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NUR 325 ( LATEST 2024 / 2025 ) TEST 5 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS INCLUDED
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NUR 325 Test 51. Psychologic effects of stress on CNS (10)
Answer
headaches, nervousness, irritability, problems with decision making, insomnia, memory
problems, confusion, anxiety, depression, long term memory problems
2. psychologic effects of stress on CV
Answer
excessive activation of SNS and long term exposure to catecholamines can lead to CV disease
such as hypertension, atherosclerosis, cardiac arrhythmias, MI, or stroke
3. psychologic effects of stress on Immune
Answer
decreased WBC , immunosuppres- sion, greater risk for bacterial and
viral infections, also a correlation between stress and RA, MS, asthma, cancer
4. psychologic effects of stress of musculoskeletal
Answer
Overly taut muscle over time, leading to pain and discomfort in head, neck and shoulders that
can lead to tension, migraine headaches, nervous
tick
5. psychologic effects of stress GI
Answer
Gastritis, ulcerative colitis, irritable colon, diarrhea, eating disorders
6. psychologic effects of stress integumentary system
Answer
excessive hair loss, acne, eczema, psoriasis, ulcers in
, the mouth, cold sores Sexual
Answer
reduced testosterone and sperm production, maturation, ED, menstrual cycle disorders,
dysmenorrhea
7. When faced with a potential or actual stressor, the individual...
Answer
first apprais- es the situation. Perceived events or demands cause an anticipatory response
beginning in the limbic system
8. When a stressor is perceived as a more serious threat
Answer
a stress response is initiated by the nervous and endocrine systems, particularly the
hypothalamus, sympathetic nervous system (SNS), the pituitary and adrenal gland.
These systems synchronize a complex series of reactions leading to a coordinated response,
directing energy for adaptation
9. when stress hits the musculoskeletal system, what happens to muscle tension and muscular
rigidity?
Answer
muscle tension and muscular rigidity are both increases
10. when stress hits the autonomic nervous system what happens?
Answer
epineph- rine hits and heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate and metabolic rate all are
increased
11. when stress hits the psychoneuroendocrine system what happens?
Answer
corti- costeroids hits, glucose, and sodium retention increased. seating and dilated pupils
12. what are the five categories of subjective questions to ask for stress?
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