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Nurs 2003 Midterm With Questions And 100% ALL DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
Terms in this set (140)
the inability to cope with perceived (real or imagined) demands or threats to an individuals
mental, emotional, or spiritual wellbeing. stress occurs when individuals perceive that they
Stress
cannot adequately cope with demands being made on them or when their well-being is
threatened.
- stress-inducing demands
Stressors - can be physiological or emotional- psychological and positive or negative.
- they require an individual to adapt to a situation
burns, chronic pain, birth of a baby, infectious disease, excessive noise, inadequate nutrition,
physiological stressors - occurs when one perceives they cannot adequately cope with demands being made on
running a marathon
them... or when their wellbeing is threatened
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, diagnosis of cancer, marital and other family problems, failing an examination, inadequate
emotional-psychological stressors
financial resources, grieving, a prolonged period of caregiving
- it is a phenomenon
- a non-specific response of the body to any demand made on it
the concepts of stress - it is subjective
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, experiences and conditions of daily living that are viewed as irritating, frustrating, and
daily hassels
distressing
eustress stress associated with positive events such as the birth of a child
occurs when there is an imbalance between work demands and a worker's ability to cope with
work-related stress
these demands.
the way a person deals with stress (commitment, openness to change)... internal locus of
hardiness
control
sense of coherence how a person sees the world and one's life in it (optimistic; life is meaningful)
resilience being resourceful, flexible, and, using problem-solving strategies
attitude postitive vs negative
- social readjustment rating scale
stress as a stimulus (holmes, rahe, masuda, miller) - the assumption is that frequent changes in life make people more at risk
- stress is a stimulus that causes a response
- neuro-scientific way of appraising stress cognitively
- focuses on person-environment interactions
stress as a transaction (lazarus and folkman) - emphasizes the role of cognitive appraisal in assessing stressful situations and selecting
coping options
- cognitive appraisal is divided into two stages: primary and secondary
primary appraisal focuses on the influence or effect of the stressor
involves positive or negative perceptions that the individual holds concerning his or her ability
secondary appraisal
to overcome the stressor.
- stress as a response to a demand or stressor that elicts a series of physiological changes to
which the person must adapt.
- general adaption syndrome
selyes theory of stress as a resource
1. alarm reaction
2. stage of resistance
3. stage of exhaustion
Nurs 2003 Midterm
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Nurs 2003 Midterm With Questions And 100% ALL DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
Terms in this set (140)
the inability to cope with perceived (real or imagined) demands or threats to an individuals
mental, emotional, or spiritual wellbeing. stress occurs when individuals perceive that they
Stress
cannot adequately cope with demands being made on them or when their well-being is
threatened.
- stress-inducing demands
Stressors - can be physiological or emotional- psychological and positive or negative.
- they require an individual to adapt to a situation
burns, chronic pain, birth of a baby, infectious disease, excessive noise, inadequate nutrition,
physiological stressors - occurs when one perceives they cannot adequately cope with demands being made on
running a marathon
them... or when their wellbeing is threatened
1/18
, diagnosis of cancer, marital and other family problems, failing an examination, inadequate
emotional-psychological stressors
financial resources, grieving, a prolonged period of caregiving
- it is a phenomenon
- a non-specific response of the body to any demand made on it
the concepts of stress - it is subjective
Nurs 2003 Midterm
2/18
, experiences and conditions of daily living that are viewed as irritating, frustrating, and
daily hassels
distressing
eustress stress associated with positive events such as the birth of a child
occurs when there is an imbalance between work demands and a worker's ability to cope with
work-related stress
these demands.
the way a person deals with stress (commitment, openness to change)... internal locus of
hardiness
control
sense of coherence how a person sees the world and one's life in it (optimistic; life is meaningful)
resilience being resourceful, flexible, and, using problem-solving strategies
attitude postitive vs negative
- social readjustment rating scale
stress as a stimulus (holmes, rahe, masuda, miller) - the assumption is that frequent changes in life make people more at risk
- stress is a stimulus that causes a response
- neuro-scientific way of appraising stress cognitively
- focuses on person-environment interactions
stress as a transaction (lazarus and folkman) - emphasizes the role of cognitive appraisal in assessing stressful situations and selecting
coping options
- cognitive appraisal is divided into two stages: primary and secondary
primary appraisal focuses on the influence or effect of the stressor
involves positive or negative perceptions that the individual holds concerning his or her ability
secondary appraisal
to overcome the stressor.
- stress as a response to a demand or stressor that elicts a series of physiological changes to
which the person must adapt.
- general adaption syndrome
selyes theory of stress as a resource
1. alarm reaction
2. stage of resistance
3. stage of exhaustion
Nurs 2003 Midterm
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