NSG 3130 EXAM 3 FINAL PAPER 2026 STUDY
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◉ physiologic stress.
Answer: -Stress-induced changes in body functions
-Detected by body's normal regulatory sensors
-The body alters function to restore normal balance
-When normal balance is restored, negative feedback stops the
reaction
◉ Psychological Stress.
Answer: the emotional and cognitive factors involved in the
appraisal of threat
◉ sociocultural stress.
Answer: the stress when social systems are challenged by factors
such as racism, economic hardship, or political upheaval
◉ Roy's Adaptation Model.
Answer: The model of health that conceptualizes health as the
patient's ability to adapt, compensate, manage, and adjust to
physiological-physical health-related setbacks.
,◉ fight or flight response.
Answer: Physiological reaction to perceived threats by activation of
the autonomic system:
^HR, ^BP, ^RR, pupils dilate, GI motility slows, blood flow to skin
slows
◉ Link between health & stress.
Answer: Can trigger IBD, autoimmune disease, cardiovascular
disease, chronic pain
◉ Sympathetic stimulation.
Answer: Increases heart rate and contractility.
◉ General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS).
Answer: Selye's concept of the body's adaptive response to stress in
three phases—alarm, resistance, exhaustion.
◉ distress.
Answer: Negative stress- beyond persons ability to cope
◉ Eustress.
, Answer: positive stress, motivational, associated with effective
coping & adaptation
◉ 3 stages of GAS (general adaptation syndrome).
Answer: 1. Alarm: hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal & ANS activated
triggering responses in CNS, endocrine, immune systems
2. Resistance: body attempts to adapt, initial response is lessened as
PNS reverses SNS stimulation & stabilization occurs, body begins to
repair damage & restore resources
3. Exhaustion: if stress not resolved or resources inadequate to meet
demands, physical function can't be maintained & death possible
◉ Stress that is chronic, prolonged, unrelieved can cause.
Answer: Disease
◉ Rationalization.
Answer: Explaining personal actions in a way that enhances one's
own self-image
◉ Denial.
Answer: Ignoring aspects of reality that induce anxiety or contribute
to a loss of self-esteem
◉ compensation.
GUIDE DETAILED ANSWERS READY
◉ physiologic stress.
Answer: -Stress-induced changes in body functions
-Detected by body's normal regulatory sensors
-The body alters function to restore normal balance
-When normal balance is restored, negative feedback stops the
reaction
◉ Psychological Stress.
Answer: the emotional and cognitive factors involved in the
appraisal of threat
◉ sociocultural stress.
Answer: the stress when social systems are challenged by factors
such as racism, economic hardship, or political upheaval
◉ Roy's Adaptation Model.
Answer: The model of health that conceptualizes health as the
patient's ability to adapt, compensate, manage, and adjust to
physiological-physical health-related setbacks.
,◉ fight or flight response.
Answer: Physiological reaction to perceived threats by activation of
the autonomic system:
^HR, ^BP, ^RR, pupils dilate, GI motility slows, blood flow to skin
slows
◉ Link between health & stress.
Answer: Can trigger IBD, autoimmune disease, cardiovascular
disease, chronic pain
◉ Sympathetic stimulation.
Answer: Increases heart rate and contractility.
◉ General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS).
Answer: Selye's concept of the body's adaptive response to stress in
three phases—alarm, resistance, exhaustion.
◉ distress.
Answer: Negative stress- beyond persons ability to cope
◉ Eustress.
, Answer: positive stress, motivational, associated with effective
coping & adaptation
◉ 3 stages of GAS (general adaptation syndrome).
Answer: 1. Alarm: hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal & ANS activated
triggering responses in CNS, endocrine, immune systems
2. Resistance: body attempts to adapt, initial response is lessened as
PNS reverses SNS stimulation & stabilization occurs, body begins to
repair damage & restore resources
3. Exhaustion: if stress not resolved or resources inadequate to meet
demands, physical function can't be maintained & death possible
◉ Stress that is chronic, prolonged, unrelieved can cause.
Answer: Disease
◉ Rationalization.
Answer: Explaining personal actions in a way that enhances one's
own self-image
◉ Denial.
Answer: Ignoring aspects of reality that induce anxiety or contribute
to a loss of self-esteem
◉ compensation.
