Stress and coping

Question 1

What are the 5 types of coping responses outlined by Poczwardowski & Conroy?

Answer 1

1. Appraisal-focused coping )seek to alter meaning by projecting forward in time - hope)
2. Emotion-focused coping (coping with negative emotions and success)
3. Problem-focused coping (approaching the problem to solve)
4. Avoidance focused coping (decreased effort, to protect self)
5. Failing in coping (eg crying)

Question 2

What is self-handicapping?

Answer 2

Establishing an impediment before performance, eg not studying.
Involves taking action.
Can be done unconsciously.

Question 3

What are Badham and King’s four mindfulness orientations?

Answer 3

1. Collective mindfulness - to enhance the adaptability, reliability and resilience of organisational cultures and systems.
2. Collective wisdom - to enhance consciously responsible collaborative and sustainable forms of governance.
3. Individual mindfulness - to enhance leaders capacity for being aware of, attentive to and accepting of experience.
4. Individual wisdom - to enhance leaders reflexivity, relationally and compassion in adopting and pursuing individual and collective purposes.

Question 4

What is Badham and King’s definition of mindfulness?

Answer 4

“A quality or state of mind that attends to experience, avoiding or overcoming mindlessness by giving full and proper attention to presence, context and purpose”

Question 5

What are the FOUR FACES of MENTAL TOUGHNESS according to Turner?

Answer 5

1. CONTROL - always find a way to influence what’s happening for me
2. CONFIDENCE - I’m willing to back myself in pretty much any situation.
3. CHALLENGE - Pressure is just part of the deal, embrace it.
4. COMMITMENT - Determined to show up no matter what.

(+ CONNECTION)

Question 6

How do Lazarus and Folkman define stress?

Answer 6

A relationship between the person and the environment that is appraised by the person as taxing or exceeding his or her resources and endangering their wellbeing.