STRESS (PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESS)/ TMSC/ COPING Flashcards
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DEFINTION: PSYCHSOMATIC
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- Involves both the mind (Brain) and the body
- Relates to bodily symptoms that are caused by mental or emotional factors/disturbances.
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DEFINITION: TMSC/ STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS
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- Transactional Model for Stress and Coping
- Refers to a subjective experience.
- TRANSACTIONAL: Transactions between the person and the environment. Depends on the external stressor.
STRENGTHS:
- Views stress as an interaction with the environment in which a person has an active role/
- Allows us to change our thinking about a stressor and our response to it.
LIMITATIONS:
- Overlooks physiological (Biological) responses
- An individual may not be always conscious of all factors that causes them to experience a stressful response.
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TMSC: FIRST APPRAISAL
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PRIMARY APPRIASAL: What is it?
- Benign positive: Pleasant/desirable event
- Irrelevant: No personal relevance
- Stress: Harm/loss, Threat, Challenge (Opportunity for personal growth)
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TMSC: SECOND APPRAISAL
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STRESS: SECONDARY APPRAISAL:
- Problem-focused coping: Attacking the problem, Contacting friends
- Emotional-focused coping: Not in your control, Going for a run, meditation
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SIGNS OF STRESS
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COGNITION: Poor concentration
BEHAVIOURAL: Eating habits are changed.
EMOTIONAL: Fear, Depression. Denial, Anger
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COPING: STRATEGIES
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CONTEXTUAL FACTORS:
- A set of circumstances that surround a particular event.
- Influences whether we perceive the stimulus as a stressor
- Context and individual factor: Influence the perception of the stressor and their coping ability.
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COPING FLEXIBILITY
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- A person’s ability to stop an INEFFECTIVE strategy and implement an effective alternative.
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COPING EFFECTIVENESS
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- The degree to which a coping strategy is successful.
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DEFINITION: APPRAISAL
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- The process of examining someone or something.
