NU 136 UNIT 1 Exam Questions and
answers 2025
acute .illness .- .ANS✓✓-A .sudden .illness .from .which .a .person .is .expected .to
.recover
chronic .illness .- .ANS✓✓-an .on-going .illness, .slow .or .gradual .in .onset; .it .has
.no .known .cure; .it .can .be .controlled .and .complications .prevented .with .proper
.treatment
General .Adaptation .Syndrome .(GAS) .- .ANS✓✓-Seyle's .concept .that .the .body
.responds .to .stress .with .alarm, .resistance .and .exhaustion
Repression .(defense .mechanism) .- .ANS✓✓-YOU .FORGET .THE .NAME .OF
.SOMEONE .FOR .WHOM .YOU .HAVE .INTENSE .NEGATIVE .FEELING .TOWARDS.
Denial .(defense .mechanism) .- .ANS✓✓-- .Refusing .to .acknowledge .the .existence
.of .a .real .situation .or .the .feelings .associated .with .it.
EX: .A .women .drinks .alcohol .every .day .and .cannot .stop, .failing .to .acknowledge
.that .she .has .a .problem.
projection .(defense .mechanism) .- .ANS✓✓-- .Attributing .feelings .or .impulses
.unacceptable .to .ones .self .to .another .person.
EX: .Sue .feels .a .strong .sexual .attraction .to .her .track .coach .and .tells .her .friend,
."Hes .coming .on .to .me!"
reaction .formation .(defense .mechanism) .- .ANS✓✓-- .Preventing .unacceptable
.thoughts .or .behaviors .from .being .expressed .by .exaggerating .opposite
.thoughts .or .types .of .behaviors.
EX: .Jane .hates .nursing. .She .attended .nursing .school .to .please .her .parents.
.During .career .day, .she .speaks .to .prospective .students .about .the .excellence .of
.nursing .as .a .career.
Regression .(defense .mechanism) .- .ANS✓✓-- .Responding .to .stress .by
.retreating .to .an .earlier .level .of .development .and .the .comfort .measures
.associated .with .that .level .of .functioning.
, EX: .When .2 .year .old .Jay .is .hospitalized .for .tonsillitis .he .will .drink .only .from .a
.bottle, .although .his .mother .states .he .has .been .drinking .from .a .cup .for .over .6
.months.
Rationalization .(defense .mechanism) .- .ANS✓✓-- .Attempting .to .make .excuses
.or .formulate .logical .reasons .to .justifying .unacceptable .feelings .or .behaviors.
EX: .John .tells .the .rehab .nurse, ."I .drink .because .its .the .only .way .I .can .deal
.with .my .bad .marriage .and .awful .job."
IDENTIFICATION .(DEFENSE .MECHANISM) .- .ANS✓✓-MODELING .BEHAVIOR
.AFTER .SOMEONE .ELSE
A .6 .YEAR .OLD .GIRL .DRESSES .UP .IN .HER .MOMS .DRESS
displacement .(defense .mechanism) .- .ANS✓✓-- .The .transfer .of .feelings .from
.one .target .to .another .that .is .considered .less .threatening .or .that .is .neutral.
EX: .A .client .is .angry .at .his .doctor, .does .not .express .it, .but .becomes .verbally
.abusive .with .the .nurse.
sublimation .(defense .mechanism) .- .ANS✓✓-- .Rechanneling .of .drives .or
.impulses .that .are .personally .or .socially .unacceptable .into .activities .that .are
.constructive.
EX: .Mom .of .son .killed .by .drunk .driver, .president .of .MADD.
TRANSITION .STAGE .OF .ILLNESS .- .ANS✓✓-DENY .FEELING .ILL .BUT
.RECOGNIZE .THAT .SYMPTOMS .OF .AN .ILLNESS .ARE .PRESENT.
Acceptance .stage .- .ANS✓✓-Acknowledge .illness .and .take .measures .to
.become .well
CONVALESCENCE .STAGE .OF .ILLNESS .- .ANS✓✓-PROCESS .OF .RECOVERING
.AFTER .THE .ILLNESS .AND .REGAINING .HEALTH
alarm .stage .of .GAS .- .ANS✓✓-fight .or .flight .response
Stage .of .Resistance .(GAS) .- .ANS✓✓-The .activity .of .the .nervous .and .endocrine
.systems .in .returning .the .body .to .homeostasis
Maslow's .Hierarchy .of .Needs .- .ANS✓✓-(level .1) .Physiological .Needs, .(level .2)
.Safety .and .Security, .(level .3) .Relationships, .Love .and .Affection, .(level .4) .Self
.Esteem, .(level .5) .Self .Actualization
Stage .of .Exhaustion .(GAS) .- .ANS✓✓-point .where .the .body .can .no .longer
.return .to .homeostasis
-allostatic .overload: ."cost" .of .bodies .organs .and .tissues .for .an .excessive .or
.ineffectively .regulated .allostatic .response
answers 2025
acute .illness .- .ANS✓✓-A .sudden .illness .from .which .a .person .is .expected .to
.recover
chronic .illness .- .ANS✓✓-an .on-going .illness, .slow .or .gradual .in .onset; .it .has
.no .known .cure; .it .can .be .controlled .and .complications .prevented .with .proper
.treatment
General .Adaptation .Syndrome .(GAS) .- .ANS✓✓-Seyle's .concept .that .the .body
.responds .to .stress .with .alarm, .resistance .and .exhaustion
Repression .(defense .mechanism) .- .ANS✓✓-YOU .FORGET .THE .NAME .OF
.SOMEONE .FOR .WHOM .YOU .HAVE .INTENSE .NEGATIVE .FEELING .TOWARDS.
