Chapter 2 Health, Illness, Stress

3. In this stage of illness, a person may deny feeling ill but recognize that symptoms of an illness are present. the person acknowledges that "something is not quite right"
4. These mechanisms/strategies are unconscious strategies that protects us from increasing anxiety. An example is denial
5. The heart will ___ as a response to stress
8. This type of illness is one that develops without being caused by another health problem
10. When the body is stressed or is responding to a stressor the ____system is activated for a "fight or flight" response
11. This kind of illness often develops slowly, can be controlled but not cured and is long lasting

1. The approach to health considers the pt's physiologic, psychological, sociological and spiritual needs
2. In health continuous adaption and change must take place to maintain balance or equilibrium
4. After an argument at home, a student gets angry and shouts at a classmate. This is an example of which mechanism?
6. Wearing a seatbeat, vaccines, exercising are examples of this health promotion strategy
7. According to Maslow, these types of needs typically take priority and must be met before addressing psychological needs
9. State of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or illness