Chapt 42 Stress and Adaptation

The change that takes place as a response to a stressor.

localized response of the body to stress.

response of the central nervous system to pain

local response to an injury or infection.

• Reflex Pain Response
• Inflammatory response

functions under normal conditions and at rest

• functions under stress conditions.
• brings about fight or flight response.

the bodies biochemical response to stress

• Alarm reaction
• Stage of resistance
• Stage of Exhaustion

• Fight or flight response
• increased energy levels, O2 intake, CO, BP and mental alertness followed by reversal

• The body attempts to adapt to the stressor.
• Vitals, hormone levels and energy production return to normal
• LAS may go into effect

• when the adaptive mechanisms are depleted.
• the organism may rest and recuperate or die.

physiological alterations at least partially cause by psychological influences

vague, unseasy feeling of discomfort or dread from an often unknown source.

a cognitive response to a known threat.

learned behaviors used to decrease stress and anxiety

• Unconscious reactions to stressors to preserve self-esteem.
• useful in mild to moderate anxiety

when a person attempts to overcome a perceived weakness by excelling in another area

when a person refuses to acknowledge a disturbing condition

transferring an emotional reaction from one object or person to another object or person

incorporating qualities or values of another person into your own ego structure

a person's thoughts or impulses are attributed to someone else

giving a logically or socially acceptable explanation to explain questionable behavior

developing conscious attitudes and behaviors that are opposite of what the person really wants to do.

returning to an earlier method of behaving

voluntarily excluding an anxiety-producing event from conscious awareness

substituting a socially acceptable goal for one whose normal channel of expression is blocked

an act or communication used to negate a previous act or communication.