Which of the following responses to stressors results from the activation of the local adaptation syndrome?

Chapter 42 Stress and adaptation

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A girl quickly withdraws her hand from a stream of hot tap water.
A woman’s impending job interview has prompted the activation of her fight-or-flight response.
A man is experiencing moderate anxiety before meeting with an important client.
A man has a sudden urge for a bowel movement before undergoing thoracentesis.
Answer explanation
The reflex pain response is a response to physiological stress that is a component of the local adaptation syndrome. Psychological anxiety and the activation of the fight-or-flight response are not considered to be manifestations of the local adaptation syndrome.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following best describes stress?
A response to changes in the normal balanced state
A perception that something is threatening
A response to internal environment for homeostasis
A localized response of a tissue or organ to a stressor
Answer explanation
Stress is a condition in which the human system responds to changes in its normal balanced state. Stress results from a change in the environment that is perceived as a challenge, a threat, or a danger, and can have both positive and negative effects.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Cold temperatures and loud noises are stressors to one person but not another. Why does this occur?
Although the perception is the same, the response is individualized.
Both individuals will respond the same, depending on the situation.
The perception and effects of stressors are highly individualized.
The internal environment of one person is more selective.
Answer explanation
A stressor is anything that is perceived as challenging, threatening, or demanding. Stressors may be internal or external. The perception and effects of the stressors are highly individualized.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for the change that takes place in response to a stressor?
Rehabilitation
Adaptation
Positive movement
Negative movement
Answer explanation
When a person is in a threatening situation, immediate and often involuntary responses occur. The change that takes place in response to a stressor is adaptation.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A client responds to bad news regarding test results by crying uncontrollably. What is the term for this response to a stressor?
Adaptation
Homeostasis
Coping mechanism
Defense mechanism
Answer explanation
When a person is in a threatening situation, immediate responses occur. Those responses, which are often involuntary, are called coping responses. The change that takes place as a result of the response to a stressor is adaptation.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Various physiologic mechanisms within the body respond to internal changes to maintain relative constancy in the internal environment. The state that results is called what?
Nirvana
Homeostasis
Fight-or-flight response
Anxiety
Answer explanation
To maintain health, the body’s internal environment must remain in a balanced state. Various physiologic mechanisms within the body respond to internal changes to maintain relative constancy in the internal environment, which is called homeostasis.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A student is preparing for her first client care assignment. She wakes up at 4 AM with a pounding pulse and diarrhea. What type of adaptive response to stress is she experiencing?
General adaptation syndrome
Mind–body interaction
Local adaptation syndrome
Coping or defense mechanism
Answer explanation
The student’s response to stress exemplifies the mind–body interaction and illustrates a link between psychological stressors and the physiologic stress response. A person perceives a threat on an emotional level as though it is a physiologic threat, and the body prepares itself for the fight-or-flight response.
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