Linton: Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing, 6th Edition
Chapter 08: Health and Illness
Answer Key – Open-Book Quiz
2. Physiologic, libidinal (sensual and affectional), and ego developmental
4. Environmental, life changes, and physiologic or emotional illness
5. Local adaptation is a short-term, localized response to a specific stressor that restores
7. An acute illness is an illness or disease that has a relatively rapid onset and short
8. Identity of the member of the family who is ill, seriousness and duration of the
9. Gear nursing interventions toward helping patients learn about the symptoms and the
10. Many can be self-taught or learned from practitioners whose fees, if any, are typically
less than those of physicians. Nontraditional therapies are noninvasive and are part of