NUR 325 Test 5
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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- psychologic effects of stress GI
Answer Gastritis, ulcerative colitis, irritable colon, diarrhea, eating disorders
- psychologic effects of stress integumentary system
Answer excessive hair loss, acne, eczema, psoriasis, ulcers in 1 / 2
the mouth, cold sores Sexual
Answer reduced testosterone and sperm production, maturation, ED, menstrual cycle disorders, dysmenorrhea
- 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
- 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
- when stress hits the musculoskeletal system, what happens to muscle tension and muscular
rigidity?
Answer muscle tension and muscular rigidity are both increases
- 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
- when stress hits the psychoneuroendocrine system what happens?
Answer corti- costeroids hits, glucose, and sodium retention increased. seating and dilated pupils
- what are the five categories of subjective questions to ask for stress?
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