self management Flashcards
Circumstances that threatens or may be perceived to threaten one’s well-being and thereby exhaust one’s coping abilities
stress
The threat maybe immediate physical safety, long range security, self-esteem, reputation, peace of mind, or many other things one value (weiten, 2004)
stress
“Crisis can be an opportunity for growth and integration”
erik erikson
“Every stress leaves an indelible scar, and the individual pays for its survival after a stressful situation by becoming a little older”
hans selye
Selye that states than an event that threatens an organism’s well being, a stressor, leads to a three-stage bodily response
stress model
what are the three bodily response
Alarm, Resistance, and Exhaustion
Upon receiving a stressor, the body reacts with a “fight or flight” response and the nervous system is stimulated as the body’s resources are mobilised to meet the threat or danger
alarm
The body resists and compensates; the nervous system attempts to return many psychological functions to normal levels while the body focuses resources against stressor and remains on alert.
resistance
If the stressor or stressors continue beyond the body’s capacity, the resources become exhausted, and the body is susceptible to disease and death.
exhaustion
If stress goes for a long time, it can cause
emotional and behavioural problems
If stress goes for a long time, it can cause emotional and behavioural problems
It may also lead to
mental health problems in later life
- a transitional period between childhood and adulthood.
adolescence
But in our society, adolescence begins at around ___ and ends at about age of __
13 and 22
according to him adolescent years are characterized by convulsive instability and disturbing inner turmoil
stanley hall
Stanley Hall - adolescent years are characterized by _______ and ______
compulsive instability and disturbing inner turmoil