Denial .(defense .mechanism) .- .ANS✓✓-- .Refusing .to .acknowledge .the .existence
.of .a .real .situation .or .the .feelings .associated .with .it.
EX: .A .women .drinks .alcohol .every .day .and .cannot .stop, .failing .to .acknowledge
.that .she .has .a .problem.
projection .(defense .mechanism) .- .ANS✓✓-- .Attributing .feelings .or .impulses
.unacceptable .to .ones .self .to .another .person.
EX: .Sue .feels .a .strong .sexual .attraction .to .her .track .coach .and .tells .her .friend,
."Hes .coming .on .to .me!"
reaction .formation .(defense .mechanism) .- .ANS✓✓-- .Preventing .unacceptable
.thoughts .or .behaviors .from .being .expressed .by .exaggerating .opposite
.thoughts .or .types .of .behaviors.
EX: .Jane .hates .nursing. .She .attended .nursing .school .to .please .her .parents.
.During .career .day, .she .speaks .to .prospective .students .about .the .excellence .of
.nursing .as .a .career.
Regression .(defense .mechanism) .- .ANS✓✓-- .Responding .to .stress .by
.retreating .to .an .earlier .level .of .development .and .the .comfort .measures
.associated .with .that .level .of .functioning.
, EX: .When .2 .year .old .Jay .is .hospitalized .for .tonsillitis .he .will .drink .only .from .a
.bottle, .although .his .mother .states .he .has .been .drinking .from .a .cup .for .over .6
.months.
Rationalization .(defense .mechanism) .- .ANS✓✓-- .Attempting .to .make .excuses
.or .formulate .logical .reasons .to .justifying .unacceptable .feelings .or .behaviors.
EX: .John .tells .the .rehab .nurse, ."I .drink .because .its .the .only .way .I .can .deal
.with .my .bad .marriage .and .awful .job."
IDENTIFICATION .(DEFENSE .MECHANISM) .- .ANS✓✓-MODELING .BEHAVIOR
.AFTER .SOMEONE .ELSE
A .6 .YEAR .OLD .GIRL .DRESSES .UP .IN .HER .MOMS .DRESS
displacement .(defense .mechanism) .- .ANS✓✓-- .The .transfer .of .feelings .from
.one .target .to .another .that .is .considered .less .threatening .or .that .is .neutral.
EX: .A .client .is .angry .at .his .doctor, .does .not .express .it, .but .becomes .verbally
.abusive .with .the .nurse.
sublimation .(defense .mechanism) .- .ANS✓✓-- .Rechanneling .of .drives .or
.impulses .that .are .personally .or .socially .unacceptable .into .activities .that .are
.constructive.
EX: .Mom .of .son .killed .by .drunk .driver, .president .of .MADD.
TRANSITION .STAGE .OF .ILLNESS .- .ANS✓✓-DENY .FEELING .ILL .BUT
.RECOGNIZE .THAT .SYMPTOMS .OF .AN .ILLNESS .ARE .PRESENT.
Acceptance .stage .- .ANS✓✓-Acknowledge .illness .and .take .measures .to
.become .well
CONVALESCENCE .STAGE .OF .ILLNESS .- .ANS✓✓-PROCESS .OF .RECOVERING
.AFTER .THE .ILLNESS .AND .REGAINING .HEALTH
alarm .stage .of .GAS .- .ANS✓✓-fight .or .flight .response
Stage .of .Resistance .(GAS) .- .ANS✓✓-The .activity .of .the .nervous .and .endocrine
.systems .in .returning .the .body .to .homeostasis
Maslow's .Hierarchy .of .Needs .- .ANS✓✓-(level .1) .Physiological .Needs, .(level .2)
.Safety .and .Security, .(level .3) .Relationships, .Love .and .Affection, .(level .4) .Self
.Esteem, .(level .5) .Self .Actualization
Stage .of .Exhaustion .(GAS) .- .ANS✓✓-point .where .the .body .can .no .longer
.return .to .homeostasis
-allostatic .overload: ."cost" .of .bodies .organs .and .tissues .for .an .excessive .or
.ineffectively .regulated .allostatic .response
