Lecture 4 Flashcards

1
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Stressor

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Stimulus causing the stress reaction

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2
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Stress

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Physiological state of the body triggered by stressor

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3
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Stress hormones

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Epinephrine, cortisol and NE

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4
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Stress reactions

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BP increase 
HR increase
Muscle tension 
Alertness 
Blood glucose and fatty acids is increasing
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5
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Positive Stress

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Thinking Faster
Problem solving
creativity
increased attention 
Evolutionary purposes e.g. immunity to stress
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6
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HPA axis

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You know it from physiology

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7
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Telomere shortening

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shortens in correlation to chronic stress

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8
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Epigenetics

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Changes expressivity based on available chromatin and not the DNA sequence

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9
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Holmes and Rahe life event scale

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Important life events and score on a scale e.g. Death of spouse 100 while changing diet is 15

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10
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Main stressors in working population

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Work 75% and finances 68% coworkers 48%

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11
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Burnout

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Reaction to prolonged or chronic job stress leading to: emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation, and reduced performance

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12
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Stress behavioural risk factors

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Diet, tobacco, alcohol, and physical inactivity

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13
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Stress, non modifiable risk factors

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sex age and genes

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14
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End points of stress

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Coronary heart disease, stroke, several cancer, and COPD

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15
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Socio-economic, cultural, and environmental conditions of stress:

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Modernisation, mechanisation, urbanisation, and globalisation

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16
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Intermediate risk of stress

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Hypertension, blood fat/lipids, obesity, diabetes, and glucose intolerance

17
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Transtheoretical model of the stages of change:

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Contemplation –> preparation –> action –> maintenance –> relapse –> contemplation

18
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Dean Ornish: complex life style intervention:

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Diet, stress management, physical activity, and support

19
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Coping:

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conscious behaviour to maintain or restore the psychological and physical equilibrium

20
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William life skills:

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awareness –> action skills (problem solving, saying no) or deflection skills (dealing with negative thoughts and emotions) –> relationship building (listening speaking up empathy and increasing positives)

21
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Identification of the stressors

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What is the cause? what are my thoughts in relation to the cause? what are my feelings in relation to the cause? what do I do what is my behaviour?
what are the consequences?

22
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Evaluation decision taking

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is it worth to act, can I change the situation to a positive way`?

23
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Cognitive component

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Human ability (self stressing)

24
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Reframing

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identify cognitive distortions and find alternative thoughts

25
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Manage negative thoughts

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thought stop
distraction 
meditation 
hour of worry 
reframing
26
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Assertive communication

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Share thoughts, express needs, respect needs of other, and increase positives.

27
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multimodular intervention

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find stressors, change perception or appraisal
Find external factors: relationships lifestyle physical and mental health
Internal factors: coping

28
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precontemplation

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others identify the problem, reactance when pressured, lack of awareness and denial

29
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Contemplation

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considering behavioural change, alternative solution, and ask for information.

30
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Preparation/determination

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Change is required, commitment to goals

31
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Action

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Follow through, ability to describe the plan in details, resist slips, and vulnerable to abandon effort impulsively

32
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Maintenance

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accomplished change, some slips but resisted or loose grounds, develop lifestyle that precludes relapse

33
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Relapse

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Return to problematic behaviour can cycle back to precontemplation or contemplation

34
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Motivational interviewing

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express empathy
avoid confrontation 
develop discrepancy 
roll with resistance
support self-efficacy