Stress And Adaptation Exam 1

Front 1

What is stress?

Back 1

human responds to change in it normal balanced state

Front 2

Response to stress is constant and dynamic and essential to ______, _______ and ____________.

Back 2

physical, emotional, socail well-being.

Front 3

What is a stressor?

Back 3

anything percieved as challenging,threating or demanding which have positive or negative effects as the person repsonds to change.

Front 4

What type of stressors are there and give examples?

Back 4

Internal:
fear, illness, hormonal change External:
loud noise
temp.

Front 5

what is adaptation?

Back 5

ongoing process as a person faimily or group strive to maintain balance in his/her/their internal ans external enviroment.

Front 6

What is Homeostasis?

Back 6

Various physiologic and psychological muchanisms respond to changes in the internal and external enviroment to maintain a balance state or relative constancy in the internal enviroment. A balance is achieved.

Front 7

Physiologocal Homeostasis regulator of the body:
Autonomic nervous system & endocrine system is considered as a ____________ response.

Back 7

neuroendocrine.

Front 8

Negative feedback mechanism-

Back 8

Negative feedback mechanisms are self-regulating responses to changes experienced by a system or organism, usually due to external influences. These mechanisms feed some of the output of these changes back into the system to trigger counter-responses which result in restoring the system to its previous undisturbed state, or mitigating the effects of the initial change

Front 9

What are some physiologic indicators to stress?

Back 9

Increased P, R, BP
dialted pupils, dry mouth, sweating, chest pain, headache stiff neck, backache, sleep problems
decreased sex drive

Front 10

Local Adaptation Syndrome. LAS

Back 10

Localized response of the body to stress.
short term adaptove response
reflex pain, inflammatory response, specific body or organ not the whole body.

Front 11

General Adaptation Syndrome
GAS

Back 11

body's general response to physical or emotional stress

Front 12

What are the stages of GAS?

Back 12

Alarm
Resistance
Exhaustion

Front 13

Explain the Alarm phase of GAS.

Back 13

Fight or flight, hormone levels rise, autonomic nervous system. Shock phase, Increases energy and O2 intake,cadiac output,BP, and mental alertness.

Front 14

Explain the Resistance phase of GAS.

Back 14

Attempt to adapt to the stressor
VS,hormones and energy return to normal
Adaptive mechanisms fail if damage to the body is too great.

Front 15

Explain Exhaustion phase of GAS

Back 15

adaptive mechanisms are exhausted. Body attempts to rest to mobilize defenses to return to normal. Total exhaustion and death can result

Front 16

Hans Selye defines stress as ...

Back 16

biomechanical model of stress
any stimulus that causes a response ia an individual

Front 17

What are Maslow's hierarchy of basic human needs?

Back 17

physiologic, safety n security love n belonging self esteem self actualization

Front 18

Difference between anxiety and fear?

Back 18

Anxiety unknown source

Fear is a known threat

Front 19

What are the levels of anxiety

Back 19

Mild moderate severe and panic

Front 20

Anxierty coping mechanism

Back 20

unconscious behavior used to decrease stress and anxiety..

Front 21

General Adaptation Syndrome
GAS

Back 21

body's general response to physical or emotional stress

Front 22

What are the stages of GAS?

Back 22

Alarm
Resistance
Exhaustion

Front 23

Explain the Alarm phase of GAS.

Back 23

Fight or flight, hormone levels rise, autonomic nervous system. Shock phase, Increases energy and O2 intake,cadiac output,BP, and mental alertness.

Front 24

Explain the Resistance phase of GAS.

Back 24

Attempt to adapt to the stressor
VS,hormones and energy return to normal
Adaptive mechanisms fail if damage to the body is too great.

Front 25

Explain Exhaustion phase of GAS

Back 25

adaptive mechanisms are exhausted. Body attempts to rest to mobilize defenses to return to normal. Total exhaustion and death can result

Front 26

Hans Selye defines stress as ...

Back 26

biomechanical model of stress
any stimulus that causes a response ia an individual

Front 27

What are Maslow's hierarchy of basic human needs?

Back 27

physiologic, safety n security love n belonging self esteem self actualization

Front 28

Difference between anxiety and fear?

Back 28

Anxiety unknown source

Fear is a known threat

Front 29

What are the levels of anxiety

Back 29

Mild moderate severe and panic

Front 30

Anxierty coping mechanism

Back 30

unconscious behavior used to decrease stress and anxiety..