DS 221 Exam 2- Nurs 221 (All answered 100% correct)

Crowding (HER Process) correct answers - the psychological experience of discomfort that arises from perception that amount of space is inadequate - more social interaction that desired How do we measure crowding correct answers Density: physical parameters of space Social density correct answers number of people per unit of space Spatial density correct answers Number of square feet available per person. What was the Chesapeake bay deer experiment correct answers (crowding) - deer were fed enough food and water to be sustainable - After a while deer population started to decrease even with adequate resources - This happened because the deer got a stress overload from not having enough space to live. What was the Calhoun Rat experiment correct answers (crowding) - A study on rats that were living in an enriched environment with plenty of resources - Rats eventually developed Behavioral Sink - Became aggressive, had unusual behavior, not caring for young, extinction - because there was not enough space What is Behavioral Sink correct answers the collapse in behavior resulting from overcrowding what was the prison study correct answers (Physiological effects of crowding) - Studied areas of low and high density - Lower density areas had low levels of blood pressure - higher density areas had high levels of blood pressure What was the traffic/work study correct answers (Physiological effects of crowding) - Studied levels of adrenaline after arriving to work - Those who drove in routes with high congestion and traffic came to work with high levels of adrenaline - Those who did drive in routes with high congestion or traffic came to work with low levels of adrenaline What was the nurse study correct answers (physiological effects of crowding) - amount of depression was measured when beds were full at hospitals - If the hospital was full and crowded there was a higher number of anti- depressants taken by nurses - If the hospital was less crowded there was a lower number of anti- depressants taken by nurses. sense of control correct answers people feel less control over their environment in crowding low control -- low achievement-- high psychological distress