L27: Coping Chronic Illness Flashcards
What is a chronic illness
A disease lasting 3 months or more that cannot be prevented or cured by medication
What does coping mean
Psychological mechanism for managing external stress
May be action oriented and thought based
What are the 2 models of coping
Flight or fight model
Selyes general adaption syndrome
What is the flight or fight response about
The nervous system increases in threat
What is the selyes general adaption syndrome about
They body goes through 3 processes when exposed to stress :
1) alarm: increase heart rate and increases adrenaline
2) resistance: the body repairs itself by lowering the hear rate back to normal
3) exhaustion : this is when is pro-longer you drain all your resources and leads to a fatigue or burnout
What is the problem with the selyes general adaption syndrome
Is does not address individual variability
What are the current models of coping with stres
Transactional model of stress
What type of appraisal does the transactional model cover
Primary appraisal
Secondary appraisal
What is the primary appraisal about
Is the stress stressful
What is the secondary appraisal about
Can i cope with this stress
What is the folkman proposal
We have 2 ways of coping
Problem focused
Emotion focused
What does the problem focused aspect look at in the folkman proposal
When we take action to resolve the stressful situaiton e.g revision plan
What is emotion focused aspect of folkman proposal
You attempt to manage the emotions causes by Denial Seeking emotional support Praying Exercise
How does stress change behaviour
Increased smoking Increases alcohol Poor diet Lack of exercise Increased accidents
What are 3 personality type
A
C
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