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Chapter 5 Homeostasis, Adaptation, and Stress

Chapter 5 Homeostasis, Adaptation, and Stress. Homeostasis. A relatively stable state of physiologic equilibrium Body maintains homeostasis by adjusting and readjusting to changes in internal and external environment. Holism.

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Chapter 5 Homeostasis, Adaptation, and Stress

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  1. Chapter 5Homeostasis, Adaptation, and Stress

  2. Homeostasis • A relatively stable state of physiologic equilibrium • Body maintains homeostasis by adjusting and readjusting to changes in internal and external environment

  3. Holism • Includes physiologic, psychological, social, and spiritual areas contribute to the whole of a person • Two common beliefs of holism: • Both the mind and body directly influence humans • Relationship between the mind and body can potentially sustain health as well as cause illness

  4. Stressors • Stressors are factors that cause stress • Types (Box 5-1): • Physiologic • Psychological • Social • Spiritual

  5. AdaptationDefinition? • Requires the use of self-protective mechanisms • Purpose of adaptation is to regulate homeostasis • Neurotransmitters mediate homeostatic adaptive responses • Unsuccessful adaptation results in stress

  6. Structures That Mediate Adaptive Response • Neurotransmitters: allow chemical communication between neurons • Serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine, acetylcholine….

  7. Structures That Mediate Adaptive Response (cont’d) • Central nervous system • Composed of brain and spinal cord; brain divided into cortex and subcortex • Enables people to think abstractly, use and understand language, accumulate and store memories, make decisions

  8. Central Nervous System

  9. Structures That Mediate Adaptive Response (cont’d) • Autonomic nervous system • Composed of peripheral nerves that affect physiologic functions that are automatic and beyond voluntary control • Subdivided into: • Sympathetic nervous system • Parasympathetic nervous system

  10. Structures That Mediate Adaptive Response (cont’d) • Endocrine system • Group of glands found throughout the body • Sustains the response of the autonomic nervous system • Maintains homeostasis by releasing and inhibiting hormones as needed

  11. Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Adaptive Response • In dangerous situations: • Sympathetic response: prepares body for fight or flight; accelerates physiologic functions that ensure survival • Parasympathetic response: restores equilibrium after danger is no longer perceived; inhibits physiologic stimulation created by sympathetic response (see table 5-1)

  12. Stress • Physiologic and behavioral responses to disequilibrium • Caused by: • Physical, physiologic, or emotional internal or external changes that disrupt homeostasis • Has physical, emotional, and cognitive effects (Box 5-2)

  13. Factors That Affect Response to Stress • Intensity, number, duration of stressor(s) • Physical health status • Life experiences; coping strategies • Social support; personal beliefs • Attitudes • Values

  14. Physiologic Stress Response • General adaptation syndrome: proposed by Hans Selye • It follows one-, two-, or three-stage pattern

  15. Stages of the General Adaptation Syndrome: Alarm Stage • Alarm stage (fight or flight) • Resistance stage (recovery or exhaustion) • Exhaustion stage

  16. Stages of the General Adaptation Syndrome

  17. Psychological Stress Response • Coping mechanisms (unconscious tactics) used by humans to prevent their ego, or reality base, from feeling inadequate. (Table 5-3)

  18. Coping Strategies • Coping strategies (تعريف من الكتاب) can be: • Therapeutic: help the person to acquire insight, gain confidence to confront reality, develop emotional maturity. (Examples from book) • Nontherapeutic: using mind/mood-altering substances (addiction), aggression, excessive sleep; conflict avoidance; abandonment of social activities

  19. Stress-Related Disorders • Result from prolonged stimulation of autonomic nervous and endocrine systems • Many stress-related diseases involve allergic, inflammatory, or altered immune responses (box 5-3)

  20. Nursing Implications • Caring for stressed clients • Identify the stressors • Assess the client’s response to stress • Eliminate or reduce the stressors • Prevent additional stressors

  21. Nursing Implications (cont’d) • Support client’s psychological coping strategies • Assist in maintenance of social support • Implement stress reduction/management techniques

  22. Stress-Reduction Techniques • Provide adequate explanations in understandable language • Keep client and family informed • Demonstrate confidence and expertise when providing nursing care • Remain calm during crises

  23. Stress-Reduction Techniques (cont’d) • Be available to the client • Respond promptly to the client’s signal for assistance • Encourage family interaction • Refer the client and family to organizations or people who provide post-discharge assistance

  24. Stress-Management Techniques(table 5-5) • Therapeutic activities that reestablish balance between sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems • Have a calming effect; stimulating tactics counterbalance parasympathetic dominance • Teaching principles of time management and assertiveness techniques

  25. Stress-Management Techniques (cont’d) • Endorphins • Adaptive behavioral activities to enhance adaptation • Alternative thinking • Alternative behaviors • Alternative lifestyles Thanks

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