Week 5 Flashcards
Change Theory (Examples in Healthcare)
- Patients change their conditions
- Technology changes in healthcare
- Profession evolves over time
Change
- To cause a difference
- To exchange for or replace with another
- To reverse a previously with another
Bridge’s Model of Transition
- Letting go: Relinquish old ways
- Neutral Zone: Planning, transition starting
- New Beginnings: moving on, the change as occurred
Lewin’s Change Theory
- Unfreezing
- Moving: Exploring new ways to
- Refreezing
ADKAR Model of Change
A- Awareness: Discover what is and isn’t working. Communicate that’s there’s a problem.
D- Desire
- Present benefits of adopting change
K- Knowledge
- Set reasonable targets
A - Action
- Implement change
- basic training (starting small)
R- Reinforcement
- Sustain the implemented change
Stages of Change Theory
- Pre-contemplation (no intention of changing)
- Contemplation (Thinking of changing)
- Preparation (Alters behaviour in minor ways)
- Action (Change is made)
- Maintenance (Sustaining the change)
Planned Change
Sense of control
Empowerment
Sharing of Ideas
Unplanned Change
Loss of control
Overwhelmed
Fear
Confused
Conceptualizations of Stress
(Physiological)
- Fight or flight response
Physiological Stress (General Adaptation Syndrome)
- Alarm Reaction (adrenaline)
- Resistance Stage (body defends against or adapts to stressor)
- Exhaustion stage
Psychological Conceptualizations to Stress
Lazarus Theory:
- Person is only stressed when they evaluate an event as being personally significant
-Primary Appraisal (if event has stress present or not)
-Secondary Appraisal (if stress is present, focus on possible coping strategies)
Acute Stress disorder
- Exposure to one or more traumatic events that last 3 days to a month
- Reaction of fear, hopelessness, or horror
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Symptoms are more persistent, having endured for at least a month
Emotional Health
Related to the individuals ability to address and resolve personal and social tasks
To Deal With emotions, we must…
- Recognize it
- Own it
- Verbalized it
- Express it
