Homeostasis

Question 1

Purpose of homeostasis

Answer 1

Adaptation to stress and state of homeostasis

Question 2

Homeostasis

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State of equilibrium or tendency towards that state

Question 3

Stress

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Experience a person is exposed to, through a stimulus or stressor

Question 4

Appraisal

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Perception of the stressor by a person expressing stress

Question 5

Stressors

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Disruptive forces

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Medulla

Answer 6

Controls vital functions - heart rate / blood pressure

Question 7

Reticular formation helps with

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Arousal

Question 8

Pituitary gland

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Influenced by hypothalamus
- produces hormones for adaptation to stress and secrete hormones

Question 9

Frontal cortex helps with

Answer 9

Interpreting threat level

Question 10

Hypothalamus

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Secretes endorphins during stress

Question 11

Pituitary gland

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In brain
- makes antidiuretic hormone that stimulates more hormones or stimulates a hormone

Question 12

Adrenal cortex

Answer 12

Found in kidneys
Stimulates cortisol - stress hormone

Question 13

General adaptation syndrome (gas)

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Alarm reaction
Resistance
Recovery or exhaustion

Question 14

Alarm reaction

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Hypothalamus releases endorphins
- increasing blood volume / blood glucose

Question 15

Resistance stage

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Body stabilize
- responds in opposite manner allowing hormones and cardiac output to return to normal state

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Exhaustion stage

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Body’s response is intensified but energy level runs out
- body can not resist effects of stressor and energy to maintain adaptation

Question 17

Burn out is a result of

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Chronic stress
- due to being in the exhaustion stage for a long time

Question 18

Function of the sympathetic nervous system (sns)

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Redirects blood flow to skeletal muscle
- increasing BP / hr/ rr

Question 19

What triggers the sympathetic nervous system to cause an increase in heart rate and blood flow

Answer 19

Adrenal medulla releases epinephrine which

Question 20

Hypothalamus directs ______ to increase adh

Answer 20

Pituitary

Question 21

Adrenal cortex releases what
- stress hormone

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Cortisol

Question 22

Cortisol causes an increase in what

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Powerful anti inflammatory anti immune response
- burst on energy
Highened memory functions
Burst of increase immunity
Lower sensitivity to pain

Question 23

What happens when you have a prolonged period of high cortisol levels?

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Impaired cognitive performance
High blood sugar
Decreased bone density
Decrease muscle tissue
Lowers immunity in general

Question 24

True or false
Stress affects immunity

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True

Question 25

True or false During the exhaustion stage stress can make a person sick

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True - body gets tired from the over use and production of hormones

Question 26

PTSD

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Repeated re experiencing of a highly traumatic. Event that involved extreme threat / injury

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Major features/ characteristics of PTSD

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Persistent avoidance of stimuli that will trigger Persistent increased arousal Substance abuse

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What meds are commonly given for ptsd

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Antidepressants - Ssri Antiolytics

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Compassion fatigue

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A form of burnout when a persons physical demand outweighs mental

Question 30

Second victim syndrome

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A health care worker does a medical arrow leading to harm of a patient causing them to have ptsd - feel bad/ harmful thoughts

Question 31

What is the nurses role when a patient is stressed?

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Establish trust!! - listen to patient / guide to wellness Teach how to handle / get rid of stressors

Question 32

Crisis intervention

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Brief psychotherapy that creates goals for patient safety and anxiety reduction