A client responds to bad news regarding test results by crying ...

[imowrer]

A client responds to bad news regarding test results by crying uncontrollably. What is the term for this response to a stressor?
 
  A) Adaptation
  B) Homeostasis
  C) Coping mechanism
  D) Defense mechanism

Question 2

Various physiologic mechanisms within the body respond to internal changes to maintain relative constancy in the internal environment. The state that results is called what?
 
  A) Nirvana
  B) Homeostasis
  C) Fight-or-flight response
  D) Anxiety

[soda0602]

Answer to Question 1

Ans: C
When a person is in a threatening situation, immediate responses occur. Those responses, which are often involuntary, are called coping responses. The change that takes place as a result of the response to a stressor is adaptation.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
To maintain health, the body's internal environment must remain in a balanced state. Various physiologic mechanisms within the body respond to internal changes to maintain relative constancy in the internal environment, which is called homeostasis.

[imowrer]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[Liddy]

Gracias!