The Stress Process Model

Front 1

Stressors

Back 1

conditions that challenge or threaten individual’s capacities to respond in ways that preserve and protect personal well-being, how it affects you deals with your perception of it

Front 2

acute

Back 2

defined start and end point ex. Heart attack

Front 3

chronic

Back 3

long-term ex. Congestive heart failure

Front 4

Feel like there is more control over acute

Back 4

How do these affect pts?

Front 5

acute stressors

Back 5

trying to get someone to take pt. somewhere, death of a spouse, divorce

Front 6

chronic stressors

Back 6

experience more as we age, have a greater effect on the body when younger

Front 7

Self Efficacy

Back 7

you feel you can do it! Also need people around you who tell you that you can do it.

Front 8

Coping efforts

Back 8

(how we’re dealing with the problem) those who effectively cope with stress are less likely to have negative health consequences
- Not all are equal! Not all are good!

Front 9

Active/problem-focused coping

Back 9

taxes are due, know how bad it makes feel – so just sit down and get it done (If don’t do this then will have more stress because the problem is still there)

Front 10

Emotion-focused coping

Back 10

doing things to try and make yourself feel better (not focused on solving the problem) – takes immediate stress level down, but it still has not fixed the problem – doesn’t reduce the stress level long term