Nu 136 Exam 1 Question & Answers
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Primary illness - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Develops
without being caused by another health problem
Secondary illness - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Results
from or is caused by a primary illness
Stages of Illness - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Transition,
Acceptance, Convalescence
Transition Stage - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔May deny
feeling ill, but recognize symptoms of illness are present
Acceptance Stage - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Acknowledge illness and take measures to become
well
Convalescence Stage - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Recovering after the illness and regaining health
Adaptation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The adjustment
or changes in behavior, physiology, and structure
ie: Exercise and good nutrition when you develop
diabetes
,Nu 136 Exam 1 Question & Answers
(Latest 2025 )
Maladaptation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Lack of
adjustment
ie: "I know I have diabetes now so I'll just take an insulin
pump instead of trying to exercise and eat right"
Health Behavior - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Any action
taken that promotes good health, prevents disease, or
detects disease in early, asymptomatic stages
ie: watching nutrition, exercise, obtaining immunizations,
having regular check ups
Illness Behavior - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Ways in
which people monitor their bodies, define and interpret
their symptoms, take remedial actions, and use the
health care system.
ie: seeing the doctor and taking prescribed meds after
sickness has occured
Holistic Approach - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Considers
biologic, psychological, sociologic, spiritual needs
Five areas of need (Maslow) - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔-Physiologic
, Nu 136 Exam 1 Question & Answers
(Latest 2025 )
-Safety and Security
-Love and Belonging
-Self-esteem
-Self-actualization
Examples of stress-related diseases/disorders - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Headaches, gastritis, asthma, lumbar
pain, ulcerative colitis, IBS, allergies, HTN, cancer, sexual
dysfunction, Crohns,
General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Selye's concept of the body's adaptive
response to stress in three phases—alarm, resistance,
exhaustion.
Alarm Stage - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-The first stage
of the general adaptation syndrome, in which the person
experiences a burst of energy that aids in dealing with
the stressful situation.
-Hormonal release mobilizes body's defense mechanisms
-Temp increase, malaise, appetite loss
(Latest 2025 )
Primary illness - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Develops
without being caused by another health problem
Secondary illness - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Results
from or is caused by a primary illness
Stages of Illness - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Transition,
Acceptance, Convalescence
Transition Stage - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔May deny
feeling ill, but recognize symptoms of illness are present
Acceptance Stage - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Acknowledge illness and take measures to become
well
Convalescence Stage - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Recovering after the illness and regaining health
Adaptation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The adjustment
or changes in behavior, physiology, and structure
ie: Exercise and good nutrition when you develop
diabetes
,Nu 136 Exam 1 Question & Answers
(Latest 2025 )
Maladaptation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Lack of
adjustment
ie: "I know I have diabetes now so I'll just take an insulin
pump instead of trying to exercise and eat right"
Health Behavior - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Any action
taken that promotes good health, prevents disease, or
detects disease in early, asymptomatic stages
ie: watching nutrition, exercise, obtaining immunizations,
having regular check ups
Illness Behavior - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Ways in
which people monitor their bodies, define and interpret
their symptoms, take remedial actions, and use the
health care system.
ie: seeing the doctor and taking prescribed meds after
sickness has occured
Holistic Approach - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Considers
biologic, psychological, sociologic, spiritual needs
Five areas of need (Maslow) - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔-Physiologic
, Nu 136 Exam 1 Question & Answers
(Latest 2025 )
-Safety and Security
-Love and Belonging
-Self-esteem
-Self-actualization
Examples of stress-related diseases/disorders - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Headaches, gastritis, asthma, lumbar
pain, ulcerative colitis, IBS, allergies, HTN, cancer, sexual
dysfunction, Crohns,
General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Selye's concept of the body's adaptive
response to stress in three phases—alarm, resistance,
exhaustion.
Alarm Stage - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-The first stage
of the general adaptation syndrome, in which the person
experiences a burst of energy that aids in dealing with
the stressful situation.
-Hormonal release mobilizes body's defense mechanisms
-Temp increase, malaise, appetite loss
