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1. Question 1 of 4 Fight-or-flight response
A patient with numerous medical bills experiences a The fight-or-flight response
physical reaction when the bills come due, including is a physiologic response to
a "racing heart" and an "upset stomach." Which term stress. It causes an increase
describes this physiologic response? in heart rate, blood pres-
Stressor sure, and respirations.
Homeostasis
Stress appraisal
Fight-or-flight response
2. Question 2 of 4 Eustress
A patient received a highly desired promotion and Eustress is motivational
reports feeling anxious when thinking about begin- stress associated with effec-
ning the new job. Which type of stress is the patient tive coping and adaptation
experiencing? as would occur with a new
Distress job promotion.
Eustress
Sociocultural stress
Psychological stress
3. Question 3 of 4 Performing social role func-
A patient whose child died of a brain tumor several tions
years ago initiates a fundraiser to raise money for can- Initiating a fundraiser in-
cer research. According to Roy's Adaptation Model, in dicates that the patient is
which way is this patient adapting to stress? adapting to stress by per-
Meeting physiologic needs forming social role func-
Developing a positive identity tions.
Performing social role functions
Balancing dependence and independence
4. Question 4 of 4 Stress appraisal
Which term is used to refer to the process of evalu- Stress appraisal involves
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ating a threat by interpreting it as a threat or a chal- determining what is at stake
lenge? and then evaluating coping
Stress appraisal options.
Stressor
Allostasis
Fight-or-flight response
5. Question 1 of 3 Increase in blood flow to
Which physiologic response to stress is an example the muscles
of why a patient might experience gastrointestinal During a stressful situa-
distress during stressful situations? tion, there is an increase
Increase in food digestion in the flow of blood to
Increase in blood flow to the muscles the muscles at the ex-
Increase in kidney function pense of the digestive sys-
Increase in digestive tract activity tem and other systems not
immediately needed in the
fight-or-flight response.
6. Question 2 of 3 Impairs lymphocyte activity
Which phrases describe how stress increases a pa- Stress decreases the activity
tient's susceptibility to disease? of some lymphocytes, de-
Select all that apply. creasing the body's ability
Increases sleep to fight infection.
Impairs lymphocyte activity
Increases reactivation of viruses Increases reactivation of
Decreases response to antibiotics viruses
Accelerates progression of HIV to AIDS Periodic reactivation of her-
pes infections, especially
herpes simplex virus type
1 and type 2 (HSV-1and
HSV-2) infections, com-
monly occurs with stress.