - developmental stress: occurs when person progresses
through stages of growth and development
- situational stress: does not occur in predictable patterns
Defense mechanisms - CORRECT ANSWER - compensation: making up for downfall with another
talent
- denial: refuses to acknowledge the presence of a condition that is disturbing
- displacement: refers to a person transferring an emotional reaction from one person to another
- introjection: person internalizes the ideas or voices of other people
- projection: attributing thoughts to someone else
- rationalization: a person tries to give a logical or socially acceptable explanation for questionable
behavior
