Managing Ans Coping With Stress

Question 1

What are three therapies offered to treat stress?

Answer 1

• drug therapy
• beta blockers
• stress inoculation therapy

Question 2

What is the drug therapy?

Answer 2

• effect transmission of chemicals in the brain - neurotransmitters
• anti - anxiety drugs slow down the central nervous system - benzodiazepines BZs
• increase GABA effect - increase chloride ions makes neural activity slower
• ST solution - can become dependent on BZs

Question 3

What is the evaluation of BZs?

Answer 3

✅ cost effective, popular with patients - easier to use

❌BZs = addictive - don’t use for longer than 4 weeks

Question 4

What are beta blockers?

Answer 4

• block nerve impulses - noradrenaline releases beta - adrenergic receptors - stimulates by the adrenaline which creates stress
• the beta blockers prevent the stimulation
• heart beat reduced - lowers anxiety.

Question 5

Research into beta blockers

Answer 5

Found reduces high blood pressure and reduced risk of death by 20% in high risk heart disease patients - life savers

Question 6

Evaluation for beta blockers?

Answer 6

✅ instant effect on reducing heart rate and blood pressure - reduces likely hope of fatal illnesses - stress related hypertension

✅ not addictive but ❌ extreme side effects - nightmares - hallucinations

❌ only short term solution

Question 7

What is stress inoculation therapy?

Answer 7

• cognitive reconstructing
• change how people perceive themselves and how they live their lives to alter there emotional response to behaviour.

SIT trains people to recognise stress symptoms

• given small dose of stress so a person can become resilient to it. - use of positive stressor
• S and LT

Question 8

What are three stages of stress innoculation therapy?

Answer 8

1. Conceptualisation - therapist asked patient how they normally deal with stressful situations.
2. Skill acquisition and rehearsal - creates a coping statements to counter act negative thoughts - learn relaxation methods
3. Application and follow through - visualise using the stress reducing techniques and perform them in role play - must be repeated stages of intensity

Question 9

What is the exhalation for stress incoluatiok therapy?

Answer 9

✅ changes current and future stressful situations - pateints practise contuinulousy

❌ requires a lot of commitment and motivation, not a quick fix