Bed Rails Can Be Used

question 12

Multiple Choice

Bed rails can be used:

• A) For persons who try to get out of bed without help
• B) When a person is at high risk for falling
• C) If they are needed to treat a person's medical symptoms
• D) If the person's family requests them

Describe the stages of the general adaptation syndrome (GAS) and their implications on health.

Distinguish between stressors and responses to stress.

Understand behavior patterns associated with health outcomes.

Apply problem-focused and emotion-focused coping strategies to real-life scenarios.

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Definitions:

Stress

A state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances.

Sex

Biological and physiological characteristics that define humans as male or female.

Alarm Reaction

The initial response of the body's stress system, activating the fight or flight response to perceive threats.

General Adaptation Syndrome

A three-stage response (alarm, resistance, exhaustion) that the body has to long-term exposure to stress, proposed by Hans Selye.