1. Briefly explain a situation when you used proactive coping?
My situation includes a love one that is experiencing health problems and different medical tests are being conducted so many times throughout the year. I immediately start praying for complete healing and positive test results. Also, I do a lot of deep breathing and mediating to relieve the intense anxiety.
a. List the inter-related components.
• Building a reserve of resources
• Recognizing potential stressors
• Initial appraisal of stressors
• Preliminary coping efforts
• Seeking feedback about one’s success and acting on it 2. College is stressful, whether you are a graduate or undergraduate student. If you had to choose what coping response best describes you, response-oriented or stimulus-oriented? Stimulus-oriented. 3. …show more content…
However, people who are pessimistic are more likely to become physically ill or depressed. 4. What is meant by the buffering effect of social support? Give several examples. The buffering effect of social support refers to the beneficial effect of social support and how it relates to someone under high stress. This effect will not keep the stressors from entering a person’s life. However, it will provide some protection against the harm of stress.
For example, an individual just found out that their love one was diagnosed with a life threatening illness, which can be stressful and overwhelming. However, the individual receives social support from family or friends to relieve a lot of stress.
Another example is taking care of an elderly parent. The social support from family or friends will relieve a lot of stress and allow “self-care” time.
5. Briefly discuss the physical and mental effects of
My situation includes a love one that is experiencing health problems and different medical tests are being conducted so many times throughout the year. I immediately start praying for complete healing and positive test results. Also, I do a lot of deep breathing and mediating to relieve the intense anxiety.
a. List the inter-related components.
• Building a reserve of resources
• Recognizing potential stressors
• Initial appraisal of stressors
• Preliminary coping efforts
• Seeking feedback about one’s success and acting on it 2. College is stressful, whether you are a graduate or undergraduate student. If you had to choose what coping response best describes you, response-oriented or stimulus-oriented? Stimulus-oriented. 3. …show more content…
However, people who are pessimistic are more likely to become physically ill or depressed. 4. What is meant by the buffering effect of social support? Give several examples. The buffering effect of social support refers to the beneficial effect of social support and how it relates to someone under high stress. This effect will not keep the stressors from entering a person’s life. However, it will provide some protection against the harm of stress.
For example, an individual just found out that their love one was diagnosed with a life threatening illness, which can be stressful and overwhelming. However, the individual receives social support from family or friends to relieve a lot of stress.
Another example is taking care of an elderly parent. The social support from family or friends will relieve a lot of stress and allow “self-care” time.
5. Briefly discuss the physical and mental effects of