Stress Activity by https://padlet.com/mwolivas7/ge90p1rczqf4iv9w How to Identify, Manage, and Cope with Stress PSY-352 en-us 2020-09-13 19:44:13 UTC 2025-03-05 00:26:08 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/262e.png Personal Stress/Questionnaires mwolivas7 https://padlet.com/mwolivas7/ge90p1rczqf4iv9w/wish/742137777 There are many factors that play into my stress levels including having a full time job, three children, going to school, financial issues, and insecurities of my own self. I know there are many things I may not even recognize that play into my stress levels as well. I took 2 different quizes/questionnaires. One was called "

Am I Too Stressed? (Self-Assessment)". I scored a mild indication for high stress, though I feel differently at times. The other one that I took is called "Anxiety Test" in which I scored a moderate level for anxiety. I got these questionnaires from psycom.net.

]]> 2020-09-13 19:55:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mwolivas7/ge90p1rczqf4iv9w/wish/742137777 Types of General Stress mwolivas7 https://padlet.com/mwolivas7/ge90p1rczqf4iv9w/wish/742138497 There are many factors that can put stress on someone. Stress impacts people in many different ways. Some general stressors can include school, work, family issues, financial issues, or health issues. There are other factors as well such as cleaning house, being around children all day, or simply cooking dinner so you can feed your family. There are two primary types of stress. Acute is the most common and is short-term. Then there is chronic stress which is long-term (American Psychological Association, 2012).]]> 2020-09-13 19:56:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mwolivas7/ge90p1rczqf4iv9w/wish/742138497 My Coping Skills- Faith, Family, Exercise, Personal Time, and Counseling mwolivas7 https://padlet.com/mwolivas7/ge90p1rczqf4iv9w/wish/742139691 There are a few coping skills that work for me. One of those is keeping my faith. Praying and trusting in God to take my struggles gives me the feeling of relief, knowing there is someone to work on taking my stress away and that I am not in it alone. I self-disclose to the Lord and this relieves a lot of tensions. Another thing I do is self-disclose to my family and spend time with them. When I am with them, my mind gets off the situation and their advise can help me view the situations more positively. Exercise and personal time also help me. I get so exhausted when I exercise and it gets my adrenaline going. The feeling I have after a work-out is a feeling of relief and it gets my mind of the situation. The same with personal time, I like to enjoy a movie or TV show I enjoy which gets my mind off things. The final thing that tends to help is counseling. I try to go weekly and it appears to be helping. Knowing I can have someone to talk to that will not judge me is a sense of relief. My counselor also helps me view my situations in a more positive way which makes my life a whole lot more positive itself. ]]> 2020-09-13 19:57:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mwolivas7/ge90p1rczqf4iv9w/wish/742139691 Biopsychosocial Effects of Stress- Long-Term and Short-Term mwolivas7 https://padlet.com/mwolivas7/ge90p1rczqf4iv9w/wish/742140614 Long-term biopsychosocial effects on health occurs and can occur more often than we may think. One factor can have to do with your beliefs on specific culture and way of living. Some of the decisions and beliefs about how you live your life such as perfectionism, can have a huge impact on your stress levels which can put you at risk for prolonged health issues. Depression and anxiety disorder can also play a role in the long-term effects. Others can include the physical aspects of stress such as being at risk for diseases. Short-term effects from a biopsychosocial view can be the physical portions which are sweaty palms, increased heart-rates, and shortness of breath. Others can include temporary disputes with family members or friends, feelings of sadness or anxiety, and the feeling of over-all having a bad day (Sarafino, Smith, 2017). ]]> 2020-09-13 19:58:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mwolivas7/ge90p1rczqf4iv9w/wish/742140614 Factors that put Someone at Risk for Stress and Disease mwolivas7 https://padlet.com/mwolivas7/ge90p1rczqf4iv9w/wish/742141296 . Adverse childhood experiences can impact a person's way of dealing with stress, putting them at risk for increased feelings of stress and diseases long-term. When someone has negative childhood experiences, the short-term effects of stress are prolonged and take longer to go away, which puts a person at increased risk for diseases due to their vulnerability. Another factor could be a pregnant woman experiencing high levels of stress. This can cause them to give birth prematurely which then results in more long-term stress for the family and increased risk of health problems for the child. Marital issues also play a role in increased risk for health problems in the future (Sarafino, Smith, 2017).]]> 2020-09-13 19:59:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mwolivas7/ge90p1rczqf4iv9w/wish/742141296 Resources for Support mwolivas7 https://padlet.com/mwolivas7/ge90p1rczqf4iv9w/wish/742142112 There are many places I can go for support as mentioned such as my family and friends. One is primarily my counselor and to be honest, the suicide hotline is a number that I keep around. I have never used it, but there are times I questioned it. My doctor is also a resource of mine that helps me with my medications for depression. The following are my go-to outside resources:

