Par 2 - Provider Stress & Burnout

Question 1

Most stressful work event (#1)? #10 most stressful (last of the list)?

Answer 1

#1: running behind schedule
#10: system of payments

Question 2

Due to the nature of clinical practice & the personality traits common among those who choose a career in dentistry, what 3 things can occur?

Answer 2

emotional exhaustion, reduced sense of accomplishment, inc in cortisol

Question 3

___ and ___ mediate the cascade of events that produce the stress response & maintain endocrine balance.

Answer 3

HPA Axis (Hypothalamic, pituitary, adrenal axis) and SNS mediate the cascade of events that produce the stress response & maintain endocrine balance.

Question 4

hronic excessive stress seems instrumental in the progressive pathology of…?

Answer 4

Alzheimer ’s, Depression, Anxiety, PTSD

Question 5

T/F? Strong evidence that stress impairs learning and memory functions.

Answer 5

TRUE.
- Both environmental and psychological stressors can disregulate the system, causing neurodegeneration in the hippocampus, a center for learning and memory.

Question 6

What chromosome deals w/ Alzheimer’s disease?

Answer 6

APOE gene on Chromosome 19

- stress may cause higher density of amyloid plaque & lower number of synapses

Question 7

What are 3 technologies to reduce stress?

Answer 7

mindfulness, mindsight, heart math

Question 8

What makes up the Interconnected triangle of well-being?

Answer 8

irreducible aspects of mind, body/brain, & relationships

Question 9

___ is a process that enables us to monitor and modify the flow of energy and information within the triangle of well being.

Answer 9

Mindsight

Question 10

What is integration

Answer 10

Integration – is the linkage of input from:
1. Multiple regions of the brain – emotions from amygdala / memories from
hippocampus / thoughts from PFC
2. Throughout the body – somatosensory input – Aches, pains, nausea, GI
problems, colds and flu from immune breakdown
3. Signals we receive from other people – energy and communication