final exam Flashcards
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stress
actual or alleged hazard to balance of homeostasis
stressor
physical or psychological, sociological stimulis that causes stress
appraisal
how a person interprets the impact of a stressor
general adaptation syndrome stages
alarm, resistance, exhaustion
alarm phase GAS
SYmpathetic adrenal medulla: arouses CNS, fight/flight, increase BP, sugar, epi, N
hypothalamic-pituitary axis: activated after epi surge subsides
resistance stage GAS
body tries to compensate and returns function to normal, lots of energy used.
immune response to stress
weakens immune system and increases susceptibility to infection, htn, cancer, diabetes
exhaustion stage GAS
breakdown of competensory methods. energy is depleted
primary appraisal
evaluating stress in terms of personal meaning
secondary appraisal
considering coping strategies
coping
cognitive and behavioral effort to manage stressor, unique to beliefs and goald
types of crisis
developmental, situational, adventitious
developmental crisis
marriage/birth etc. occurs in stages
situational crisis
new job, MVC, illness, unexpected trauma
adventitious crisis
events of disaster
factors that influence stress response
situational, maturational, sociocultural
situational coping
shift work, adjusting to diagnosis or something
maturational coping
losing parents, milestones
sociocultural coping
poverty disability, social isolation
compassion fatigue
burnout, when perceived demands outweigh perceived resources
secondary traumatic stress
witnessing. caring for others who are suffering
second victim syndrome
medical error causes harm, traumatizes staff
acute stress
daily from minor situations
chronic stress
> 6 months ongoing