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Define stressor
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Event or circumstance that causes the stress reaction
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Define stress
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A state of physical and psychological arousal
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What is the General Adaptation Syndrome?
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Stimulus
Alarm Resistance Exhaustion Recovery |
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What kinds of stress are dangerous?
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Unexpected
Prolonged Excessive Prolonged and Excessive (combo) |
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Define strain
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Damage done to the body and mind as a result of the stress reaction
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Event is also known as...
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Stressor
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Reaction is also known as...
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Stress
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Result is also known as...
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Strain
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What are 4 causes of stress?
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Psychological
Personality Psycho-social Bioecological |
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What are the 5 stress symptoms?
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Physical
Congitive Behavioral Emotional Spiritual |
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What are physical symptoms of stress?
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Sweating
Fatigue |
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What are cognitive symptoms of stress?
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Memory loss
Decreased decision making |
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What are emotional symptoms of stress?
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Anxious
Fear Guilt |
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What are behavioral symptoms of stress?
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Withdraw
Silence |
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What are spiritual symptoms of stress?
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Loss of belief
Faith crisis Withdraw |
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When there is an arousal in cognition, emotion and body there is a change in what?
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Behavoir
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During a stress assessment you need to determine what?
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Cause
Type Intensity Duration |
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During a stress assessment you need to determine what kind of effects?
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Physical
Cognitive Emotional Behavioral |
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What are benefits of stress assessment?
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Determines baselines
Determines level of threat to health Determines cues to danger Determines mitigating factors Establishes plan of action to manage stress |
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What are noninvasive medical tests that can be done for stress?
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History and physical
BP EEG Temp. PET scan Stress tests Urine tests Blood tests Biopsy Thalium stress tests |
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What are invasive medical tests?
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Blood tests
Biopsies Thalium Stress tests |
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What are self-tests for stress?
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MMPI
Everly Behavioral Survey Life events scale Impact of events scale Variety of pen and paper tests |
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What are psychological tests for stress?
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Personality
Intelligence Projective State-trait Clinical assessment |
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What is included in psychological?
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Intellectual and emotional
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What is Eustress?
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Positive stress
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What is distress?
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Uncomfortable stress
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Who said fight or flight?
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W.B. Cannon
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Sum total of wear and tear?
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H Selye
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What are symptoms of cumulative stress?
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Slow erosion of functioning
Cynicism Incomplete work Lateness Impulsive need for change Chronic physical illness |
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What are symptoms of critical incident stress?
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Normal coping overwhelmed
Adaptive functioning interrupted Symptoms of patient distress evident |
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Stress response is activated by our perception of what?
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Events
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Stressor initiates...
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Stress response
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What are the 3 types of stressors?
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Bio-ecological, psycho-social, personality
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Stress is mostly about ______ & _______.
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Adaptation and survival
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Reactions of stress can...
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Happen instantly
Be delayed Be cumulative Cause permanent life changes if unresolved |
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Define adaptation
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Adjustment to existing conditions or to the stress reaction
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Increased levels of love = what?
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300% decreased stress
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What does love do?
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Helps sick recover
Releases positive chemicals in the brain enhances sense of security Enhances capacity to focus |
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How do you maintain love?
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Honesty
Honor the relationship Be involved Communicate Spend time together Physical contact |
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True love can only arise in what?
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An unencumbered person
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What neurotransmitter creates feelings of bonding with others and reduces stress?
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Oxytocin
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What enhances sexual arousal?
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Dopamine
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What first generates feelings of sexual gratification and later increases dopamine?
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Prolactin
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What is more present during sexual excitation in men than in women?
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Oxytocin
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What reduces effects of oxytocin in men?
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Testosterone
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Women tend to _____.
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Bond
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Men tend to ______.
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Flee
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What happens when love receives no response?
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Feelings of frustration
Helplessness Depression Feeling incomplete Shocked and Confused Lost and angry |
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Tears contain _______ &_______.
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Prolactin and maganese
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What does crying do?
