What are your major stressors, at home and at work and/or school?
For me my major stressor at home is money. I make decent money and so far I have been blessed to be able to pay my bills. I recently bought a new car, I did need a new car but I stress about the payment each month. With the car payment my money is a little tighter and I stress that there will be a month with unexpected expenses and I will be unable to make my payment. I have a five year old son and I also take care of my mom, I stress that a time will come when I am unable to provide for them. My mom has a vehicle of her own and I stress about it breaking down and the money it would take to fix it. I also stress about wasting too much money, I am constantly buying my son toys …show more content…
According to the text “our beliefs largely determine how we interpret events” (p. 346). Therefore what someone may find stressful someone else may not. According to the text “the cognitive approaches offer specific strategies to clients for challenging and changing self-defeating cognition and for developing sound thinking that leads to less stressful living” (p. 346).
The cognitive approach offers a different way of thinking. For individuals to view there stress in a different way. I feel that we are our own worst enemy, always doubting and second guessing ourselves. This approach allows us to examine our thinking when it comes to stressful situations. Like for instance I stress about money and paying the bills. So if I don’t make enough a bills late, it wouldn’t be the end of the …show more content…
347). The letters represent the activating event, belief system and the emotional consequence. With this theory the way to cope with stress is by disputing beliefs. For example for me if I was to get a B in a class instead of an A it use to make me think that I wasn’t smart enough, then I would feel depressed and wonder if I should continue in school. I would fear that if I got a B in one class the next one could be harder and I may not pass. Yet with this approach I would dispute this feeling a B’s a good grade. I do work full time, go to school full time and have a child, I should give myself some slack, B is passing. I should be proud that I have all these things going on in my life yet I still got a
For me my major stressor at home is money. I make decent money and so far I have been blessed to be able to pay my bills. I recently bought a new car, I did need a new car but I stress about the payment each month. With the car payment my money is a little tighter and I stress that there will be a month with unexpected expenses and I will be unable to make my payment. I have a five year old son and I also take care of my mom, I stress that a time will come when I am unable to provide for them. My mom has a vehicle of her own and I stress about it breaking down and the money it would take to fix it. I also stress about wasting too much money, I am constantly buying my son toys …show more content…
According to the text “our beliefs largely determine how we interpret events” (p. 346). Therefore what someone may find stressful someone else may not. According to the text “the cognitive approaches offer specific strategies to clients for challenging and changing self-defeating cognition and for developing sound thinking that leads to less stressful living” (p. 346).
The cognitive approach offers a different way of thinking. For individuals to view there stress in a different way. I feel that we are our own worst enemy, always doubting and second guessing ourselves. This approach allows us to examine our thinking when it comes to stressful situations. Like for instance I stress about money and paying the bills. So if I don’t make enough a bills late, it wouldn’t be the end of the …show more content…
347). The letters represent the activating event, belief system and the emotional consequence. With this theory the way to cope with stress is by disputing beliefs. For example for me if I was to get a B in a class instead of an A it use to make me think that I wasn’t smart enough, then I would feel depressed and wonder if I should continue in school. I would fear that if I got a B in one class the next one could be harder and I may not pass. Yet with this approach I would dispute this feeling a B’s a good grade. I do work full time, go to school full time and have a child, I should give myself some slack, B is passing. I should be proud that I have all these things going on in my life yet I still got a