Stress Management for the Caregiver

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Stress Management for the Caregiver

• Lesson II Theory of Stress
• Module I Three Types of Stress

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Contents

• Module I Three Types of Stress
• Content
• Discussion Questions
• Review
• Quiz
• Ruth's Web Page for Module II

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Module I Three Types of StressObjectives

• In this module the learner will be introduced to
  the three types of stress, eustress, neustress,
  and distress. At the end of this module
• The learners will identify occurrences in their
  lives where these types of stresses occurred in
  the past during group discussion.
• Given a description of the three types of stress,
  learners will define the three types of stress on
  a quiz with 100 accuracy, or 3/3.

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Three Types of StressDefinitions

• What is stress?
• Inability to cope with a perceived (real or
  imagined) threat to ones mental, physical,
  emotional, and spiritual well being, which
  results in a series of physiological responses
  and adaptations (Seaward, 2004, p. 4).
• The key is the word perceived.

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Three Types of StressDefinitions

• Eustress
• Good stress, occurs when someone is in a
  situation that they find motivating, inspiring,
  and enjoyable.
• Examples Getting married, falling in love,
  buying a house

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Three Types of StressDefinitions

• Neustress
• An occurrence that has no direct effect on the
  person, so it is seen as neither good nor bad.
• Example A natural disaster in another country.

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Three Types of StressDefinitions

• Distress
• Bad stress. Can be long term or short term.
• Example Being in an abusive marriage.

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Discussion and Application

• Take a moment to answer the following questions
  and be prepared to share your answers within the
  group or if online you may send your responses as
  a word attachment to ruthvabeach_at_yahoo.com. I
  will respond to your comments within 24 hours.
• What is your greatest perceived stressor at
  present?

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Discussion and Application

• Give an example of eustress that you have
  experienced in your life. Why was it a
  pleasurable experience?

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Discussion and Application

• Give an example of neustress in your life. Why
  was this experience relatively neutral in its
  effect in your life?

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Discussion and Application

• Give an example of distress in your life. What
  about this experience caused it to be a negative
  stressor?

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Discussion and Application

• Going back to the first question about what is
  your perceived greatest stressor currently, what
  type of stress are you experiencing?

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Review

• Stress Inability to cope with a perceived (real
  or imagined) threat to ones mental, physical,
  emotional, and spiritual well being, which
  results in a series of physiological responses
  and adaptations (Seaward, 2004, p. 4).

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Review

• Three Types of Stress
• Eustress Good stress, a pleasant experience.
• Neustress An occurrence that has no perceived
  effect.
• Distress An occurrence that causes bad feelings,
  bad stress.

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Quiz/Matching

• Match these terms in this column with the other
  column.
• 1. Distress
• 2. Eustress
• 3. Neustress

• Has no effect.
• Bad stress
• Good stress

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Quiz Answers

• Distress b. Bad Stress
• 2. Eustress c. Good Stress
• 3. Neustress a. Has no effect
• If you did not get 100, return to the
  beginning of Module I and review again. Ruth's
  Web Page for Module II