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Helps detox the body and rebalances hormones.
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What is the scientific name for kissing?
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Osculation
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___% of cultures kiss.
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90
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What is the "cloud nine" neurotransmitter?
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Dopamine
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What is the function of the Brain stem?
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To preserve life
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What is in the brain stem?
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Cerebellum
Medulla oblongata Thalamus Hypothalamus |
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What is the medulla oblongata incharge of?
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HR
Breathing Blood Circulation |
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What is the Thalamus incharge of?
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Distributing info to the brain
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What is the hypothalamus incharge of?
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Hunger
Thirst Temp. Pain & pleasure |
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What does the cortex do?
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Stores memory
Analytical skills Verbal communication Writing ability Fine motor skills Additional emotional processes Learning and rational thought |
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What is the Reticular Activating System?
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Alerts the brain - key to arousal
Transfers information from one major area of the brain to another |
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What helps you to adapt in new circumstances?
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R.A.S.
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What is the Autonomic Nervous System?
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Automatic or involuntary
(Hormone balance, metabolism, day to day operations) |
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What are the two subcategories of the ANS?
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Sympathetic and Parasympathetic
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What is sympathetic?
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Fight or flight
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What is parasympathetic?
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Rest and digest
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Why is the endocrine system important?
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Glands secret hormones and hormones influence body systems
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What is the Adrenal gland?
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Medulla (connects to the hypothalamus by sympathetic nerves, releases epinephrine)
Adreal Cortex (stimulated by ACTH from pituitary gland) |
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When sensory info enters what processes it?
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Limbic system and cerebral cortex
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What does the Hypothalamus stimulate?
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The adrenal medulla
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What does the adrenal medulla stimulate?
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Epinephrine
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Adrenaline stimulates what?
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The adrenal cortex.
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What does the adrenal cortex produce?
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Glucocorticoids (Cortisol)
Mineralcorticoids (Aldosterone) |
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What does the pituitary gland release?
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ACTH
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How does cortisol affect metabolism?
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Increasing energy
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How does cortisol increase energy?
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Increases gluconeogenesis
-Protein is mobilized -Fat cells are mobilized -Aldosterone helps ready the body for increased muscular activity and dissipation of heat and waste -Helps retain salt and water |
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What are the signs and symptoms of distress?
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1. Cognitive
2. Emotional 3. Physical 4. Behavioral 5. Spiritual |
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Define cumulative stress...
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What happens when you don't deal with stress and it adds up and becomes destructive
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Define cumulative stress reactions...
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Mismanagement of personal and organizational resources
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What are the causes of cumulative stress?
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Unrealistic expectations
Excessive efforts to reach unattainable goals |
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How does cumulative stress response happen?
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Caused by tedium
Exposure to people Repetition lack of support lack of leadership failure to care for oneself |
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What are the stages of cumulative stress?
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Warning stage
Mild symptoms Entrenched Severe |
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What are the stages of disillusionment?
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Enthusiasm
Stagnation Frustration Apathy Intervention |
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What are the warning symptoms of Cumulative stress?
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Fatigue
Anxiety Boredom Depression |
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Chracteristics of cumulative stress?
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Physical/emotional exhaustion
Apathy Deterioration in performance |
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What are some cumulative stress signs/symptoms?
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Little things bother you
Chronically frustrated Omnipotent thoughts Loss of care/concern Risk-taking increases loss of attn. to detail Paranoid feelings Disorientation Humor becomes offensive withdraw from contact w/ others Negative labeling Emotional shut down |
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What are some mild cumulative stress symptoms?
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Headaches
GI distress Forgetfullness Irritability Loss of sense of humor |
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What are some entrenched cumulative stress symptoms?
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Anger/Rage
Frustration Depression Increased use of alcohol Deterioration of relationships |
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What are some severe symptoms of cumulative stress?
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Hostility
Loss of emotional control Suicidal ideation Medical problems Psychological problems Inappropriate behaviors Loss of remaining relationships |
