Mental Health Ch 11

techniques that allow a patient to switch from the sympatheitc mode of the autonomic nervous system to a state of relaxation by focusing on a pleasnant mental image in a calm and peachful environment

technique for gaining conscious control over unconsicous body functions,to achieve relaxation or the relief of stress-related physical symptoms

a process of changing the indivdual's perceptions of stress by reassessing a situation and replacing irrational beliefs

discrete personal attributes that people have and can develop to help manage stress

a negative, draining energy hat resluts in anxiety, depresion, confusion, helplessness, hopelessness, and fatigue

a postive typoe of stress that reflects a person's confidence in the ability to successfully master given demands or tasks

body's physiological response to fear or rage that triggers the SNS as well as the endocrine system

• The body's organized response to stress, as elucidated b Hans Selye. 3 stages:
• 1. stage of alarm
• 2. stage of resistance
• 3. stage of exhaustion

a process whereby a perswon is led to envision images that are both calming and health enhancing

keeping a diary which may be informal or part of a treatment plan of daily events, activities, and feelings

a discipine for training the mind to develop greater alm and then using that calm to bring penetrative insight into one's experience

a centuries-old form of meditation that emphasizes awareness of ourselves and our mental activity from moment to moment

Environmental and physical conditions that elicit the stress response

a method of decreasing anxiety in which the individual tenses groups of muscles as tightly as possible for 8 seconds and then suddenly releases them

study of the links among stress, the immune system and disease

psychological or physical stimuli that are incompatible with current functioning and require adaptation