NUR 325- Stress and Coping Questions And Answers With Verified Solutions

Acute stress - Short but severe; car accident Alarm stage - CNS becomes aroused, hormones released, start entering fight or flight; either homeostasis or resistance Aldosterone - Increases sodium and water retention Anterior pituitary - Long term stress response; may take longer for body to return to homeostasis; ACTH Chronic stress - Long lasting; stressful job, chronic illness, marital problems Compartmentalization - categorize life experiences into segments to avoid facing the anxieties while in that mindset Cortisol - Increased protein synthesis, glucose, BP, CO; antiinflam response, immunosuppression Denial - Refusal to acknowledge or accept reality to avoid emotional impact Emotion focused coping - Not doing anything to fix the problem of stress but trying to fix the emotional response; taking a deep breath Epinephrine and norepinephrine - Increased HR, BP, CO, blood perfusion to skeletal muscles, blood glucose; bronchial and pupil dilation Episodic stress - Frequent bouts of acute stressExhaustation - Things start shutting down, resources depleted, illness and disease; immunosuppression