Stress And Anxiety

Question 1

What does the HCPC state on stress or anxiety ?

Answer 1

• if there is any experiences affecting your learning or ability to participate on the course, you must let your practice educators and university know
  -you may put service users and yourself at risk if your performance is affected by your physical/ mental health.
  -ask for appropriate support and adapt your study
  -get advice from your doctor own your physical/mental wellbeing

(Possibility of getting suspended or struck off as a radiographer if your physical mental health is negatively influencing your workspace and flow)

Question 2

Define stress

Answer 2

Stress is how you react when you feel under pressure or threatened

Usually occurs if you feel you can’t manage or control the situation

Can be experienced individually, as a group, community or society

Everyone experiences stress in different situations and in different ways

Question 3

Types of stress

Answer 3

Acute stress
Chronic stress

Question 4

What is acute stress

Answer 4

Happens shortly after an event
Occurs for a short period of time

Question 5

What is chronic stress

Answer 5

Lasts for a long period of time or keeps returning

Experienced when your under lots of pressure

Question 6

Is stress considered asa a mental health problem ?

Answer 6

stress is not considered as a a mental health problem but it can influence your mental health
It’s completely normal to feel stressed

Question 7

Feelings of stress

Answer 7

Irritable
Angry
Overwhelmed
Anxious
Nervous
A sense of dread

Question 8

Causes of stress

Answer 8

Under pressure
Change
Lack of control
Worry
Feeling stuck

Question 9

Physical sign is of stress

Answer 9

Difficulty breathing
Sore eyes
Sleep disturbances
Headaches
Weight gain/loss
Fainting/ nausea

Question 10

Impacts of stress

Answer 10

• difficult making decisions
  -difficulty concentrating
  -biting nails
  -clenching jaw
  -over/under eating
  Smoking/ drinking more
  -withdraw from people

Question 11

Stress management skills

Answer 11

Recognising signs of stress and causes of stress
As there’s not one solution

Question 12

Four A’s approach to stress management

Answer 12

Avoid
Alter
Adapt
Accept

Question 13

Four R’s approach to stress management

Answer 13

Reject
Reframe
Relieve
Refresh

Question 14

Ow can preparing for stress heals manage it

Answer 14

Being prepared for stressful periods makes managing stress easier

Knowing how to manage your wellbeing also speeds up recovery

Resilience can be built and impacted by many things

Question 15

Individual things to do to manage stress

Answer 15

• be kind to yourself
  -go outdoors
  -relax
  -identify triggers
  -organise your time
  -build support networks

Question 16

What is locus of control

Answer 16

Degree to which people believe that they have control over their outcomes or external forces causing their situations

Question 17

Internal locus of control

Answer 17

• take responsibility of your own actions
  -less influenced by opinions
  -work at your won pace
  -confident
  -independent
  -your actions cause your situations

Question 18

External locus of control

Answer 18

• blame external forces for your outcomes
• Think luck brings you success and change
• believe that you can’t change your situation
• Feel hopeless to face difficult situations
  -accept fate and destiny
  -avoid individual change

Question 19

Adaptive coping strategies

Answer 19

Involve confronting problems directly
Recignsising and changing unhealthy reactions
Preventing adverse effects on body

This is done via
- support
-relaxation
-humour
-physical activity

Question 20

Maladaptive copings strategies

Answer 20

Escape: withdrawal from friends and family

Unhealthy self-soothing : overeating, binge drinking

Numbing: junk food drugs alcohol

Risk taking : gambling, unsafe sex, drunk driving

Self harm or suicide

Question 21

What is resilience ?

Answer 21

Bounce back ability to face difficult situations or challenges

Ability to adapt and grow following adversity

Question 22

State Resilience building techniques

Answer 22

Resilience theory
- theory states its not the nature of adversity that’s important but how we deal with stress which is

Resilience helps us
-survive
-Recover
-Revive

Question 23

Resilience can be built by these pillars:

Answer 23

• education
  -friendships
  -secure-base
  -talent and interests
  -positive values
  -social competency

Question 24

Support options:

Answer 24

-Schwartz rounds : gathering for staff to regularly discuss their experiences and social and emotional asapects of working in healthcare
-understand challenges and rewards when providing acre
-staff who attend report lower levels of stress

Question 25

Other available support:

Answer 25

Personal tutor
GP
Friends family colleagues
Student union + counselling
Community groups

Question 26

Define anxiety

Answer 26

• feeling of unease such as worry and fear
• normal experience

Question 27

What is burnout?

Answer 27

State of physical or emotnal exhaustion
Linked to long term stress (chronic stress)
40% of staff report burnout in healthcare

Question 28

Sign is of burnout

Answer 28

• feeling tired and drained
• feeling helpless and defeated
  -sleep issues
  -procrastination
  -difficultly concentrating