RCTC NURS 1117 Exam Questions and Answers Module 5 Latest Update
Stress - Answers condition in which the human system responds to changes in its normal balanced state
affects all realms: physical, emotional, intellectual, social, and spiritual
developmental stress - Answers Each developmental...
Stress - Answers condition in which the human system responds to changes in its normal balanced state
affects all realms: physical, emotional, intellectual, social, and spiritual
developmental stress - Answers Each developmental stage must be reached as a person progresses
through the normal stages of growth from birth to old age.
EX. infant needs to learn trust, school-age needs to learn socialization. adolescent-- independence
situational stress - Answers occurs at any time in a persons life and involves situations such as illness,
divorce, new job, loss of loved one
stressor - Answers anything that is perceived as challenging, threatening, or demanding
can be internal( illness, fear) or external(cold temp, loud noise)
Physiologic Stressors - Answers 1. Chemical agents
2. **Physical agents (heat, cold, trauma)**
3. Infectious agents viruses, bacteria, illness
4. Nutritional imbalances
5. Hypoxia and immune disorders
Psychologic stressors - Answers stressors created in the mind in response to daily events such as guilt,
fear, anxiety, frustration
can be real or perceived
Adaptation - Answers change that takes place as a result of the response to a stressor
necessary ongoing process that helps maintain balance in the external and internal environment
physiologic adaptation - Answers Regulatory mechanisms are reacting constantly to internal changes to
maintain homeostasis and health-- ANS and endocrine system
homeostasis
parasympathetic ANS - Answers regulates HR
stimulates secretion of digestive juices and smooth muscle
stimulates insulin secretion
sympathetic nervous system - Answers stimulates HR
, dilates skeletal muscle blood vessels
dilates blood vessels to brain
stimulates release of glycogen
pituitary gland - Answers endocrine gland that releases Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), and
thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
adrenal gland - Answers endocrine gland
medulla produces epinephrine and norepinephrine
the cortex secretes mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, and androgens
anxiety - Answers feeling of apprehension caused by an anticipated danger
compensation - Answers person attempts to overcome a perceived weakness by over achieving in a
more comfortable area
denial - Answers pretends thing hasn't happened
displacement - Answers anger is taken out on someone else
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