Chapter 11 Flashcards by VIDAL DIAZ

Who was a Jewish psychiatrist imprisoned in death camps of Nazi Germany?

Walter B Cannon

Viktor Frankl

Hans Selye

Dr Martin Seligman

Viktor Frankl

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What is a choice we have facing us everyday?

Use stress for a change as a positive force for vitality

Use incoming demands for change as a positive force for vitality

Allow it to unnecessarily beat us up

All of the above

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What are you responsible for preventing as a strength-based leader?

Stress from attacking your vitality and the vitality of your staff

Allowing stress to beat us up unnecessarily

The decrease of well being of yourself and your staff

All of the above

Stress from attacking your vitality and the vitality of your staff

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What is stress?

Negative emotion

Negative or positive influences

Positive influence

Any change that you must adapt to

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What is desirable and also essential to life?

Falling in love

Achieving some long-desired career promotions

Stress

All of the above

Stress

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What determines the impact stress will have on you?

Whether it is a major life changes or cumulative effect on minor everyday worries

Being optimistic and positive

Having a high well being

How you respond to experiences

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How many adults frequently experience stress in their daily lives?
50%
42%
38%
20%

42%

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How can stress produce wellness?

By being managed

By recognizing stress

By recognizing and managing

Only if its a positive experience

By recognizing and managing

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Which is true about stress?

Stress is a central part of the human condition

Stress is a demand on us to change

How we handle stress determines whether it is harmful or helpful

All of the above

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Who laid the groundwork for the modern meaning of stress?

Walter B Cannon

Viktor Frankl

Hans Selye

Dr Martin Seligman

Walter B Cannon

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How did he describe a series of biochemical changes that prepares us to deal with threats or danger?

Emergency response

Adrenalin bursts

Fight-or-flight

Relaxation response

Fight-or-flight

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Who was the first major researcher on stress?

Walter B Cannon

Viktor Frankl

Hans Selye

Dr Martin Seligma

Hans Selye

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Which part of the brain sends a signal to the main switch for the stress response, located in the midbrain?

Cerebral cortex

Hypothalamus

Adrenal glands

Epinephrine

Cerebral cortex

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What stimulates the sympathetic nervous system to make a series of changes in your body?

Cerebral cortex

Hypothalamus

Adrenal glands

Epinephrine

Hypothalamus

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What happens that can have long-term negative effects if left unchecked?

Adrenal glands start to secrete corticoids

Digestion is inhibited

The response of your immune system is inhibited

All of the above

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What is it called when the stress response is turned off?

Fight-or-flight

A threefold process

Relaxation response

Relaxation process

Relaxation response

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When does the fight-or-flight response burn out?

Three minutes after you shut off the danger signals

Three minutes before you shut off the danger signals

Five minutes after you shut off the danger signals

Five minutes before you shut off the danger signals

Three minutes after you shut off the danger signals

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What does the three-fold process of responding to stress involve?

The direct effect of the stress on the body

External responses that stimulate tissue defense or help to destroy damaging substances

External responses that cause tissue surrender by inhibiting unnecessary or excessive defense

All of the above

The direct effect of the stress on the body

“The response to stress involves a three-fold process consisting of (1) The direct effect of the stress on the body, (2) internal responses that stimulate tissue defense or help to destroy damaging substances, and (3) internal responses that cause tissue surrender by inhibiting unnecessary or excessive defense.”

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What percentage of all disease is attributed to psychosomatic or stress-related origins?
30%-50%
45%-75%
50%-80%
75%-80%

50%-80%

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What is our nation’s current emphasis on?

The effects of posttraumatic growth

Producing more posttraumatic growth rather than posttraumatic stress disorder

The positivity of posttraumatic growth

All of the above

Producing more posttraumatic growth rather than posttraumatic stress disorder

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What is a police supervisor accountable for?

Producing more posttraumatic growth rather than posttraumatic stress disorder

Understanding and effectively promoting individual and organizational vitality within the workforce

The direct effect of work related stress on the body

The vitality of the unit

Understanding and effectively promoting individual and organizational vitality within the workforce

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Pertaining to the “stress fad”, what is important?

Knowing when stress has become too much

Knowing when stress has become too little

Maintaining resilience training or a wellness program

All of the above

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Police leadership is ______to the “spice of life” or pace of change.

