HENA JAWAIDSenior InstructorPsychiatry Department

OBJECTIVES

➤ Stress, Coping, Resilience➤ Impacts of stress on health and academic functioning

of students➤ Appraisals Of Stress➤ Evidence Base Methods

At the end of this presentation participants should be able to understand

➤ What is stress➤ Effects of stress on life➤ How to acquire healthy copings to deal with stress

STRESS

EFFECTS OF STRESS ON BODY

Effects On Brain

Etiology

Stress Appraisal

The Transactional model of stress, whereby the ability of a person to prevent or reduce stress is determined by that person’s appraisal of the threat within a situation (primary appraisal)

The appraisal of his/her coping skills to deal with that threat (secondary appraisal). These appraisals have been shaped by past experiences of confronting stress and, in turn, influence future behaviour and appraisals.

Thus, the process of appraisal, behaviour, and stress is continuous, and managing stress can result from changing the way the situation is appraised (cognitive techniques) or responded to (behavioural or cognitive techniques).

Effective / Evidence Based Copings