Review of Week 5: Stress and Coping, Caregiving

What is not a caregiver coping strategy for alleviating stress? (Sullivan, 2015)

• Avoid thinking about emotions that are stressful

• Encourage healthy independence of their loved one

• Accept help from others

• Stay social

What of the following is not an example of respite care?

• Having family help watch your loved ones so you can take a break

• Hiring formal care givers to provide in home services for your loved one

• Dropping off your loved one at a designated facility for seniors for the weekend

• Taking time off work to take care of your dependent mother

What are examples of stress management strategies for nurses? Select all that apply

• Self-care

• Reflecting on sources of stress

• Maintenance of a work life balance

• Being flexible with personal and professional boundaries

Which of the following is not a type of coping strategy?

• Problem focused

• Emotion focused

• Leadership focused

• Meaning focused

Which of the following is an example of an informal caregiver?

• A doctor who pays a medical visit to Mr. Smith in his home

• A Personal Support Worker that helps Mr. Smith with his activities of daily living

• The nurse that crushes and administers Mr. Smith’s medications

• Mr. Smith’s daughter Karen who drives him to his doctor appointments

When Theo hears that his previously independent elderly mother tripped on the stairs, he feels his cheeks flush and promptly leaves to see her. What stage of the General Adaptation Syndrome (G.A.S) model is Theo in?

• Resistance

• alarm

• Preparation

• Exhaustion

Which of the following is incorrect about the Allostasis model of stress?

(McEwen & Wingfield, 2007)

• Allostasis is the process that leads to adaptation to a stressor

• One of the mediators of Allostasis is the Automatic Nervous System

• Allostatic load represents the effects of short-term stress

• Allostatic overload occurs when a person does not cope with chronic stressors