Stress Mindset

Question 1

What is Mindset

Answer 1

a generalised or overarching belief about a topic. Stable yet malleable. A portal between unconscious and conscious beliefs. May set off a chain of psychological, physiological and behavioural actions (eg goal striving, motivation)

Question 2

What is Stress?

Answer 2

When you think that the demands of a stressful situation outweigh your ability to cope in stressful situations. Something you can learn to thrive in and change your mind about

Question 3

Stress Responses

Answer 3

Stress causes: release of adrenaline, increases heart rate, increases breathing rate, oxytocin release. These responses can be beneficial to us IF we consider them to be useful.

Question 4

Stress Mindset Theory

Answer 4

States that “positive stress beliefs lead to positive rather than negative outcomes when dealing with stress”

Question 5

Visualization

Answer 5

Imagery or Mental rehearsal - allows us to experience an event in our head before the actual event has happened. Can enhance our feelings of control of a situation by taking charge of our sttress responses, thus tapping into stress mindset theory