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Eustress
What is positive stress?
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Feeling unwanted, unloved, rejected, angry, helpless, hopeless, depressed.
What are symptoms of Relocation syndrome?
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Racing or pounding heart, elevated pulse rate. Increased BP, cold, clammy hands and feet, increased blood glucose level.
What is cardiovascular changes during stressful situations?
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Concentration meditation, movement meditation, prayer and reflection, massage and Reiki.
What are alternative therapies for stress reduction?
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Art therapy, counseling, education, massage, music therapy, physical activity.
What are positive coping behaviors?
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Distress
What is negative stress?
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Changes in appetite and weight, disturbed sleep, fatigue and loss of energy.
What are signs of depression?
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Increased RR and depth. Possible hyperventilation with a tingling sensation in the extremities.
What is respiratory signs of stress?
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Thinking of a calm, peaceful setting.
What is imaging?
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Life changes, firearm access, increasing age (>65 yrs), major depression, polypharmacy, substance abuse, environmental factors, cognitive impairment
What are factors that influence suicide risk?
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General alarm reaction
What is fight or flight?
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Increased state of alertness, which allows individuals to pay attention to details, to learn and to solve problems.
What is mild stress?
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Increases the risk for both mental and physical illness.
What is stress?
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Most common drug that is abused by older adults?
What is alcohol?
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Promote health and well-being on an individual.
What is primary prevention?
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Cancer, COPD, Dementia, Diabetes, MI, acute or chronic pain, traumatic injury
What is physiological stressors?
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Complain of fatigue, tension, anxiety, may be short-tempered or irritable.
What is emotional signs of stress?
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Used to help people cope with stress.
What is relaxation techniques?
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Repression, denial, rationalization, displacement, suppression, projection, substitution
What are coping or defense mechanisms?
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Bed alarms, bed in low position, call light within reach, gripper socks, three side rails up, personal items within reach.
What is providing for patient's safety?
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Birth of child, caregiving, change in health status, divorce, loss of a job, parenting, social unrest, physical diability.
What are psychological/emotional stressors?
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Reduce risk for relapse and recurrence, improve quality of life, improve medical health status.
What are goals of treatment for depression?
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Modification of standard massage to meet the needs of older adults.
What is geriatric massage?
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Most common type of headache among adults and are associated with moderate to severe stress causing prolonged muscle tension.
What is a tension headache?
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An adaptive response to stress that stretches on a continuum from mild to panic disorder.
What is anxiety?