NURSING 2LA2- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 36 pages long!)

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Study guide (cid:862)stress response, neuro-endocrine response, psycho-neuro-immunological response(cid:863) Someone who is afraid of heights vs and adrenaline junky who loves heights. Mind body-balance definition- the (cid:272)o(cid:374)fusio(cid:374) (cid:272)reated (cid:449)he(cid:374) o(cid:374)e"s (cid:373)i(cid:374)d overrides the body"s desire to choke the living daylights out of somebody who desperately needs it. Stressor: causes stress response, and pathophysiological sequalae that occurs. External stimuli: external demands (stressors) that trigger reactions. Quantity: stress due to accumulation of stressors in too short a period of time-rahe scale. Quality: major changes-large amount of people, major change-few people, daily hassles-everyday people complaints. Duration: period of time stressor lasts: acute- time limited, short chronic-occurs over a long period of time sequential- many changes one after another chronic-intermittent-occurs periodically over a long time. Emotion/perception frustration, anger, fear, may trigger hormonal release, responses to life such as depression can lead to psychological mediated stress response.