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STRESS (. (Study of the European World Cup football championship, The…
STRESS
Stress management
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Study of the European World Cup football championship
The complexity of stress
multiple factors and outcomes
Doctors
worse health outcomes
bad treatment with alcohol and drug
depression and anxiety
worse quality of life
physiologists
heart rate
chemical changes
increased blood pressure
negative
social workers
coping and problem solving skills
compromised social networking
vulnerability
positive
executes/ mothers/ aid workers
athelets
what is the single most important thing we can do manage our stress
change thinking style
CBT
Definition:
cognitive behavioural therapy
Learn practical techniques
relaxation
think positively
problem solving
relative study:
annals of internal medicine
process:
1) treat people with heart attack and bypass surgery
2) track the patients for 7 years
treatment methods
usual care
usual care+CBT
usual care+CBT
results:
41% reduced heart attack
28% reduced death rate
conductor
: Dr. Mat Gulliksson (2011) in Sweden
supporting statement:
"the greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another"
---- William James (American psychologist)
mindfulness technique
relative study
conductor
: Dr. Zindel Segal at the University of Toronto
process
: following clinically depressed patients
Remission
people are randomised to
placebo
mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
antidepressant
original definition:
a period during which a serious illness improves for a time and the patient seems to get better
results:
mindfulness is as protective against relapses as medicines
technique
(stress reduction)
increase self-awareness
physical component
muscle relaxasion
breathing
meditation
supporting statement
:
feature of mindfulness technique:
letting go of distraction and worry
being in the moment
not being trapped by anxious loops
choosing where to place attention
"Between stimulus and response, there is a space for the power of choice"
--Victor Frankel (Austrian psychiatrist)
attitude
natural experiment
conductor:
Dr. Suzanne Kobasa
(University of Chicago) in the 1980s
process:
following those who coped well after the breaking up of the MA Bell telephone company
conclusion:
three key traits of those who coped well
control
let go of control
rigid control results in lose of bigger opportunity
locus of control (self efficacy)
definition
the extent to which the individual believe they can control events that effect them
their competence and ability to make change
application
understand "out of control"
adapt
choose
feel confident
change
limit self-importance
view the change happening around
stumbling block :red_cross:
potential stepping-stone :check:
commitment
engaging with their family
faith
quality work
hobbies
what reduces stress
write out a stress story
write to the one who give you stress without actually posting
advice to improve thinking style
the challenge is permanent and the key is your thoughts and attitude
90-10 rule
definition
10% -- what happens to us
90% -- how we respond
think basics
excellent health manager leads to better health outcomes
keep it simple
supporting statement:
"when i do good, i feel good. when i do bad, i feel bad, that's my religious.
-- Lincoln
think of
sense of control
commitment
openness to change
conclusion
: stress is a potential contributor of the increase of possibility of cardio-related death
appropriate stress for optimum performance
stress vs. bicycle tire