Week 3 Flashcards
List 4 coping strategies for stress.
- confrontation=acknowledging a stressful situation directly
- withdrawl= avoiding a situation
- defense mechanisms- self-deceptive techniques to reduce stress
- Comprimise-deciding on a more realistic solution
- Social support- network of caring
- Emotion focused- self-regulation to control a stressor
- Problem-focused - action to address a stressor
What is stress?
Stress is a natural individual response to events that are threatening or challenging to a person or events perceived as exceeding one’s resources.
What is a stressor?
A stressor is any environmental demand that creates a state of tension or threat and requiring change or adaptation.
List 4 sources of stress.
- workplace
- change/culture shock
- individual differences
- bereavement/loss
- catastrophes
- combat
- threatening attacks
- daily hassles
- self-talk (negatives)
Stress= stimulus, response or process. What does this mean?
Stimulus= a stressor in the environment that precipitates a stress reaction (workplace, daily hassles, major life event)
Response= the individual’s physical and psychological reaction to the stressor
Process- a transaction between the individual and the environment
What is Burnout?
Burnout is emotional exhaustion, pessimism and diminished self-efficacy that occurs as a result of chronic workplace stress.
What is (PTSD) Post-traumatic stress disorder?
PTSD is a psychological disorder characterised by episodes of anxiety, insomnia and nightmares resulting from an experience or witnessing an extremely traumatic event such as death, rape or serious injury.
What is Locus of Control (LOC)?
It is a belief that outcomes are controlled by self (Internal LOC) or others (External LOC)
What is resilience?
resilience is being able to withstand and bounce back following hardship
What are some physiological responses to stress, list some?
- BP raises
- legs prepare to run
- mouth goes dry
- heart races
- biceps prepare to fight
- knees go weak
- fingers go cold
What is an individual’s physical and psychological reaction to a stressor?
The fight or flight response
List some physical effects that stress causes on a persons health.
- low immunity = infections
- heart conditions
- cancer
- psychoneuroimmunology = relationship between nervous system and immune system.
List some psychological problems that can effect a persons health due to stress.
- emotional burnout
- cognitive
- behavioural
- anxiety
- depression
- PTSD
What is Burnoout?
The emotional exhaustion, pessimism and diminished self-efficacy that occurs as a result of chronic workplace stress
What is PTSD?
A psychological disorder characterised by episodes of anxiety, insomnia and nightmares resulting from experience or witnessing an extremely traumatic event such as death, rape or serious injury.
