NURS 2003 Midterm Exam Questions With
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stress - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-no specific definition, subjective
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seyle - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a non-specific response of the body to any demand
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made on it, stress as a response
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folkman and lazarus - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-stress occurs when individuals
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perceive that they cannot adequately cope with the demands being made on
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them, stress as a transaction
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stress as a stimulus - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-social readjustment rating scale,
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stress is a stimulus that causes a response and frequent changes in life make
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people more at risk of developing stress and illness (chronic diseases)
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stress as a transaction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-stressor, primary appraisal takes
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place, categorized as irrelevant, stressful, benign positive, if stressful further
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categorized as threat, harm/loss or challenging, secondary appraisal takes place,
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coping skills are developed
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hardiness - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-they way that a person deal with stress
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(control, commitment) and ability to endure difficult conditions
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, sense of coherence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-how a person see's the world and
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one's life in it, is not impacted by external features
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resilience - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-being resourceful, flexible, using problem
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solving strategies, able to access resources to help deal with stress
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attitude - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-how we look at situations
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stress as a response - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-physical response to stress id the
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general adaptation syndrome (GAS), composed of alarm reaction phase, stage of
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resistance, stage of exhaustion | | |
alarm reaction phase - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-catecholamines are released which
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results in increase sympathetic nervous system activity
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stage of resistance - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-person uses a variety of physiological
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resources to help them cope with the stress they are experiencing, physical
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energy is being used, when adaptation does not take place they move into next
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stage of GAS
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stage of exhaustion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-all physical resources have been
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depleted, may see an improvement in physiological symptoms prior to death
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emotion focused coping - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-getting the emotions out
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(walking, talking) |
Correct Answers
stress - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-no specific definition, subjective
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seyle - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a non-specific response of the body to any demand
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made on it, stress as a response
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folkman and lazarus - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-stress occurs when individuals
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perceive that they cannot adequately cope with the demands being made on
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them, stress as a transaction
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stress as a stimulus - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-social readjustment rating scale,
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stress is a stimulus that causes a response and frequent changes in life make
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people more at risk of developing stress and illness (chronic diseases)
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stress as a transaction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-stressor, primary appraisal takes
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place, categorized as irrelevant, stressful, benign positive, if stressful further
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categorized as threat, harm/loss or challenging, secondary appraisal takes place,
| | | | | | | | | |
coping skills are developed
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hardiness - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-they way that a person deal with stress
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(control, commitment) and ability to endure difficult conditions
| | | | | | |
, sense of coherence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-how a person see's the world and
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one's life in it, is not impacted by external features
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resilience - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-being resourceful, flexible, using problem
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solving strategies, able to access resources to help deal with stress
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attitude - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-how we look at situations
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stress as a response - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-physical response to stress id the
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general adaptation syndrome (GAS), composed of alarm reaction phase, stage of
| | | | | | | | | | |
resistance, stage of exhaustion | | |
alarm reaction phase - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-catecholamines are released which
| | | | | | | |
results in increase sympathetic nervous system activity
| | | | | | |
stage of resistance - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-person uses a variety of physiological
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resources to help them cope with the stress they are experiencing, physical
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energy is being used, when adaptation does not take place they move into next
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
stage of GAS
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stage of exhaustion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-all physical resources have been
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depleted, may see an improvement in physiological symptoms prior to death
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emotion focused coping - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-getting the emotions out
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(walking, talking) |
