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What is illness perception? |
Organised cognitive thoughts or beliefs that patients have about their illness |
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What are the two types of stress? |
Positive (eustress) and negative (distress) |
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What are the three types of stress experiences? |
Acute stress Episodic acute stress (acute stress suffered over and over) Chronic stress |
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What are the fours stress reaction phases (after someone has experienced acute stress)? How long does each last? |
1) Acute phase (minutes, hours or days) 2) Reaction phase (one to six weeks) 3) Repair phase (one to six months) 4) Reorientation phase (six months plus) |
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What is the diatheses-stress model? |
A way to understand the interaction between genetics and the environment in causing mental illness. People inherit a tendency towards a mental disorder - diatheses - which is acted upon by enviornmental stimuli - stress - to cause a disorder to appear. |
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What are the factors affecting illness reactions? |
1. The illness 2. The situation 3. The environment 4. The individual emotional reactions |
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What is coping? |
Any strategy by which an individual attempts to manage the perceived discrepancy between demand and resources. |
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What are some long-term adaptive coping strategies? |
- 30 minutes of exercise daily - Eat healthily to energise the body - 7-8 hours of sleep daily - Avoid depressants dressed up as stimulants - Seek positive social support with people who care |
