NUR 134 MENTAL HEALTH EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
2026/2027
stress - Answers The human body's response to changes in its normal state
individualized, whole, healthy, unhealthy - Answers Stress is ________, neither
positive/negative, affects the _______ person, may change depending on situation, & the
perception and response can be _______ or __________.
True - Answers (T/F) Stressors are neither positive nor negative
stressor - Answers anything perceived as a challenge, threat, or demanding/difficult
illness, hormonal, fear - Answers Examples of internal stressors include _______, ________
changes, or _______.
temperature, loud, attacks, conflict - Answers Examples of external stressors include
__________ changes, ______ nosies, _______, or _________
physiologic - Answers Examples of this type or stressor include chemical agents/drugs, physical
changes (heat/cold/trauma), infections, nutritional imbalances, & genetic or immune disorders.
psychosocial - Answers Examples of this type or stressor include traumatic experiences,
fear/victimization, media exposure, & changes in the way of living.
homeostasis, adaptation - Answers The stress response involves what 2 mechanisms?
homeostasis - Answers The mechanisms within the body that work to maintain internal balance.
adaptation - Answers The change that results from response to a stressor.
local adaptation syndrome (LAS) - Answers localized physical response to stress that involves a
specific body part & can be traumatic or pathologic--short-term
reflex pain response - Answers CNS response to pain
inflammatory response - Answers response to injury or infection
general adaptation syndrome (GAS) - Answers biochemical model of stress response that
describes the body's general response to stress
alarm reaction - Answers initiated when a stressor is perceived, involves fight/flight & increased
hormone levels; 1st stage of GAS
shock phase - Answers increased energy, alertness, O2 intake, CO, BP; 1st phase of the alarm
reaction
countershock - Answers reversal of the shock phase; 2nd phase of the alarm reaction
2026/2027
stress - Answers The human body's response to changes in its normal state
individualized, whole, healthy, unhealthy - Answers Stress is ________, neither
positive/negative, affects the _______ person, may change depending on situation, & the
perception and response can be _______ or __________.
True - Answers (T/F) Stressors are neither positive nor negative
stressor - Answers anything perceived as a challenge, threat, or demanding/difficult
illness, hormonal, fear - Answers Examples of internal stressors include _______, ________
changes, or _______.
temperature, loud, attacks, conflict - Answers Examples of external stressors include
__________ changes, ______ nosies, _______, or _________
physiologic - Answers Examples of this type or stressor include chemical agents/drugs, physical
changes (heat/cold/trauma), infections, nutritional imbalances, & genetic or immune disorders.
psychosocial - Answers Examples of this type or stressor include traumatic experiences,
fear/victimization, media exposure, & changes in the way of living.
homeostasis, adaptation - Answers The stress response involves what 2 mechanisms?
homeostasis - Answers The mechanisms within the body that work to maintain internal balance.
adaptation - Answers The change that results from response to a stressor.
local adaptation syndrome (LAS) - Answers localized physical response to stress that involves a
specific body part & can be traumatic or pathologic--short-term
reflex pain response - Answers CNS response to pain
inflammatory response - Answers response to injury or infection
general adaptation syndrome (GAS) - Answers biochemical model of stress response that
describes the body's general response to stress
alarm reaction - Answers initiated when a stressor is perceived, involves fight/flight & increased
hormone levels; 1st stage of GAS
shock phase - Answers increased energy, alertness, O2 intake, CO, BP; 1st phase of the alarm
reaction
countershock - Answers reversal of the shock phase; 2nd phase of the alarm reaction
