Med-Surg Nursing - 08

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alarm reaction

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first stage of the stress response, in which the individual perceives a stressor physically or mentally, and the fight-or-flight response is initiated

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allostasis

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the means by which the body reestablishes homeostasis in the face of a challenge

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coping

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constantly changing cognitive and behavioral efforts to manage specific external or internal demands that are appraised as taxing or exceeding the resources of the person

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emotion-focused coping

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a method of coping involving an individual's efforts to regulate the emotional response to the problem

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eustress

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stress associated with positive events, such as winning a tennis match

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general adaptation syndrome (GAS)

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physical responses to stressors from different sources; composed of three stages: alarm reaction, stage of resistance, and stage of exhaustion

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problem-focused coping

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a method of coping involving an individual's attempts to deal with demands (internal or environmental) or obstacles that create the demands

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psychoneuroimmunology

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an interdisciplinary science that seeks to understand the interactions among psychologic, neurologic, and immune responses

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resilience

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being resourceful, flexible, and having an available source of problem-solving strategies

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reticular activating system

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a network of neurons that is involved with arousal and consciousness and functions to maintain wakefulness and alertness

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sense of coherence

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a coping style that refers to how an individual sees the world and one's life in it

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stage of exhaustion

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final stage of the general adaptation syndrome (GAS); occurs when all the energy for adaptation has been expended

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stage of resistance

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the stage of the general adaptation syndrome (GAS) in which physiologic reserves are mobilized to increase the resistance to stress

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stress

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a nonspecific response of the body to any demand made on it

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stressors

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physical or emotional, pleasant or unpleasant demands that require an individual to adapt