NUR 256 Exam 2 Mental Health Nursing
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Questions & Answers - GALEN
Stress - Correct answer the reaction of the body and mind to everyday challenges and
demands
Increased stress - Correct answer increases mental illness
Predisposed to mental illness - Correct answer stress early on in life
Fight or flight - Correct answer a reaction caused by SNS that prepares one to either
fight the stressor or take flight and escape.
General adaptation syndrome (gas) - Correct answer alarm, resistance, exhaustion
Distress - Correct answer negative draining energy, harmful to physical health, lowers
immune system
,Eustress - Correct answer positive beneficial energy that motivates and results in
feelings of happiness
Serotonin - Correct answer plays an important role in mood, sleep, sexuality, appetite,
metabolism
Increased serotonin - Correct answer =times of high stress
Immune stress response - Correct answer negatively affects bodies ability to produce
protective factors, happens during alarm phase of GAS
Physical stressors - Correct answer environmental conditions
Physical stressors examples - Correct answer physical illness, temp, trauma
Psychological stressors - Correct answer events such as divorce, loss of job, financial
issues, even positive change such as marriage, baby
,Factors that play a role in stress response - Correct answer perception
Ability to cope
Temperament
Experiences
Social support (culture/religion/support groups)
Perception - Correct answer not always the stressor itself that determines a
response, but the perception of the stressor that determines a response of emotional
and physchological reactions to it
Individual temperment - Correct answer all factors combine to form unique
personality with specific strengths and vulnerability
Measuring stress - Correct answer measures level of positive and negative stressful
life events over a 1yr period to assess vulnerability to stress related disorders
Assessing coping styles - Correct answer how they have coped in the past
Anxiety
, Depression
Pain
Health sustaining habits
Life satisfaction
Effective and healthy responses to stress
Relaxation techniques - Correct answer deep breathing exercises
Progressive muscle relaxation
Meditation
Guided imagery
Biofeedback
Physical exercise
Cognitive reframing
Journaling
Humor
Progressive muscle relaxation - Correct answer deliberately tensing groups of
muscles as tightly as possible for 8 seconds then release the tension you created
(Latest )100% Correct
Questions & Answers - GALEN
Stress - Correct answer the reaction of the body and mind to everyday challenges and
demands
Increased stress - Correct answer increases mental illness
Predisposed to mental illness - Correct answer stress early on in life
Fight or flight - Correct answer a reaction caused by SNS that prepares one to either
fight the stressor or take flight and escape.
General adaptation syndrome (gas) - Correct answer alarm, resistance, exhaustion
Distress - Correct answer negative draining energy, harmful to physical health, lowers
immune system
,Eustress - Correct answer positive beneficial energy that motivates and results in
feelings of happiness
Serotonin - Correct answer plays an important role in mood, sleep, sexuality, appetite,
metabolism
Increased serotonin - Correct answer =times of high stress
Immune stress response - Correct answer negatively affects bodies ability to produce
protective factors, happens during alarm phase of GAS
Physical stressors - Correct answer environmental conditions
Physical stressors examples - Correct answer physical illness, temp, trauma
Psychological stressors - Correct answer events such as divorce, loss of job, financial
issues, even positive change such as marriage, baby
,Factors that play a role in stress response - Correct answer perception
Ability to cope
Temperament
Experiences
Social support (culture/religion/support groups)
Perception - Correct answer not always the stressor itself that determines a
response, but the perception of the stressor that determines a response of emotional
and physchological reactions to it
Individual temperment - Correct answer all factors combine to form unique
personality with specific strengths and vulnerability
Measuring stress - Correct answer measures level of positive and negative stressful
life events over a 1yr period to assess vulnerability to stress related disorders
Assessing coping styles - Correct answer how they have coped in the past
Anxiety
, Depression
Pain
Health sustaining habits
Life satisfaction
Effective and healthy responses to stress
Relaxation techniques - Correct answer deep breathing exercises
Progressive muscle relaxation
Meditation
Guided imagery
Biofeedback
Physical exercise
Cognitive reframing
Journaling
Humor
Progressive muscle relaxation - Correct answer deliberately tensing groups of
muscles as tightly as possible for 8 seconds then release the tension you created
