The preferred way to manage stress whenever there is a reasonable possibility of success
Assertiveness
May serve as a valuable "window" that influences not only how individuals appraise stress but also how they cope with stress
gender
Good stress
Eustress
An adaptive response to stress which allows us to remain in the stressful situation but in a less active way than with an assertive approach
Compromise
how stress is labeled when events have a harmful effect
Distress
A response to stressful situations that involoves a change in our behavior due to another's direct influences
Conformity
Making mutual concessions with another person
Negotiation
Severe mental disorders that interfere with a perception of reality
psychoses
Mild emotional disturbances that impair judgement
neuroses
A complex emotion that occurs when we fear losing a close relationship with another person or have lost in already
Jealousy
Energizing and directing our efforts toward a meaningful goal
Motivation
A complex pattern of changes that includes physiological arousal, subjective feeling, cognitive processes, and behavior reactions-all in response to a situation we perceive to be personally significant.
Emotion
Goal-directed activities that energize and dircect behavior
motives
A method for treating mental disorders by mental rather than physical means
Psychotherapy
People who tend to be competitive, argumentative, and impatient as well as hostile
Type A individuals
Elements fo pleasure or displeasure, liking or disliking that are a component of emtions
Subjective Feelings
The urge to succeed
Desire for success
People who tend to be relaxed
Type B individuals
paralysis on one side of the body
Hemiplegia
The pattern of responses an individual makes to stimulus events that disturb his or her equilibrium or exceed coping abilities.
Stress
Inflammation of a joint
Arthritis
Redness of the skin
Erythema
Disease that results in a reduction of bone mass which frequently occurs in postmenopausal women. Can result in back pain and fractures.
osteoporosis
Form of arthritis with inflammation of the joints, swelling, stiffness, and pain
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Stress related illness when a patient is in constant state of worry
Anxiety
What term also refers to psychodelics or mind expanding chemicals
hallucinogens
When instructing a pt to use a walker, the MA should adjust the height to what?
The handles should be at the pt's waist level
The overuse of muscle or group of muscle can result in
strain
AMA principles of medical ethics state that the physician should provide___________
compent medical service and with compassion and respect for human dignity
Offenses against all citizens
Criminal law
What are the 3 parts of the physician and patient contract?
offer
acceptance
consideration
Hazardous medical waste includes what?
solid
infectionous
chemical
radioactive
How can the decor of an office effect patient and employees?
Attitude
An artifical limb, no matter how sophisicated and well-fitting, lacks what?
sensory input
What was the first woman to qualify as a physician in the U.S.?
Elizabeth Blackwell
According to ADA, all public facilities must be accessible for whom?
All disabilities and handicaps
T or F. ADA is composed of five titles.
True
T or F. Information concerning pt's may be given to another member of the health care team only when it pertains directly to the course of treatment.
True
What is the purpose of the Good Samaritan Act?
Protect them from liability in the event of an emergency
How should an MA put on sterile gloves.
Should grasp glove with nondominant hand first
The science that deals with people's performance and good health while carrying out job tasks, operating office equipment, and generally interacting in the work environment
Ergonomics
What is the purpose of the AAMA?
To raise the standards of MA to the professional level
Stress related condition
anxiety
Overuse of a muscle or muscle group of muscles could result in ________
strain
Disease causing movement disorders generally cause ___________ in skill and coordination.
Lack or loss
When a joint isn't used regularly, the range of motion (ROM) is ___________
