A client with an inflamed appendix is feeling pain in the stomach ...

[PhilipSeeMore]

A client with an inflamed appendix is feeling pain in the stomach area. What is the term for this body response to stress?
 
  A) Local adaptation syndrome
  B) General adaptation syndrome
  C) Physiological homeostasis
  D) Fight-or-flight response

Question 2

A student is preparing for her first client care assignment. She wakes up at 4 AM with a pounding pulse and diarrhea. What type of adaptive response to stress is she experiencing?
 
  A) General adaptation syndrome
  B) Mindbody interaction
  C) Local adaptation syndrome
  D) Coping or defense mechanism

[alexisweber49]

Answer to Question 1

Ans: A
The local adaptation syndrome is a localized response of the body to stress. It involves only a specific body part (such as a tissue or organ) instead of the whole body. The stress precipitating the LAS may be traumatic or pathologic.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
The student's response to stress exemplifies the mindbody interaction and illustrates a link between psychological stressors and the physiologic stress response. A person perceives a threat on an emotional level as though it is a physiologic threat, and the body prepares itself for the fight-or-flight response.