Description should include
- classifications of stress
- definitions of adaptive, maladaptive, and psychotic behavior
- explanation of general adaptation syndrome
- explanation of general systems theory
- methods of stress management for the healthcare worker.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What are the descriptions of mild, moderate, severe, and panic classifications of anxiety?
- What are the three components of the general adaption syndrome?
- What are adaptive and maladaptive defense mechanisms?
- How would one explain the general systems theory relating to individual and family coping responses?
- What are the characteristics of, and nursing interventions related to, responses to physical or mental illness, such as
- anxiety/fear
- aggression
- projection
- ritualistic behavior
- hopelessness, helplessness, and powerlessness
- withdrawal
- depression
- clinical depression
- conversion disorders?
- What are methods of stress management for the healthcare worker?
- What stress-management resources are available for healthcare workers?