医学心理学第章 心理应激.ppt

The urgent behavior of type A personality based on a set of beliefs and fears, many of which are irrational Beliefs: 1.My self-esteem is based on my material accomplishments. 2.I am worthless if I do not achieve worldly success. 3.There are no universal moral principles. 4. All human and natural resources are limited The urgent behavior of type A personality based on a set of beliefs and fears, many of which are irrational Fears: 1.Good may not prevail over evil; there fore, I cannot expect justice in this world. 2.I may not get my fair share of worldly good. 3.A lack of success will cause me to be judged as worthless. Hardy personality There are some personality traits that make it easier for a person to handle stress Hardy personality study Kobasa (1979)studied two groups of executives who had all experienced stressful life events within the past 3 years. Those in one group had become physically ill following the events,while the other had not. Hardy personality study The hardy excutives possessed three characteristics that the others did not: 1.They had a great feeling of control; 2.They had a strong sense of commitment to specific goals in their lives; 3.They viewed change as a challenge rather than as a threat. The good way to copy with stress The good way to copy with stress Rethink Reduce Relax Release Rethink the value of stress thing Normally we think or decided the thing is bad or not bad to us at first, and then we are in state of stress. Rethinking means that not every thing is all good or bad. Going to abroad to study is a good thing,but you had to adapt to everything. Having no opportunity to abroad is a bad thing,but you can live with your family. How to reduce the response of stress Knowing when the stressful thing will come(the ability of forecasting). Sense of control(control the stressful situation). Getting social support. Knowing how long is the stressful thing existing. How to relax the tense of stress Walking Running