NUR 301 Exam 2 questions and answers

NUR 301 Exam 2 questions and answers homeostasis The purposeful maintenance of a stable environment by coordinated physiologic processes that oppose change factors affecting the ability to adapt Hardiness Nutrition Genetics Age Physiologic reserve Rapidity with which needed for adaptation occurs Sleep-wake cycles Psychosocial factors stress psychoneuroimmunology - may lead to disease (ex. HTN, CAD, Peptic Ulcer) - may lead to risky behaviors - occurs when the stressors or noxious stimuli outweigh the individual's ability to cope or adapt - can be caused by psychological or physiological events Hans Seyle () - hungarian endocrinologist who studied the stress response in rat models (cold roof, endless treadmill, drowning in ice water)