A constant process of adaptation

A rollercoaster of adaptation

A motivating experience

Constant change that occurs in and around us

A constant process of adaptation

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What is the prescription for wellness?

To successfully adapt to ever-changing circumstances

Remember penalties for failure to adjust to change are illness

Remember penalties for failure to adjust are unhappiness

All of the above

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What is a mental-physiological mechanism which helps us adapt to the constant changes that occur in and around us and navigate a reasonably steady course toward whatever we consider a meaningful purpose? Process of adaptation General adaptation syndrome Relaxation process Three-fold process

General adaptation syndrome

What does your vitality and the vitality of your staff depend on? If we are a strength-based leader Your reaction to stressful situations How well all of you cope with change How well you adapt to change

How well all of you cope with change - Stress in daily life is natural, pervasive, and unavoidable, and thus is to be expected. - Depending on how you choose to cope with stressful events, the experience of stress can be positive (healthy and vital) or negative (sickening and exhausting). - We differ in a variety of ways, thus our means of and success in adapting to stressful incidents will vary. - A mental-physiological mechanism known as the "general adaptation syndrome" helps us adjust to demands for change. - By definition, stress is the nonspecific response of the body to any demand for change. The demand can be from within or from the environment. - Police supervisors are subjected to mega-changes. As a result, they typically experience higher levels of stress. - Strengths-based leaders are uniquely prepared to help their staff deal with stressful events and, in turn, preserve their vitality.

What is the definition of stress? Any changes in our internal and external environment The nonspecific response of the body to any demand for change The negative effect of changes in our internal environment All of the above

The nonspecific response of the body to any demand for change

Why do police supervisors typically experience higher levels of stress? They deal with the stress of their team members They have more responsibilities They are responsible for the decisions which are made They are subjected to mega-changes

They are subjected to mega-changes

What is a central issue for all police supervisors? How stress affects job performance Coping with stress on a daily basis How to cope with the stressors of everyday Being able to perform under high levels of stress

How stress affects job performance

What happens to employees at low change levels? Maintain minimum levels of performance Do not experience any stress-related physical strain Disengaged and no reason to change their performance level All of the above

All of the above

Which employees are sufficiently engaged to motivate them to higher levels of performance? Low level stress Moderate level stress High level stress The motivation depends on how they cope with the stress level

Moderate level stress

What acts as a stimulus for individual vitality? Not having stress Low level of stress High level of stress Stress in a reasonable amount

Stress in a reasonable amount

What can produce creative activities as police personnel try to solve challenging problems? Situational stress Stress in moderation Functional stress Fight-or-flight mode

Functional stress

When does both individual vitality and performance drop markedly? Not enough stress Excessive stress Strength-based leaders is stressed None of the above

Excessive stress

Where does stress come from? Environmental Organizational Personal All of the above

All of the above

Which source of stress is from within? Environmental Organizational Personal All of the above

Personal

What are the two categories of inner stress? Emotions and power base Emotions and well being Power base and well being Power base and fear base

Emotions and power base

Which is a potent negative emotion that you should be able to recognize and deal with? Guilt and anger Fear and failure Depression All of the above

All of the above

How are the environmental stressors labeled? Political Technological Economic All of the above

All of the above

What are the two types of hyperstress? Political and economic Quantitative and qualitative Mental and physical Input overload and output overload

Quantitative and qualitative

Which is associated with high blood pressure, pulse rate, and cholesterol? Hypostress Input overload Quantitative Physical

Quantitative

What is hypostress caused by? Low level of mental and physical activity Quantitative underloads Qualitative underloads All of the above

All of the above

Why is the decision-making turf of a police supervisor stress-inducing? It’s filled with ambiguity and confusion It’s high-risk decision making Nonprogammable decisions Above-average conditions of uncertainty

It’s filled with ambiguity and confusion

Who can make a supervisor’s job very frustrating? One employee not knowing how to deal with stress A group of malcontents One malcontent All of the above

One malcontent

What are the four major dimensions to stress? Hyperstress and hypostress Eustress and distress Both a and b Physical, mental, economical and political

