NS 300 COPING – STESS TOLERANCE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
stress - ANSWER condition in which a person responds to change in the
normal, balanced state; response to the presence of a stressor; the bodies non-
specific response to a demand that is placed upon it
stressor - ANSWER any demand, situation, internal stimulus, or circumstance
that threatens a person's personal security or self-integrity; event that causes
person to experience stress
stress and health - ANSWER how a patient responds to these stressors is
affected by the complex interaction of social, emotional, and physiological
factors that singularly and collectively influence health and well-being
coping-stress tolerance concepts - ANSWER a) coping
b) coping strategy
c) stress tolerance
coping - ANSWER dealing with change
coping strategy - ANSWER natural or learned efforts to manage change, a
specific problem, or a threat or a challenge that one encounters
stress tolerance - ANSWER usual manner of responding to stress
stress models - ANSWER a) simulus-based models
b) response-based models
c) transaction-based models
simulus-based models - ANSWER stress defined as a stimulus, a life event, or
set of circumstances that arouses physiologic/psychologic reaction and may
increase vulnerability to illness
, holmes and rache scale - ANSWER a stimulus-based model in which life
events have a numerical value, but the stress that events bring is interpreted
personally and individually
response-based models - ANSWER stress may be considered a response; a
non-specific response of body to any kind of demand made upon it; any factor
that disturbs the body's equilibrium
selye's general adaptation syndrome (GAS) - ANSWER a response-based
model involving stages of the alarm reaction, the stage of resistance, and the
stage of exhaustion
homeostasis - ANSWER all systems are reactive to everyday stressors in a
balanced and healthful manner
alarm reaction stage - ANSWER the initial reaction of the body which alerts
the body's defenses
alarm - ANSWER stressor is perceived; homeostasis slightly drops as the mind
and body temporarily lose balance
resistance stage - ANSWER adaptation resources are mobilized to combat
stressor; endocrine system comes into play
exhaustion stage - ANSWER adaptation and energy stores are depleted; when
replenished, body returns to homeostasis
death - ANSWER in extreme and chronic cases, exhaustion can become so
pronounced that it is life threatening
recovery - ANSWER stressful situations that are well or partially managed
result in a complete or partial return to homeostasis and normal functioning
transaction-based models - ANSWER based on Lazarus transactional stress
theory, a set of cognitive, affective, and adaptive (coping) responses that arise
out of person-environment transactions; person and environment are inseparable
stress indicators - ANSWER - physiologic
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
stress - ANSWER condition in which a person responds to change in the
normal, balanced state; response to the presence of a stressor; the bodies non-
specific response to a demand that is placed upon it
stressor - ANSWER any demand, situation, internal stimulus, or circumstance
that threatens a person's personal security or self-integrity; event that causes
person to experience stress
stress and health - ANSWER how a patient responds to these stressors is
affected by the complex interaction of social, emotional, and physiological
factors that singularly and collectively influence health and well-being
coping-stress tolerance concepts - ANSWER a) coping
b) coping strategy
c) stress tolerance
coping - ANSWER dealing with change
coping strategy - ANSWER natural or learned efforts to manage change, a
specific problem, or a threat or a challenge that one encounters
stress tolerance - ANSWER usual manner of responding to stress
stress models - ANSWER a) simulus-based models
b) response-based models
c) transaction-based models
simulus-based models - ANSWER stress defined as a stimulus, a life event, or
set of circumstances that arouses physiologic/psychologic reaction and may
increase vulnerability to illness
, holmes and rache scale - ANSWER a stimulus-based model in which life
events have a numerical value, but the stress that events bring is interpreted
personally and individually
response-based models - ANSWER stress may be considered a response; a
non-specific response of body to any kind of demand made upon it; any factor
that disturbs the body's equilibrium
selye's general adaptation syndrome (GAS) - ANSWER a response-based
model involving stages of the alarm reaction, the stage of resistance, and the
stage of exhaustion
homeostasis - ANSWER all systems are reactive to everyday stressors in a
balanced and healthful manner
alarm reaction stage - ANSWER the initial reaction of the body which alerts
the body's defenses
alarm - ANSWER stressor is perceived; homeostasis slightly drops as the mind
and body temporarily lose balance
resistance stage - ANSWER adaptation resources are mobilized to combat
stressor; endocrine system comes into play
exhaustion stage - ANSWER adaptation and energy stores are depleted; when
replenished, body returns to homeostasis
death - ANSWER in extreme and chronic cases, exhaustion can become so
pronounced that it is life threatening
recovery - ANSWER stressful situations that are well or partially managed
result in a complete or partial return to homeostasis and normal functioning
transaction-based models - ANSWER based on Lazarus transactional stress
theory, a set of cognitive, affective, and adaptive (coping) responses that arise
out of person-environment transactions; person and environment are inseparable
stress indicators - ANSWER - physiologic
