Name that Stress
Stress-Management Interventions
Everything is stressful
mix
Therapy
Touchy Feely
100
Repeating positive thoughts throughout the day to enhance self-esteem and reduce stress are called __________.
affirmations - short phrase or saying
Ex. Saying ”I love my life“ over and over, even though you don’t, until you start to believe it (gaslighting yourself basically)
100
Two components of Intervention Relaxation are _______ and _______.
a. after-patience and small-talks
b. affirmations and mini-relaxations
c. recognize and attend
d. hypnosis and reiki
b. affirmations and mini-relaxations
- both are recommended to use throughout the day
100
True or False:
A short-term stress can make a person more efficient and goal-focused
TRUE
- not all stress is bad !
100
A Nursing practice that heals the whole person is called _______?
a. Clinical Nursing
b. Perioperative Nursing
c. Nurse educator
d. Holistic Nursing
d. Holistic Nursing
It is a speciality practice that draws on nursing knowledge, theories, expertise and intuition to guide nurses in becoming therapeutic partners with people in their care.
100
The benefits of _______ therapy includes:
-influences the limbic system, area of the brain involved with emotions and feelings
a. water
b. air
c. fire
d. music
d. music therapy
it also includes:
-can be relaxing or stimulating and has been used to decrease pain, depression, and disability
-successfully used to reduce distress in people with dementia.
100
a form of acupuncture, where the meridian points are stimulated with pressing, rubbing, squeezing, and stretching movement
a. acupressure
b. hydromassage
c. yoga
d. goat yoga
a. acupressure
200
STOP, break the cycle, take a breath (relax), reflect, and choosing a more rational response is a process of __________.
a. acupuncture
b. nursing role
c. social support
d. cognitive-behavioral restructuring
D. cognitive-behavioral restructuring
book definition: technique or a series of strategies that help people evaluate their thoughts, challenge them, and replace them with more rational cognitive and behavioral responses
200
Describe the differences between Acupuncture, Hypnosis, and Reiki (what’s being done and which culture it is derived from)
Acupuncture (Chinese)
- Fine needles placed at specific meridian points on body; used to reduce pain and prevent/manage disorders
Hypnosis (Greek)
- “sleep”; narrows consciousness and elicits relaxation; useful for smoking cessation, anxiety and pain
Reiki (Japanese)
- “universal spirit”; uses life force energy fields to affect health
200
How would you help a stressed person create a better diet plan?
A. make SMART goals
B. work with the person to develop a plan
C. Recommend over-the-counter medications
D. A and B
E. All of the above
D; keyword: “with”
- help create SMART goals and plans with the person; “eating healthier options can decrease stress”
make realistic goals, eat well and stay physically active, let hunger and satiety cues guide eating (grodner ch 9)
200
True or False
The first step of Holistic nursing is to engage in self-exploration to gain insight and balance
True
*Nurses must understand the nature of there interventions to provide safe, effective care, and to discuss these practices with individuals who are using them so as to facilitate integrative care
200
A type of therapy where a practitioner uses hands to direct life energies drawn from the environment to the individual in an effort to restore balance and harmony within the human energy system
a. music therapy
b. aroma therapy
c. touch therapy
d. book therapy
c. touch therapy
such as:
therapeutic touch, healing touch, and reiki,
200
Do you always touch the client in touch therapy?
a. Yes
b. No
c. ahhhh duh?
b. No
During these therapies the hands can be placed directly on the person’s body or at a distance from the body.
300
Define stress
short: “state of threatened homeostasis that triggers an adaptive response.”
long: “…that triggers an array of adaptive physiological, behavioral, and even social responses in an effort to reestablish homeostasis or relative balance to avoid chaos.”
