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| any circumstance that threatens or is perceived to threaten one's well being |
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| when the pursuit of a goal is prevented |
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| when two or more competing and incompatible goals occur |
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| Approach-approach conflicts |
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| a choice must be made between two desirable goals. The least stressful type of conflict |
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| Avoidance-avoidance conflict |
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a choice must be made between two unattractive goals
(having to deal with an annoying girlfriend or having to deal with breaking up with her) |
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| Approach-avoidance conflict |
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a choice must be made to achieve a goal which has both positive and negative attributes
(the choice between going to class and staying in your bed) |
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| expectations or demand that one behave in a particular manner |
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| General Adaptation Syndrome and 3 stages |
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All types of stressful situations lead to a similar stress response consisting of three stages:
Alarm: the body releases adrenal hormones, sympathetic nervous system is activated
Resistance: body is on "high alert"
Exhaustion: increased physiological vulnerability to stress |
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| the sum total of mundane life tasks combine to create significant levels of stress |
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| What strategies you use to buffer against the stress cycle. Active efforts to master, reduce or accept the demands created by stress. |
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| harmful act to someone verbally or physically, who is not actually the true "object" of the hostility |
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| release of emotional tension |
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| compensate for deprived/frustrated feelings by trying to promote a feeling of satisfaction in another area |
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| A bunch of defence mechanisms |
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| Compensation, Denial, Fantasy, Identification, Intellectualization, Isolation, Projection, Rationalization, Reaction formation, Regression, Repression, Sublimation |
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| constructive coping strategies |
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| healthy efforts to deal with a stressful event making one more resilient to the stressor(s) |
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| how to change the situation (fix one of the problems, pack the backpack the night before) |
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how to change perceptions/reactions to the stiuation
(someone is worrying about being late so much that they make it a bigger deal than it really is) |
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| people with more positive outlooks handle stress better |
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| presence of social supporst provide adaptive coping/release from pressures. Benefits of "family dinners" |
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| Post-Traumatic stress disorder |
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| enduring psychological distubance attributed to the experience of a major traumatic event (war, car accident, tornado, abuse and chronic stress conditions) |
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| competitive, impatient and more prone to aggression |
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| more relaxed, easy going and less quick to anger |
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| Stress and Personality Style interact with health |
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| type A personalities have 2x the risk of disease |
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| Who's at greater risk from STDs/STIs? |
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| biological factors place women at greater risk than men. Chlamydia and honorrhea pose a particular risk to the health of women, and can result in infertility if untreated |
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| Coping strategies for the elderly |
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Exercise, recreational activities, building a sense of community
elderly at risk for depression that is undiagnosed |
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| Therapeutic interventions |
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| can be used to identify and reduce stress and can be effective. Pets and Plants have been shown to reduce stress |
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| non-accidental physical attack on or injury to children by individuals caring for them |
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| pattern of behaviour that impairs a child's emotional development of self-worth |
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| absence of adequate social, emotional and physical care |
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| certain characteristics which increase the risk or potential for abuse. May be in the child, family, community and society |
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| factors that may buffer or protect a child from maltreatment |
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| Risk Factors -> child related |
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| prematurity, disabilities, difficult temperament, childhood trauma |
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| low frustration tolerance, parental conflict, unrealistic developmental expectations, look to child as source of love and support, substance abuse |
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| Risk factors -> community |
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| lack of social supports and social services, poor economy, acceptance of violence and failure to value children |
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| Protective factors -> child |
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| easy temperament, outside interests and activities, above average intelligence, good social skills |
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| Protective factors -> Parental |
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| secure attachment, social supports, household rules and structure, education |
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| Protective factors -> community |
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| good schools, availability of mentors and positive role models, religious faith participation |
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| Developmental implications of abuse |
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Social: children/teachers rate more negatively, less popular, more withdrawn
Emotional: lower self-concept, more behavioral problems, restlessness, hyperactivity, antisocial
Cognitive: perform lower on IQ and achievement tests, lower readiness to learn in school |
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| Findings that those who are abused are at a greater risk for abusing |
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| How to break the cycle of violence |
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Promote cultural attitudes against using violence
train children with non-violent conflict resolution
train parents in healthy parenting techniques |
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