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The health care provider is working with a hospitalized individual who just received news that
the individual's home was burglarized and a significant amount of cash was stolen. The health
care provider asks about how the individual is handling the news. The individual states, "Money
can always be replaced, and no one was hurt. I'm glad I was here." What is the client
demonstrating? - Answer Coping
Which effect will the health care provider expect to observe when an individual is stressed and
epinephrine is released? - Answer Increased bronchodilation
An individual reports feeling short of breath and nervous while waiting to be called in for a
diagnostic test. Which type of response is the individual experiencing? - Answer Anticipatory
Which behaviors are an indication of allostatic overload? - Answer Waking up frequently
during the night, turning down invitations to dine with friends, increasing the number of
calories consumed each day
A physiologic response derived from psychological stressors is described by which term? -
Answer Reactive response
According to Selye's general adaptation syndrome, which is the second stage of the stress
response? - Answer Adaptation
The health care provider is assessing the coping strategies of an individual as part of risk factor
management for the individual's high blood pressure. Which assessment finding should the
health care provider identify as a maladaptive coping strategy? - Answer Eating twice a day
rather than three times
During which stage of the general adaptation syndrome is fight-or-flight first exhibited in an
individual? - Answer Alarm
Cortisol has an anabolic effect on protein in which area of the body? - Answer The liver