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Stress And Anxiety Flashcards

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What is stress?

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How you react when you feel under pressure or threatened

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When does stress usually occur?

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In situations that you feel you can’t manage or control

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How can stress be experienced?
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Individually

As a group

As part of a community

As part of a society

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What are the types of stress?
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Acute stress

Chronic stress

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What is acute stress?

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Stress that happens shortly after an event and lasts for a short period of time, but it can be very upsetting

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What is chronic stress?

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Stress that lasts for a long period of time or keeps returning. It’s experience when you’re under lots of pressure all the time, e.g. health issues, financial issues, etc

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Is stress considered a mental health problem?

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No, but it can influence your mental health

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What are feelings of stress?
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Irritable, angry, impatient or wound up

Over-burdened or overwhelmed

Anxious, nervous, afraid

Racing thought and unable to switch off

Unable to enjoy yourself

Uninterested in life

Like you’ve lost your sense of humour

A sense of dread

Lonely or neglected

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What are physical signs of stress?
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Difficulty breathing

Sore eyes, blurred vision

Sleep disturbances

Muscle aches and headaches

Chest pain, heartburn, indigestion

Nausea

Fainting

Weight loss or gain

Rash or itchy skin

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What are the impacts of stress?
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Difficulty making decisions

Difficulty concentrating

Memory slower or more difficult

Snap at people

Bite your nails

Clench your jaw

Over or under eat

Smoke/drink more than usual

Withdraw from people

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What are some causes of stress?
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Pressure

Worry

Change

Lack of control over an outcome

Overwhelming responsibilies

Feeling “stuck”

Abuse or discrimination

Uncertainty

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What are some stress management skills?
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Recognise the signs and causes of stress in your life

There’s no one solution

Being prepared for stressful situations can make managing them easier

Knowing how to manage your wellbeing can speed up recovery

Resilience

Four A’s approach

Four R’s approach

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What is the four A’s approach?
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Avoid

Alter

Adapt

Accept

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What is the four R’s approach?
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Reject

Reframe

Relieve

Refresh

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What are ways to manage stress?
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Be kind to yourself

Find time to relax

Maintain hobbies and interests

Get outdoors

Take care of your physical health

Build your support network

Identify your triggers

Organise your time

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What are the 2 types of locus of control?

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Internal locus of control

External locus of control

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What is internal locus of control?

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Where you’re more likely to take personal responsibility for your actions

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What is external locus of control?

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Where you blame outside forces for your circumstances. You think that luck or chance brings you success/ lack of success

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What are adaptive coping strategies?
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Confronting problems directly

Making reasonably realistic assessments of problems

Recognising and changing unhealthy emotional reactions

Trying to prevent harmful effects on the body

Support

Relaxation

Problem solving

Humour

Physical activity

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What are maladaptive coping mechanisms?
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Escape- withdrawal from friends and family and become socially isolated

Unhealthy self-soothing, e.g. over eating/binge drinking/excessive use of the internet

Numbing- people are aware and seek out that activity, junk food/alcohol/drugs

Risk taking, e.g. gambling, unsafe sex, reckless driving

Self-harm

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What does the Resilience Theory say?
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It’s not the nature of the problem that’s the most important- it’s how we deal with it

Resillience helps us to survive, recover and thrive

Resilience can be made up of pillars- social competency, positive values, talents and interests, etc

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What is burn-out?

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A state of physical and emotional exhaustion

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What can burn-out be due to?

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Long term stress, physical or emotionally draining roles

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What are signs of burn-out?
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Feeling tired or drained most of the time

Feeling helpless, trapped and/or defeated

Feeling detached/alone in the world

Having a negative outlook

Self-doubt

Sleep issues

Difficulty concentrating

Procrastinating and taking longer to get things done

Feeling overwhelmed

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What are the Schwartz rounds?

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A structured forum for staff to regularly discuss the emotional and social aspects of working in healthcare

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What does the Schwartz round do?
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It helps us to understand the challenges and rewards which are essential to providing care

Staff who attend report feeling less stressed and isolated

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What is anxiety?

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A feeling of unease, such as worry or fear.it’s usually internal rather than linked to a situation

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