Pituitary adrenal axis Samenvattingen, Aantekeningen en Examens

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Stimulus/Response base definitions - Conceptualization of stress Demanding or threatening event - Stimulus based definition Response to a Demanding threat - Response based defintion Primary and secondary - Two parts of stress appraisal judgement of degree of potential threat or harm - primary appraisal perceptions regarding our ability to cope with an event that follows primary appraisal - secondary appraisal low-medium levels of stress associated with positive feelings and performance - ...

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Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers 5th Edition Woo & Robinson Test Bank UNIT I. THE FOUNDATION Chapter 1. The Role of the Nurse Practitioner as Prescriber Chapter 2. Review of the Basic Principles of Pharmacology Chapter 3. Rational Drug Selection Chapter 4. Legal and Professional Issues in Prescribing Chapter 5. Adverse Drug Reactions Chapter 6. An Introduction to Pharmacogenetics Chapter 7. Nutrition and Neutraceuticals Chapter 8. Herbal Therapies and Cannabis Chapter...

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HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY ESSAY. Describe how the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis responds to stressors. Responding to stress is part of the human’s body general adaptation syndrome. Stressors can be physical such as a haemorrhage, surgery or trauma and emotional such as anger or excitement. The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis is the body’s eloquent and dynamic stress response system that function by integrating the central nervous systems and the endocrine system. It way of ...

Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers 5th Edition Woo & Robinson Test Bank UNIT I. THE FOUNDATION Chapter 1. The Role of the Nurse Practitioner as Prescriber Chapter 2. Review of the Basic Principles of Pharmacology Chapter 3. Rational Drug Selection Chapter 4. Legal and Professional Issues in Prescribing Chapter 5. Adverse Drug Reactions Chapter 6. An Introduction to Pharmacogenetics Chapter 7. Nutrition and Neutraceuticals Chapter 8. Herbal Therapies and Cannabis Chapter...

ANCC Certification PMHNP (2023/2024) Already Passed Mood Disorders Most common psych illnesses Primary characteristic is persistent disturbance in mood Major Depressive Disorder Often occurs without precipitating event MDD Object loss theory Fairbairn, Winnicott & guntrip Aggression turned inward theory of MDD Freud Cognitive Theory Beck Learned Helplessness-Hopelessness Theory Seligman Genetic predisposition Strong genetic load for depression for child of depressed parent -having 3 fold ...

General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) - •General adaptation syndrome (GAS)= a triad of nonspecific responses to noxious stimuli Three stages of GAS •Alarm stage - Arousal of body defenses—fight or flight -- Stressor triggers the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. ---- Activates the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). •Stage of resistance or adaptation - Mobilization that contributes to fight or flight -- Begins with the actions of adrenal hormones. ---- Cortisol, epinephrine,...