STRESS: MOM - Ind

Question 1

3 Stages of Hardiness Training

Answer 1

Focussing
Reliving Stress Encounters
Self Improvement

Question 2

H/T Focussing

Answer 2

Client is taught how to recognise physiological signs of stress (muscle tension / increased heart rate) & identify the source of stress

Question 3

H/T Reliving Stress Encounters

Answer 3

Client relives stressor & is helped to analyse the situation & their response to the stressor

• Gives client insight not their current coping strategies & how they may be more effective than the client thinks

Question 4

H/T Self Improvement

Answer 4

Client can move forward with gained insight & learn new stress management techniques

• Taught to focus on seeing stressors as challenges they can take control of rather than problems they must give in to

Question 5

H/T :) Maddi

Answer 5

Compared 3 groups of ppts; 1 given H/T, 1 given relaxation training & control group
H/T group = increased job satisfaction & decreased self-reported anxiety & illness levels

Question 6

H/T :) Fletcher

Answer 6

Hardiness training = used effectively by Olympic swimmers
Committed to the challenge of increased performance levels
Able to control stressful aspects of their life that could interfere with training

Question 7

H/T :(

Answer 7

Generalisability:
Kobasa - Study involved white, m/c businessmen
Cannot be generalised to women / other classes / cultures

Effectiveness:
impractical - Lengthy process requiring commitment & motivation
NOT a rapid solution to stress
Has to address personality & learned habits of coping (DIFFICULT TO MODIFY)