stress & stress-related disorders Flashcards
People who are resilient may display all of the following, except:
Select one:
a. build and maintain meaningful relationships.
b. shy aware from new experiences.
c.
think optimistically.
d. set realistic goals.
b
A valuable step in the process of awareness-raising for a health professional to partake in is? Select one: a. Clinical supervision b. Team leading. c. Clinical risk assessment. d. Reviewing policies and procedures.
a
A health professional is interviewing a client who becomes aggressive and threatening. The health professional feels very uncomfortable with the intensity of the client’s feelings, having come from a domestic violence background. The most appropriate response to the client would be:
Select one:
a. walking out of the room and have someone else take over.
b. changing the subject to a safer topic.
c. exploring what the issues are for the client.
d. telling the client he needs medication to control his behaviour.
b
A client has requested information on her illness and indicated that she wants her family to hear it as well. In preparing for this meeting the health professional ensures:
Select one:
a. that she carries a pager in case she needs to be interrupted.
b. that she limits the information to meet the time allocated.
c. that she can minimise the negative aspects of the treatment.
d. that all the written information available is collected.
d
A key strategy that a health professional can use to manage feelings of fear is: Select one: a. sedation and medication. b. relaxation therapy. c. psychotherapy. d. irrational therapy.
b
A person who consciously puts feelings aside to cope with an event is displaying signs of? Select one: a. Oppression. b. Repression. c. Suppression. d. Depression.
c
A client who has been waiting to see a doctor for quite a while becomes very angry and starts to yell at the staff and threatening violence. The health professional should:
Select one:
a. get close to him and stare him down into submission.
b. approach the client and advise him to leave immediately.
c. show a willingness to see his point of view and empathise.
d. ring security and have him removed until he behaves himself.
c
The health professional is encouraging a person to develop means of reducing their stress levels. One of these activities would be:
Select one:
a. limiting the amount of information, as too much information can be overwhelming.
b. ignoring or denying symptoms or negative feelings.
c. expressing their distressing emotions openly and forcefully.
d. accessing practical support groups or consumer forums.
d
A client who appears indifferent towards the advice being given by the Health Professional responds by saying, "well it's got to happen to someone" is demonstrating: Select one: a. a cultural deviation. b. an external health locus of control. c. an internal health locus of control. d. a fatalistic perspective.
d
For a health professional to provide emotional support to a person which of the following components is not essential?
Select one:
a.
Manage their own mental and general health.
b. Provide relevant and adequate information.
c. Negotiate a plan and check understanding of recovery.
d. Provide reassurance using physical touch.
a
stress
non specific response of the body to any demand for change
disrupts homeostasis
distress
result of acute, severe or prolonged stressors or stressful events
the transition of stress to distress
- severe intensity and long duration
- less predictable-
factors influencing response to stress
Age Background Coping Style Disasters Locus of control Resilience Setting
Age
different age groups respond to stress in different ways due to their developmental stages
eg. toddlers are more likely to cry and become upset in the absence of caregivers, adolescents are likely to have difficulty focusing and early adolescents are likely to withdraw
Background
different cultures and cultural values surrounding expression of emotions- eg crying is seen as weakness
Locus of control
the extent to which people believes they can control events that affect them
internal control- own behaviour and actions influence their ability to control
external control- other people, peer pressure, authority
fatalistic- god, luck, fate, chance
Disasters
severe destruction to daily life, and a threat to other people’s safety
Coping style
some people may avoid their emotions, others may seek to deal with them
blaming others and avoidance is bad
maintaining positivity and relationships is good
Resilience
persons capacity to function after a stressful event
involve a person’s inner strength to cope and adapt to circumstances
Setting
where the person is located
eg context of the health professional
Common reactions to stress
Anger, Suppression/repression, anxiety, denial, fear, grief, tearfulness
Acute stress reaction
- dazed
- reduced consciousness
- agitated/ overactivity
- withdrawal
Acute stress reaction may turn into _____ if symptoms persist in severity for longer than ___ _____
PTSD
1 month
