Coping with illness and treatment Flashcards
Transactional definition of stress
-Stress is a condition that results when the person/environment transactions lead the individual to perceive a discrepancy between the demands of the situation and the coping resources available.
Procedural info
information about the procedures to be undertaken
Sensory info
information about the sensations that may be experienced
Dual process hypothesis
proposes that procedural and sensory information work in different ways. Procedural info allows patients to match ongoing events with expectations in a non-emotional manner, whereas sensory info works by “mapping” a non-threatening interpretation onto these expectations
Problem focussed coping
efforts directed at changing the environment in some way or changing one’s own actions or attitudes
Emotion focussed coping
efforts designed to manage the stress-related emotional responses in order to maintain one’s own morale and allow one to function
Strategies for helping children cope with treatment
I. Tell: using simple language and a matter-of-fact style, the child is told what is going to happen before each procedure
II. Show: the procedure is demonstrated using an inanimate object, a member of staff or the dentist himself/herself
III. Do: the procedure does not begin until the child understands what will be done. Use prompt distraction strategies
Auerbach- amount of info and distress
I. Study on the effect of information given vs individual desire for information
II. Patients undergoing a dental extraction are given either general information or specific information regarding the procedure
III. Patients with a high desire for information experienced less distress when given specific information
IV. Patients with a low desire for information experienced less distress when given general information
Langer and rodin- nursing home
Group 1 given more choice- were happier and less died
