NURS2750 PATH. AND THER 2 QUIZ 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Stress
Nonspecific response of the body to any demand, regardless of whether it is caused by
a good/bad source
Physiologic (Physical) Stressors
acute and chronic illness, trauma/injury, pain, insomnia
Psychological Stressors (2)
losing a job, moving away, loss of loved one, high stress environment
Spiritual
loss of hope, purpose, questioning values and meaning
General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)
3 Stages
Alarm: Immediate
Resistance: Slow/ delayed
Exhaustion:
What does stress disrupt in the CNS:
HPA (Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal Axis)
ANS (Autonomic Nervous System) such as PNS
HPA
,Eventually secretes cortisol
ANS
PNS and SNS, enteric
Cerebral Cortex
Perception
Reticular Activating System (RAS)
triggers wakefulness, once these 3 perceive stress they send impulses to hypothalamus
Adrenal Medulla secretes
adrenaline and noradrenaline which
inc BP and HR
Adrenal Cortex
releases cortisol
Effect on Hippocampus
decrease of function. Hippocampus plays important role in longterm memory
-dec concentration
-impaired decision making
-sleep disturbances
Maladaption
poor or inadequate adaptation
Conditions associated w maladaption to stress
HTN
Angina
, Asthma
Substance misuse
Lower back pain
Menstrual irregularities
blood pressure (BP)
The pressure that the blood exerts against the walls of the arteries as it passes through
them.
indicates arterial pressure in systemic circulation
systole and diastole
systole (contraction) blood pushed out
diastole (relaxation)
Circulatory System
vessels, fluid, pump
blood flows from systemic to pulmonary to systemic
alpha receptors during fight or flight
blood vessels vasoconstricts
beta rec during fight or flight
Heart: inc Force
inc HR, inc AV conduction
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Stress
Nonspecific response of the body to any demand, regardless of whether it is caused by
a good/bad source
Physiologic (Physical) Stressors
acute and chronic illness, trauma/injury, pain, insomnia
Psychological Stressors (2)
losing a job, moving away, loss of loved one, high stress environment
Spiritual
loss of hope, purpose, questioning values and meaning
General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)
3 Stages
Alarm: Immediate
Resistance: Slow/ delayed
Exhaustion:
What does stress disrupt in the CNS:
HPA (Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal Axis)
ANS (Autonomic Nervous System) such as PNS
HPA
,Eventually secretes cortisol
ANS
PNS and SNS, enteric
Cerebral Cortex
Perception
Reticular Activating System (RAS)
triggers wakefulness, once these 3 perceive stress they send impulses to hypothalamus
Adrenal Medulla secretes
adrenaline and noradrenaline which
inc BP and HR
Adrenal Cortex
releases cortisol
Effect on Hippocampus
decrease of function. Hippocampus plays important role in longterm memory
-dec concentration
-impaired decision making
-sleep disturbances
Maladaption
poor or inadequate adaptation
Conditions associated w maladaption to stress
HTN
Angina
, Asthma
Substance misuse
Lower back pain
Menstrual irregularities
blood pressure (BP)
The pressure that the blood exerts against the walls of the arteries as it passes through
them.
indicates arterial pressure in systemic circulation
systole and diastole
systole (contraction) blood pushed out
diastole (relaxation)
Circulatory System
vessels, fluid, pump
blood flows from systemic to pulmonary to systemic
alpha receptors during fight or flight
blood vessels vasoconstricts
beta rec during fight or flight
Heart: inc Force
inc HR, inc AV conduction
