Which statement by a patient indicates to the nurse that more teaching about the effects of stress is needed?
A) "Stress is a psychological and physiological response."
B) "Stress can lead to poor health."
C) "Coping strategies help a person adapt to stress."
D) "Smoking is a useful coping strategy."
D) "Smoking is a useful coping strategy."
Explanation: A) Stress is the psychologic and physiologic response of an organism to an event that is often perceived as a threat or challenge.
B) Stress is the psychologic and physiologic response of an organism to an event that is often perceived as a threat or challenge. Most conceptualizations of stress propose that this negative perception produces a state of physiologic arousal that ultimately has adverse health consequences for the individual.
C) Coping is the dynamic process through which individuals apply psychologic and behavioral measures to handle internal and external stress demands. The individual's ability to adapt depends on the resources that are available and the coping strategies that can be implemented at the time.
D) Stress elicits responses, either physiologic or psychologic (e.g., smoking, substance use), that can place the individual at risk for disease.
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