NUR 222: Chapter 37: Stress and
Coping Questions with complete
verified solutions(GRADED A+)
Stress is an actual or alleged hazard to the balance of homeostasis
and it can impact - answer Øimpact the physical and mental well-
being of patients
ØNurses need to consider their own stress by recognizing stress in
the form of burnout, compassion fatigue, and second victim
syndrome.
Stressors include any physical, psychological, or social stimuli that -
answer are capable of producing stress and endangering
homeostasis
Appraisal - answer •How a person interprets the impact of the
sressor
•Also a personal evaluation of the meaning and the event to what is
happening and a consideration of the resources on hand to help
manage the stressors
Trauma is when stress overwhelms existing coping - answer coping
mechanisms, patients lose emotional balance, and a crisis results. If
symptoms of stress persist beyond the duration of the stressor, a
person experiences a trauma
How people react to stress depends on how they view and evaluate
- answer the impact of the stressor, its effect on their situation and
support at the time of the stress, and their usual coping
mechanisms.
,General Adaption Syndrome or GAS was created by Hans Selye and
he was the first scientist to - answer single out the physical side
effects of stress
GAS is a three-stage set of physiological processes that prepare, or
adapt, the body for danger so that the individual is more likely to -
answer surivive when faced with a threat
the three stages include: 1) Alarm stage (Fight or flight), 2)
resistance stage and 3) exhaustion stage
alarm stage of GAS - answer The fight-or-flight
The CNS is aroused and the body defenses are mobilized
• During this stage rising hormone levels result in increased blood
volume, blood glucose levels, epinephrine and norepinephrine,
heart rate, blood flow to muscles, oxygen intake, and mental
alertness. In addition, the pupils of the eyes dilate to produce a
greater visual field. If the stressor poses an extreme threat to life or
remains for a long time, the person progresses to the second stage,
resistance
Resistance stage of GAS - answer •Resistance stage: also
contributes to the fight-or-flight response, and the body stabilizes
and responds in an attempt to compensate for 763the changes
induced by the alarm stage (Huether et al., 2017). Hormone levels,
heart rate, blood pressure, and cardiac output should return to
normal, and the body tries to repair any damage that occurred.
However, these compensation attempts consume energy and other
bodily resources.
Exhaustion stage of GAS: allostatic load - answer •In the exhaustion
stage continuous stress causes progressive breakdown of
compensatory mechanisms. This occurs when the body is no longer
, able to resist the effects of the stressor and has depleted the
energy necessary to maintain adaptation. The physiological
response has intensified, but the person's ability to adapt to the
stressor diminishes
Types of stress include - answer chronic
acute
secondary traumatic stress
crisis
Chronic stress occurs in - answer stable conditions and results from
stressful roles
Acute stress is time-limited - answer events that threaten a person
for a relatively brief period that provoke acute stress
Secondary Traumatic stress is the trauma a person experiences from
witnessing another person's - answer suffering
this is a component of compassion fatigue and is common along HCP
and first responders
Secondary traumatic stress SXS include - answer nightmares,
anxiety, avoid interactions and have difficulty in sleeping and
relating to friends or family
Crisis implies that a person is facing a turning point in life and their
previous ways of coping are - answer ineffective and the person
must change
Coping Questions with complete
verified solutions(GRADED A+)
Stress is an actual or alleged hazard to the balance of homeostasis
and it can impact - answer Øimpact the physical and mental well-
being of patients
ØNurses need to consider their own stress by recognizing stress in
the form of burnout, compassion fatigue, and second victim
syndrome.
Stressors include any physical, psychological, or social stimuli that -
answer are capable of producing stress and endangering
homeostasis
Appraisal - answer •How a person interprets the impact of the
sressor
•Also a personal evaluation of the meaning and the event to what is
happening and a consideration of the resources on hand to help
manage the stressors
Trauma is when stress overwhelms existing coping - answer coping
mechanisms, patients lose emotional balance, and a crisis results. If
symptoms of stress persist beyond the duration of the stressor, a
person experiences a trauma
How people react to stress depends on how they view and evaluate
- answer the impact of the stressor, its effect on their situation and
support at the time of the stress, and their usual coping
mechanisms.
,General Adaption Syndrome or GAS was created by Hans Selye and
he was the first scientist to - answer single out the physical side
effects of stress
GAS is a three-stage set of physiological processes that prepare, or
adapt, the body for danger so that the individual is more likely to -
answer surivive when faced with a threat
the three stages include: 1) Alarm stage (Fight or flight), 2)
resistance stage and 3) exhaustion stage
alarm stage of GAS - answer The fight-or-flight
The CNS is aroused and the body defenses are mobilized
• During this stage rising hormone levels result in increased blood
volume, blood glucose levels, epinephrine and norepinephrine,
heart rate, blood flow to muscles, oxygen intake, and mental
alertness. In addition, the pupils of the eyes dilate to produce a
greater visual field. If the stressor poses an extreme threat to life or
remains for a long time, the person progresses to the second stage,
resistance
Resistance stage of GAS - answer •Resistance stage: also
contributes to the fight-or-flight response, and the body stabilizes
and responds in an attempt to compensate for 763the changes
induced by the alarm stage (Huether et al., 2017). Hormone levels,
heart rate, blood pressure, and cardiac output should return to
normal, and the body tries to repair any damage that occurred.
However, these compensation attempts consume energy and other
bodily resources.
Exhaustion stage of GAS: allostatic load - answer •In the exhaustion
stage continuous stress causes progressive breakdown of
compensatory mechanisms. This occurs when the body is no longer
, able to resist the effects of the stressor and has depleted the
energy necessary to maintain adaptation. The physiological
response has intensified, but the person's ability to adapt to the
stressor diminishes
Types of stress include - answer chronic
acute
secondary traumatic stress
crisis
Chronic stress occurs in - answer stable conditions and results from
stressful roles
Acute stress is time-limited - answer events that threaten a person
for a relatively brief period that provoke acute stress
Secondary Traumatic stress is the trauma a person experiences from
witnessing another person's - answer suffering
this is a component of compassion fatigue and is common along HCP
and first responders
Secondary traumatic stress SXS include - answer nightmares,
anxiety, avoid interactions and have difficulty in sleeping and
relating to friends or family
Crisis implies that a person is facing a turning point in life and their
previous ways of coping are - answer ineffective and the person
must change
