Stress Management Flashcards

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Define stress:

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  • the reaction our bodies experience to an external demand by our continually changing environment
  • two types: eustress & distress
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Define Eustress:

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  • positive stress
  • results from exhilarating experiences. Eustress is the stress of winning and achieving—for instance, inheriting a large amount of money or receiving an unexpected promotion.
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Define Distress:

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  • negative stress
  • the stress of losing, failing, overworking, and not coping. Distress affects people in a negative and often harmful manner
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Potential sources of stress:

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  • Organizational Factors

- Individual Factors

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Organizational Factors:

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  • Task demands
  • Role demands
  • Interpersonal demands
  • Organizational structure
  • Organizational leadership
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Individual Factors:

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  • Family

- Personal economic

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Consequences of stress:

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  • Physiological symptoms
  • Psychological symptoms
  • Behavioral symptoms
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Physiological symptoms:

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  • stress could create changes in metabolism, increase heart and breathing rates, increase blood pressure, bring on headaches, and induce heart attacks
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Psychological symptoms:

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  • for instance, tension, anxiety, irritability, boredom, and procrastination
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Behavioral symptoms:

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  • changes in productivity, absence, and turnover, as well as changes in eating habits, increased smoking or consumption of alcohol, rapid speech, fidgeting, and sleep disorders
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Stress Management Stratagies:

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  1. Individual Approaches (time management)
  2. Physical Exercise
  3. Relaxation Training
  4. Social Support
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Organizational Approaches:

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  1. Selection & Placement
  2. Goal Setting
  3. Job Redesign
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Combat Stress;

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  • happens when there is a change in mental function or behavior because of combat
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Operational Stress:

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  • occurs when there are changes in mental functioning or behavior due to military operations other than war
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Stressor:

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  • any mental or physical challenge or challenges
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Some events that may cause PTSD include:

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  • Combat or military exposure
  • Child sexual or physical abuse
  • Natural disasters, such as a fire, tornado, hurricane, flood, or earthquake
  • Sexual or physical assault
  • Serious accidents, such as a car wreck
  • Terrorist attack
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Signs & Symptoms of PTSD:

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  • Reliving the event (re-experiencing)
  • Avoiding situations that remind you of the event
  • Feeling numb (do not enjoy what you used to)
  • Feeling keyed up (hyperarousal)