300
What are the Three Components of Self-Awareness
a. Recognize, Attend, Nursing
b. Recognize, Attribute, Nurture
c. Reiterate, Action, Nursing
d. Realize, Attend, Nurture
A. Recognize, Attend, Nursing
- Recognize signs of stress
- Attend to cues to reduce negative mood states/symptoms
- Nursing role: assist people to identify stress signals
300
Give an example of regular physical activity at moderate intensity:
A. Extreme running for 20 minutes everyday a week
B. Brisk walk 30-60 minutes, 3-5 times a week
C. Standing for 30 minutes twice a week
D. Sprinting for 10 minutes, 4-5 times a week
B. Brisk walk 30-60 minutes, 3-5 times a week
BENEFITS of regular exercise:
- exercising regularly will preserve lean body mass/increase energy expenditure (grodner ch. 9)
- enhancing well-being while decreasing stress
300
What are the two main steps in incorporating other cultural practices in a plan of care?
1. engage in self-exploration
2. promote the usage of western medicine
3. ask how they treat conditions at home
4. explain why their practices shouldn't be used
5. argue that their methods of self-care are potentially harmful
1. engage in self-exploration to gain insight and balance
3. ask how patients treat conditions at home
- “How do you treat your asthma at home? what do you normally do for this at home, and see if you can incorporate in the plan of care"
300
________ therapies, such as therapeutic touch, healing touch, and reiki, practitioner uses hands to direct life energies drawn from the environment to the individual in an effort to restore balance and harmony within the human energy system
a. touch
b. laugh
c. aroma
d. music
a. touch
300
a type of CAM where a therapist apply pressure with the thumb to mapped points on feet or hands, or both by pressing deeply into the point to release tension & stimulates circulation of the blood.
a. acupuncure
b. reflexology
c. acupressure
d. aromatherapy
b. reflexology
400
Those caring for their parents while simultaneously raising children is called a _________.
Sandwich generation
400
What are some benefits and limitations of alternative therapies
benefits
- Outside of Western Medication (more affordable and culturally accepted)
- can prevent and reduce harmful effects of stress
limitations
- The extent of their effectiveness and safety is undetermined; lacks a strong scientific evidence base, not studied with well-designed clinical trials
- medications might interfere with medication (herbal remedies mixing)
400
True or false:
Stressors are key to disease management and better health outcomes
False
- Stress Management
- definition of stressor: any psychological, environmental, or physiological stimulus that disrupts homeostasis
400
What is the difference between Allopathic and Holistic?
Holistic: encompasses emotional, spiritual and relational well-being
Allopathic: focus is on identifying and treating the disease
400
_________ is defined as the art and science of using naturally extracted oils from plants to balance, harmonize, and promote the health of body, mind and spirit.
Aromatherapy
400
A type of Complementary & Alternative Medicine that manipulates life energy (referred to as chi or qi) by stimulating precisely mapped points on skin surfaces using needles
a. reflexology
b. touch therapies
c. acupuncture
d. acupressure
A. acupuncture
500
Difference between Eustress and Distress
Eustress - challenging and useful (not destructive)
Distress- chronic or excessive stress; body unable to adapt; threatens homeostasis
500
Name 5 Additional Modalities (excluding affirmations and social support)
expressive writing, healthy diet, physical activity, sleep hygiene, cognitive-behavioral restructuring
500
Categorical Stressors: Describe differences between Extrinsic, modifiable, and intrinsic factors
Extrinsic - individuals do not have control (weather, death of spouse)
Modifiable - individuals can modify change through environment, interactions, and behavior
Intrinsic - stressors created by individual responses to stress (negative thinking/procrastination)
500
a system in which physicians and other healthcare professionals, such as nurses, pharmacist, and therapist, treat symptoms and disease using medications, radiations, lasers or surgical intervention.
a. Holistic Nursing
b. Allopathic medicine
c. Acupuncture
d. Witchcraft
b. Allopathic medicine
Allopathy- also called biomedicine, conventional medicine, mainstream medicine, orthodox medicine, and Western medicine (p356)
500
What is the purpose of Energy therapy
a. release blockages of energy flow, stimulates deficient life energy, and rebalance life energy
b. treatment for chronic pain management
c. helps with focus
a. release blockages of energy flow, stimulates deficient life energy, and rebalance life energy
Energy therapy- aka energy healing
-involves the use of assumed energy fields to heal and maintain wellness.
Purpose- Release blockages in energy flow and rebalance life energy (p363)
500
what is the difference between acupuncture and acupressure
* Difference is, acupuncture uses needles acupressure uses hand/thumb pressure