Deck 6: The Therapeutic Response to Stressed, anxious, and Fearful Clients

Question 1

If health professionals need to give instructions to a client while he or she is in the exhaustion phase of the stress cycle,the instructions should be written._________________________

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Defense mechanisms are

A) always healthy to use in stress situations
B) an attempt to protect oneself by blocking an emotionally painful experience
C) a conscious recognition of the cause of discomfort
D) generally easy for the health professional to analyze

Answer 2

an attempt to protect oneself by blocking an emotionally painful experience

Question 3

If a client is experiencing severe anxiety,the health professional should focus on giving the client one detail at a time,and say,"You seem very anxious today." _________________________

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Fear and anxiety are reactions to known and usually external threats._________________________

Question 5

What is the difference between distress and eustress? Provide an example of each.

Question 6

An individual will have which response during the fight-or-flight stage of stress?

A) apathy and lack of energy
B) low blood pressure
C) anger and frustration
D) constricted pupils

Question 7

Stressors are

A) always of short duration
B) a nonspecific response requiring a person to make some type of change
C) internal perceptions or external events that cause the body to respond
D) both a danger and an opportunity

Question 8

Do infants experience stress? Explain.

Question 9

Stress is always described as negative and unhealthy._________________________

Question 10

What symptoms and behaviors are characteristic of mild anxiety?

Question 11

How does the body respond when the parasympathetic nervous system becomes active during the stress cycle?

A) The body returns to normal.
B) The gastrointestinal tracts has decreased motility.
C) The salivary glands decrease their function.
D) Respirations increase.

Question 12

Characteristics of the exhaustion stage in the stress cycle include

A) dilated pupils
B) dry mouth
C) increased heart rate
D) weakened blood vessels

Question 13

The alarm stage of stress is characterized by

A) pain
B) dilated pupil
C) physical fatigue
D) a sense of numbness

Question 14

To help decrease stress in toddlers,provide consistency and praise for accomplishments and talk at their level of understanding._________________________

Question 15

What can health professionals do to help parents and caregivers address stress in their school-age children?

Question 16

Match each item with the correct statement below.

Proposed the theory that the body's internal milieu changes constantly to meet the daily demands of life

A)Walter B.Cannon
B)Hans Selye
C)Claude Bernard

Question 17

The therapeutic response to adolescents coming into the medical clinic should include

A) offering them a pillow to punch or materials to draw a picture to express their feelings
B) discussing the benefits of a healthy lifestyle
C) respecting their privacy needs and respect for modesty
D) addressing them by using their full name

Question 18

Differentiate between moderate anxiety and severe anxiety in clients.

Question 19

Men and women react differently to stress._________________________

Question 20

Men tend to react to stress by

A) internalizing their stress
B) becoming physically or verbally aggressive
C) becoming depressed
D) mulling it over and over in their minds

Question 21

Match each item with the correct statement below.

Occurs when an individual is overwhelmed with a feeling of impending danger.

A)Frustrations
B)Conflicts
C)Pressure
D)Dread
E)Terror
F)Distrust
G)Paranoia
H)Panic

Question 22

Match each item with the correct statement below.

Circumstances that prevent us from doing what we want to do

A)Frustrations
B)Conflicts
C)Pressure
D)Dread
E)Terror
F)Distrust
G)Paranoia
H)Panic

Question 23

Match each item with the correct statement below.

The fear usually experienced prior to an event

A)Frustrations
B)Conflicts
C)Pressure
D)Dread
E)Terror
F)Distrust
G)Paranoia
H)Panic

Question 24

Match each item with the correct statement below.

​Psychosis of fear that is related to a feeling of being victimized

A)Frustrations
B)Conflicts
C)Pressure
D)Dread
E)Terror
F)Distrust
G)Paranoia
H)Panic

Question 25

Match each item with the correct statement below.

Characterized by loss of emotional control,irrationality,symptoms related to shock,gasping,possible chest pain,and loss of problem-solving capability

A)Frustrations
B)Conflicts
C)Pressure
D)Dread
E)Terror
F)Distrust
G)Paranoia
H)Panic

Question 26

Match each item with the correct statement below.

Fear that focuses on a person or object,and disappear when the person or object is gone

A)Frustrations
B)Conflicts
C)Pressure
D)Dread
E)Terror
F)Distrust
G)Paranoia
H)Panic

Question 27

Match each item with the correct statement below.

Proposed the theory that is named general adaptation syndrome

A)Walter B.Cannon
B)Hans Selye
C)Claude Bernard

Question 28

Match each item with the correct statement below.

Proposed the theory that the body adjusts when change threatens to be too great

A)Walter B.Cannon
B)Hans Selye
C)Claude Bernard

Question 29

Match each item with the correct statement below.

Demands of schedule,workload,or expectations placed on us by ourselves or others

A)Frustrations
B)Conflicts
C)Pressure
D)Dread
E)Terror
F)Distrust
G)Paranoia
H)Panic

Question 30

Match each item with the correct statement below.

Incompatibility between two important things or objectives equally important to us

A)Frustrations
B)Conflicts
C)Pressure
D)Dread
E)Terror
F)Distrust
G)Paranoia
H)Panic