Both a and b

Which major dimension is favorable? Hypostress Eustress Physical Mental

Eustress

Which is a coping mechanism? Conscious Internal External Having a support system

Conscious

Which one is a reflexive action? Subconscious Conscious Internal External

Subconscious

Which coping mechanism is learned? External Physical Having friends Conscious

Conscious

Which stress do police leaders rarely experience? Hyperstress Hypostress Eustress Distress

Hypostress

What is the first step in any stress management and vitality program? Recognizing stress Securing reliable data Writing down what may cause stress Recognizing your inability to cope with stress

Securing reliable data

Who is the founder of positive thinking? Walter B Cannon Viktor Frankl Hans Selye Dr Martin Seligman

Dr Martin Seligman

What did he suggest would not only help prevent PTSD, but also increase the number of soldiers who bounce back readily from adversity? Focusing on treating the symptoms of depression He created the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness program Move the entire distributions of the reaction to adversity in the direction of resilience and growth Focus on the pathologies of depression, anxiety, suicide, and PTSD

Move the entire distributions of the reaction to adversity in the direction of resilience and growth

What is the main thrust of the CSF? Produce more posttraumatic growth Not focusing on PTSD Approaching training through a soldier's strengths rather than drilling their weaknesses out of them All of the above

All of the above

What are the three parts of the CSF? Building mental toughness, building strengths, and building strong relationships Supportive relationships, mental discipline, and helping others Mental, strength, and supervision Reading, relaxation, and recreation

Building mental toughness, building strengths, and building strong relationships

What training is producing better military performance, less PTSD, better physical health, and ultimately a better family? CSF Resilience training Growth training Positive psychology

Resilience training

Which is a resilience strategy? Supportive relationships Altruistic egoism The three Rs All of the above

All of the above

What does a supportive relationship require first? Time Cultivation Empathy Reciprocity

Cultivation

What does it take to develop emotionally healthy people with a sense of “okayness”? Cultivation Trust Positive strokes Reciprocity

Positive strokes

What can help you reduce stress? Positive psychology Learning to reduce the complexity and the number of tasks that confront you Developing emotionally with healthy people Having a strong support system

Learning to reduce the complexity and the number of tasks that confront you

How can you cope more effectively? Problems are handled one by one By having a priority system With manageable installments All of the above

All of the above

What is very helpful for reducing mental stress? Having a priority system Recognizing your stressor Mind focusing exercises None of the above

Mind focusing exercises

How do meditative methods help reduce stress? Unload tension by focusing your mind on neutral thoughts Rest your mind then pick up your burdens with more energy Allows you to put down your mental burdens several times a day All of the above

All of the above

What does everyone need which causes us to feel good and secure? Safety zone Comfort zone Time outs Meditation

Comfort zone

When is it easier to deal with the stress and hassles of your life? When only 10% of your day is bad When you have a clear mind after meditation When you are fully rested When you’re also aware of what’s right with your life

When you’re also aware of what’s right with your life

What is wrong to say to a distressed person? “Don’t take it so hard” “It’s probably for the best” “God must really love you to have selected you for this burden” All of the above

All of the above

What do people under adverse conditions need? Compassion Empathy Physical comforting All of the above

All of the above

What is the first and most important step you can take in your responsibility to help a coworker through a bad situation? Seek out the unfortunate person Be compassionate Offer advice Have empathy

Seek out the unfortunate person

Who do we hurt more by feeling jealous? Those around us Ourselves The one we are jealous of Everyone

Ourselves

What is the best cure for jealousy? To realize they may have their own wounds They may be envying us They may have their own emotional wounds All of the above

All of the above

What are the three “Rs” for strategy 4? Reading, relaxation, and recreation Recognizing, relaxation, and rewarding Recognizing, reading, and relaxing Reading, recognizing, and rewarding

Reading, relaxation, and recreation

What is “altruistic egoism”? Looking out for each other Looking out for yourself Projecting yourself onto others Ensuring others see things your way

Looking out for yourself

What is an enduring part of our human nature? Love on command Looking out for others Earn thy neighbor’s love Ensuring your own self worth

Earn thy neighbor’s love

What are the five strategies for dealing with positive events?

``` Strategy 1 - Supportive relationships Strategy 2 - Mental discipline Strategy 3 - Helping others Strategy 4 - The three Rs Strategy 5 - Altruistic egoism ```