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9. The limbic system includes what two structures?
What is thalamus and hypothalamus page 1156
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11. What is the function of the thalamus ?
What is connects the brain centers and modulates movement, sensation, behavior, and emotions page 1156
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12. What are psychobiologic disorders?
What is conditions in which evidence affirms a connection between abnormalities in the brain and altered cognition, perception, emotion, behavior, and socialization page 1155
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7. What neurotransmitters are implicated in the psychobiology of mental health?
What is dopamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine, serotonin, and acetylcholine page 1157
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16. What is stress?
What is a physiologic response to biologic stressors page 1159
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5. What is the general adaptation syndrome?
What is A nonspecific neuroendocrine response to an acute or a perceived stressor page 1160, figure 67-3
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10. What is the function of the hypothalamus?
What is controls the autonomic nervous system and coordinates the endocrine and immune system through pituitary-adrenocortical connections page 1156
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17. What is a stress that can maintain a healthy balance in life?
What is eustress page 1159
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18. What stress triggers the general adaptation syndrome ?
What is distress page 1159
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23. Examples of psychobiologic disorders include what ?
mood disorders, eating disorders, chemical dependence, and thought disorders page 1157
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3. What is the most common pathway for the stress response?
What is sympathetic division page 1160
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8. Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers, after they transmit their information they are either what?
are broken down into inactive substance by enzymes, recaptured by the releasing neuron for later use which is a process called reuptake, or weakened by becoming diluted in intercellular fluid page 1156
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15. What is the placebo effect?
What is refers to the healing or improvement that takes place because the person believes a treatment method will be effective page 1163
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19. The general adaptation syndrome occurs through what systems ?
What is neuroendocrine and autonomic nervous systems page 1159
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24. The disorganized thought patterns and behaviors of schizophrenia have been correlated with excess levels of what neurotransmitter ?
What is dopamine page 1157
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2. What are examples of stress related disease and disorder ?
What is hair loss, tension headaches, cancer, bronchial asthma, allergic and hypersensitivity disorders, cardiac dysrhythmias, irritable bowel syndrome, multiple sclerosis page 1161, box 67-3
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6. What components does a mental status examination include?
What is physical appearance, orientation, attention and concentration, short term and long term memory, movement and coordination, mood, speech pattern, insight, though content, judgment, intellectual performance, and perception page 1158
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13. What are symptoms that a stress-prone person have ?
What is heart palpitation, pounding headache, breathlessness, tightness in chest, chest pain, chronic pain, irritability, epigastric pain, abdominal discomfort and bloating, or constipation alternating with diarrhea page 1162
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21. How does the parasympathetic division respond to a stressor, what are the symptoms?
What is increase gastric motility, increase intestinal peristalsis, contraction of urinary bladder muscles page 1160
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22. What are immunopeptides called, and what do they do?
What is Cytokines- relay messages throughout the immune system and the brain page 1162
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1. What are examples of coping skills that will help a person deal with stress?
What is explore coping strategies, reestablish priorities, cultivating relationships with family and friends who are supportive, time management techniques, assertiveness skills, joining a support group, writing about feeling, avoid using alcohol or drugs as a form of self-treatment, daily exercise page 116,1 67-1
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4. Hardiness is a coping skill style, what are the characteristics of hardiness?
What is A commitment to something meaningful versus a sense of alienation, A sense of having control over sources of stress versus a feeling of helplessness, The perception of life events as a challenge rather than a threat page 1160
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14. What conditions can mimic the signs and symptoms of stress-related diseases ?
What is excessive intake of caffeine, cocaine use, mitral valve prolapse, hyperthyroidism, hypoglycemia, and lactose intolerance page 1162
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20. How does a the sympathetic division respond to a stressor, what are the symptoms?
What is increased heart rate, increased ate and depth of respirations, increased force of heart contraction, vasoconstriction, increased blood pressure, and increase muscle tension page 1160
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25. What are examples of psychological tests, and what do they detect?
The test include MMPI, Beck depression Inventory, Draw-A-Person test, Word association test, TAT, and Rorschach test. These test detect personality characteristics, interpersonal conflicts, and self-concept
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