Nursing 3 Test 1 | Anxiety and Crisis Terms 2022/2023 – 100% Correct

external threat, conflict or dan- ger Meant to warn individual of impending threat, crisis, doom, danger 2. what is an Internal emo- tional response 3. Alarm stage (fight or flight) 4. Resistance/Recovery stage Anxiety Adrenaline release, VS increase Perspiration Long term -increase blood sugar -increase blood pressure 5. Exhaustion stage No energy or immunity r/t adrenal exhaustion. low for so long no reserves are left. body must recollect itself 6. Humor Joking, funny quips or stories to deal with anxiety or anxious situations 7. Sublimation Channeling malabdaptive thoughts and feelings into something socially acceptable ex: bullied kid grows up to be police officer 8. Suppression Intentionally or conciously avoiding thinking about a situation. ex: I don't want to talk about it. 9. Displacement Transfering feelings from one person to another ex: taking it out on someone else - - - -