Coping with stressful situations is never any easy task to resolve. However, applying the Coping Resources Inventory Scales can be utilized as an important instrument in helping clients’ gains control over their situation. The Coping Resources Inventory serves as a basis of measuring different forms of determining alternative measures for individuals who are dealing with stress in their lives. From a counseling perspective, the (CRI) can assist clients’ with learning to face their individual challenges and provide coping mechanisms that can help reduce or eliminate the impact that stress has on their individuals lives.…
This book is about a group of people from the northwest highlands of Laos, called the Hmong. The Hmong have never had a country of their own and for centuries they have been at war with nations who have tried to control them. China tried to get rid of the Hmong culture and force them to follow Chinese ways. When that did not work, the Chinses tried to wipe out the Hmong all together.…
Resilience and coping in particular can help as we face the obstacles of reality. Understanding that resilience, or “Approaching life’s challenges in a positive, optimistic way by demonstrating self-control,…
Stress has been defined as ‘the adverse reaction people have to excessive pressure or other types of demand placed on them’. (Finlay et al., 2010 page 141). It can affect everyone at some stage and is part of everyday life. Whilst moderate stress can help people react more quickly ‘prolonged or excessive levels give people no time to recover their strength, and this can lead to exhaustion, depression and physical illness.’ (Finlay et al., 2010 page 142). There are many factors that may contribute to stress and a variety of interventions that can tackle it. This essay is primarily concerned with debating the effectiveness of a stress management course as an intervention, and for illustration, I will be referring to the…
Bancroft, J. (2003). Human sexuality and its problems. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. Blume, S. (1991). Secret Survivors. Uncovering Incest and Its Aftereffects in…
Panos, A (February, 2007). Promoting resiliency in trauma workers. Poster presented at the 9th World Congress on Stress, Trauma, and Coping, Baltimore, MD.…
Resilience is the ability to deal and adapt with the ups and downs such as trauma, tragedy and stress of life and how to deal with any setbacks that you may come across. However, being resilient does not mean that children or young people won't experience difficulty or distress within certain times of their life as emotional pain and experiencing sadness is a common emotion when we have suffered major trauma or personal loss. Research has shown that children and young people with high levels of self-esteem and self-confidence are likely to be more resilient to difficult situations and be better at dealing with life and circumstances as they get older. Resilience is based on children/young people having -: · Secure early attachments - Children…
It signifies a combination of abilities and characteristics that interact dynamically to allow an individual to bounce back, cope positively, and function above the norm in spite of significant stress. Although researchers agree on multiple domains to the concept of resilience, it can be viewed as a qualitative categorical construct. Qualities of resilience, such as social competence, problem-solving ability, resistance to failure, and sense of purpose in nursing students are helpful when nurses deal with people facing vulnerability (Benard, 2011). Social competence includes response to positive feedback, empathy, ability to move between different cultures, flexibility, clear communication and sense of humour. Problem-solving ability includes planning skills, resourcefulness, and willingness to seek help, creativity and critical consciousness. Resistance to failure includes refusal to accept negative messages about oneself, detachment, and persistence. Purpose of a resilience nurse includes having an ability to establish goals, culture of spiritual, positive approach and be achievement oriented (Benard, 2011). Resilient students have capacity and empowerment for more positive response. Nurses may contribute their attributes of social competence, problem-solving ability and persistence in achieving the goal of caring in the mental health unit. Nurses also have the inner resource to overcome the adversity and have more verbal skills, self-confidence, and sense of humour. Nurses fulfil what is required to maintain relationships and are confident of succeeding now and in the future, persevering toward goals, and hope to succeed and sustaining and bouncing back and resiliency to attain…
For the study, a sample of 149 students completed daily diary reports for 3 -- 14 days, reporting the most bothersome failure they experienced during the day, what strategies they used to cope with the failure, and how satisfied they felt at the end of the day. Their coping strategies included: using emotional or instrumental support; self-distraction; denial; religion; venting; substance use; self-blame; and behavioural disengagement.…
Resiliency is an important aspect of recovery in populations that experience adversity. Many experts and professionals have similar working definitions of resilience (Astier, Almedom, & Douglas; 2007; Cowden, Kobayashi, and Mellman, 2014; Eschleman, Bowling, & Alacron, 2010; Funk, 1992; Schaubroeck, Riollo, Peng, & Spain, 2001), which highlight the complexity of the word. The ability to return to a state of well-being and face adversity as a challenge instead of an overwhelming mountain unable to be scaled because of prior trauma is a challenging…
There have been remarkable developments in mental health care in the past decade. Mental health service provision is increasing and focusing more on the role of the primary care sector (Mental Health Drug and Alcohol Principal Committee, 2013). One particular mental health service is recovery-focused care - governments in many developed countries have suggested that mental health service systems should concentrate on the concept of recovery-focused practice (Cavanaugh, 2014). This essay will provide an overview and the rationale of the recovery-focused care approach for schizophrenia (a form of psychosis which needs more research and treatment (Torgalsbøen & Rund, 2010)), and will also assess the potential shortcomings and identify…
I believe that it is important that the resilience in children and young people is supported by friends, families and professionals so that they can cope with and thrive when faced with difficult situations. Resilience is a life skill that can help children and young people deal with difficult situations (even in adulthood), give them control over their lives and encourage self-esteem and confidence.…
Resiliency is an important factor to have present in one’s life. Taking this resiliency quiz opened my eyes to how I am not as resilient as I thought I was. Some of the question asked in this quiz made me assess my own culture, such as gender and sexual orientation. A crucial part of being resilient is realizing what protective factors are present in one’s life. Many of the factors surprised me because I did not even know they were considered protective factors. Identifying the resiliency builders I would like to add to my repertoire was easy because a majority of those builders are not present in my everyday, and I would like to change that. However, I know it is going to be difficult to add these into my life. The resiliency framework is used in all aspect of social work. I decided to use it to promote resiliency in people with eating disorder. It is important for a person to have great environment protective factors so that they know…
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One model that is useful in understanding stress among students is the person-environmental model. According to one variation of this model, stressful events can be appraised by an individual as "threatening" or "challenging" (Lazarus 1966). When education is seen as a threat, stress can elicit feelings of helplessness and a foreboding sense of loss. When students appraise their education as a challenge, however, moderate stress can bring them a sense of competence and an increased capacity to learn.…