NURSING 1F03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Reiki, Cognitive Restructuring, Aromatherapy
20 Dec 2017
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Stress management- effective intervention framework for health promotion, disease prevention, and symptom management. Stress management strategies such as relaxation and imagery, self-monitoring goal setting. Improve quality of life by increasing healthy effective coping --> reducing signs of distress. Sources of stress: stressor: psychological, social, environmental disrupts homeostasis. , requiring change and adaptation. Precipitate change- child wedding: meeting deadline, caring for children etc. , exacerbated by poor time management etc. - no control- extrinsic factors, eustress- challenging and useful, distress- chronic and body unable to adapt and maintain homeostasis. Managing stress: psychotherapeutic approaches- promote positive attitude, stress hardy individuals- viewed as challenge rather than threat, caregiver stress-appraisal of experience of caregiving including taxing nature- delayed parenting increased lifespan- sandwich generation. Cognitive behavioral reconstructing - appraisal- a way in which the situation is viewed- negative thinking often causes emotional distress. Four step approaches: stop- break cycle of negative thoughts, breathe deeply, reflect- what is going on, choose more realist rational response.
