Week 9 - Stress Management, Stress Tolerance and Impulse Control 1HW12
Week 9 - Stress Management, Stress Tolerance and Impulse Control 1HW12
Week 9 - Stress Management, Stress Tolerance and Impulse Control 1HW12
Stress Tolerance
Managing Your Stress
INTRAPERSONAL
Self-regard
Emotional self-awareness
Assertiveness
Independence
Self-actualization
INTERPERSONAL
Empathy
Social responsibility
Interpersonal relationship
ADAPTABILITY
STRESS
MANAGEMENT
Stress tolerance
Reality testing
Flexibility
Problem solving
Impulse control
GENERAL MOOD
Optimism
Happiness
Stress Tolerance
Ability to withstand adverse events and
stressful situations by....
Minimizing physical or emotional
symptoms
Actively and positively coping with stress
Staying relaxed and composed
Calmly facing difficulties without losing
yourself to strong emotions or anxiety
Stress Tolerance
TOO High
Too relaxed, lack of urgency
Never moving forward or reaching decisions
Not aware of overload
TOO Low
Gives up easily
Falls apart during crises
Easily frustrated
Environmental
Physiological
Psychological
Social Stressors
Impulse Control
Putting Emotions in Check
INTRAPERSONAL
Self-regard
Emotional self-awareness
Assertiveness
Independence
Self-actualization
ADAPTABILITY
Reality testing
Flexibility
Problem solving
STRESS
MANAGEMENT
INTERPERSONAL
Stress tolerance
Empathy
Social responsibility
Interpersonal relationship
Impulse control
GENERAL MOOD
Optimism
Happiness
Impulse Control
Ability to resist/delay temptation
to act
Capacity to identify and manage
initial impulses
Poor impulse control can result in
low frustration tolerance,
impulsiveness, loss of self-control
as well as explosive and
unpredictable behaviour
Impulse Control
TOO High
Lack of spontaneity/too laid
back
Not reacting quickly
enough/not moving forward
TOO Low
Wants instant gratification
Easily distracted/easily hooked
on something
Acts without thinking
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNvvL9j_SIs
In Class Activity:
In groups of 3-4, review the
provided case and answer the
questions that follow it.