Mountain View Medical Group Family Care
4371 E Lohman Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88011

(575) 532-8900

Linda Daniels- Clinical Psychologist
1990 E Lohman Ave # 216, Las Cruces, NM 88001
(575) 528-6166

Suicide Hotline:
800-273-8255

]]> 2020-09-13 20:00:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mwolivas7/ge90p1rczqf4iv9w/wish/742142112 How Self-Disclosure and Knowledge can Help a Client mwolivas7 https://padlet.com/mwolivas7/ge90p1rczqf4iv9w/wish/742142513 According to the book, self-disclosure helps because it can lower the body's autonomic arousal such as your heart rate. It helps the level of stress over-all by allowing the person to feel comfortable enough to be able to talk to someone about their issues and negative memories. Self-disclosure, according to studies, can also enhance your immune system. Knowledge helps a client because it enhances the techniques and processes for addressing health and stress. The techniques used are continuously being enhanced as knowledge is increased (Sarafino, Smith, 2017).]]> 2020-09-13 20:00:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mwolivas7/ge90p1rczqf4iv9w/wish/742142513 Emotion or Problem Focused? mwolivas7 https://padlet.com/mwolivas7/ge90p1rczqf4iv9w/wish/742143141 When it comes to my personal issues, I would have to say I am more emotion-focused. A lot of my stress comes from work, school, and children and those just aren't things I can react to in a problem-focused way. There have been other things in my life such as an awful job where I wasn't appreciated, which I then quit and had a problem-focused approach. But typically, I have the emotion-focused approach as my current job is not something I can quit because it is a great job and then I cannot get rid of my family or my schooling! I have goals I need to meet! ]]> 2020-09-13 20:01:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mwolivas7/ge90p1rczqf4iv9w/wish/742143141 Physiological Effects of Stress- Long-Term and Short-Term mwolivas7 https://padlet.com/mwolivas7/ge90p1rczqf4iv9w/wish/742143767 Physiological long-term effects of stress can disrupt the whole body's system and processes and increase the risk of many potential health problems and diseases (American Psychological Association, 2012). Diseases of adaptation is a long-term effect as well, which means the body is extra vulnerable to diseases. Short-term effects can include high blood pressure, enhanced heart rate, and shortness of breath. These effects usually disappear shortly after the stress factor is over with (Sarafino, Smith, 2017).]]> 2020-09-13 20:02:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mwolivas7/ge90p1rczqf4iv9w/wish/742143767 General Ways to Cope with Stress mwolivas7 https://padlet.com/mwolivas7/ge90p1rczqf4iv9w/wish/742144509 People cope with stress in different ways and it varies from person to person. Common ways are generally building relationships with people, exercise, eat well, stay focused on positive energy, avoiding alcohol or drugs, get plenty of sleep, and consult with a counselor or therapist (American Psychological Association, 2012). Those are typical emotion-based ways to cope. Problem-focused ways can include things to change the situation or source of the stress such as moving, quitting a job, or ending specific relationships in your life (Sarafino, Smith, 2017).]]> 2020-09-13 20:03:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mwolivas7/ge90p1rczqf4iv9w/wish/742144509 References mwolivas7 https://padlet.com/mwolivas7/ge90p1rczqf4iv9w/wish/742147382 American Psychological Association (2012). Coping with Stress. Retrieved September 13, 2020, from
https://www.apa.org/monitor/2015/12/pc
American Psychological Association (2012). Fact Sheet: Health Disparities and Stress. Retrieved September 13, 2020, from https://www.apa.org/topics/health-disparities/fact-sheet-stress
IVAN GOLDBERG's PSYCOM.NET - Mental Health Treatment Resource Since 1986. (2020, July 26). Retrieved September 14, 2020, from https://www.psycom.net/
Sarafino, E. P. & Smith, T. W. (2017). Health psychology: Biopsychosocial interactions. (9th ed). Hobeken, NJ. John Wiley and Sons, Inc]]> 2020-09-13 20:06:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mwolivas7/ge90p1rczqf4iv9w/wish/742147382