Chapter 10 Understanding and Managing Responses to Stress

Chapter Review
1. You are caring for a patient who is experiencing crisis. Which symptoms would indicate that the patient is
in the stage of alarm?
A) Constricted pupils
B) Dry mouth
C) Decrease in heart rate
D) Sudden drop in blood pressure
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2. If it is determined that a patient will benefit from guided imagery, what teaching should you provide?
A) Focus on a visual object or sound
B) Become acutely aware of your breathing pattern
C) Envision an image of a place that is peaceful
D) Develop deep abdominal breathing
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3. Neal, age 30, will be undergoing biofeedback. Which statement by Neal indicates a need for further
teaching?
A) This will measure my muscle activity, heart rate, and blood pressure.
B) It will help me recognize how my body responds to stress.
C) I will feel a small shock of electricity if I tell a lie.
D) The instruments will know if my skin temperature changes.
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4. You 39-year-old patient, Samantha, who was admitted with anxiety, asks you what the stress-relieving
technique of mindfulness is. The best response is:
A) Mindfulness is focusing on an object and repeating a word or phrase while deep breathing.
B) Mindfulness is progressively tensing, then relaxing, body muscles.
C) Mindfulness is focusing on the here and now, not the past or future, and paying attention to what is going
on around you
D) Mindfulness is a memory system to assist you in short-term memory recall
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5. Which of the following are believed to help individuals mediate, or lessen, the effects of stress? (Select all
that apply.)
A) Spirituality and/or religious beliefs
B) Wealth
C) Higher education level
D) Social support
E) Culture
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