Ch. 9 Stress Mgmt Flashcards
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Symptoms of Acute Stress
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- Apprehension
- Unhappiness or sorrow
- Decreased appetite
- Increased RR, HR, C.O., BP
- Increased metabolism & glucose use
- Depressed immune system
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Symptoms of Prolonged Stress
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- Chronic anxiety or panic attacks
- Depression, chronic pain, sleep disturbances
- Weight gain or loss
- Increased risk for myocardial infarction, stroke
- Poor diabetes control, hypertension, fatigue, irritability, decreased ability to concentrate
- Increased risk for infection
3
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Screening Tools
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Holmes and Rahe scale measure Life Change Units, and Lazarus’s Cognitive Appraisal
4
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Cognitive reframing
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Assists clients to identify negative thoughts that produce anxiety, examine the cause, and develop supportive ideas to restructure those thoughts in a more positive way
5
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Priority restructuring
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Client learns to prioritize differently to reduce the number of stressors affecting her
6
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Biofeedback
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Trained professional uses a sensitive device to assist the client to gain voluntary control of such autonomic functions such as heart rate and blood pressure
7
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Assertiveness training
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Client learns to communicate in a more assertive manner in order to decrease psychological stressors
