University of San Agustin

General Luna St., 5000 Iloilo City, Philippines

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COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND ALLIED MEDICAL PROFESSIONS - DEPARTMENT OF NURSING

CASE APPLICATION:

A. BETTY NEUMAN
QUESTIONS:

1. Identify in the situation the different stressors (at least 5-8) that could have
caused the problem of Mr. Golez with regard to his health. After identifying the
stressors, categorize each as to what type of stressor it is - intrapersonal, interpersonal
or extrapersonal.
2. After identifying them, which among the stressors that you have identified have
has an effect on the different lines of defense. Each line of defense, enumerate the
stressors that have an effect on the flexible line of defense, normal line of defense, and
lines of resistance.
3.  What primary, secondary, and tertiary intervention do you think can be done to
the lines of defenses that was affected?
To properly outline your answers in these questions, you may use this given matrix to
indicate your answers:
Protective
Mechanism that was
Type of Stressor affected by the Kind of Intervention Give a specific
stressor  to be employed example of the kind
Stressor (intrapersonal, (flexible line of of intervention
interpersonal, defense, normal line (primary, secondary employed
extrapersonal) of defense or lines or tertiary)
of resistance)
Ex. Smokes &
flexible line of primary stop smoking &
drinks alcohol intrapersonal
defense intervention drinking
when stressed

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 University of San Agustin
General Luna St., 5000 Iloilo City, Philippines
www.usa.edu.ph

COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND ALLIED MEDICAL PROFESSIONS - DEPARTMENT OF NURSING

B. Dorothy Johnson

1. Identify at least 5 different behaviors manifested by Mr. Golez and classify them
what subsystem has been affected, which has caused disequilibrium in his state of
health. You may fill out this template to properly outline your answers or use the
template attached.

BEHAVIOR SUBSYSTEM
Ex. Drinks alcohol when stressed Ingestive

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