Stress Management
2. Understanding stress
2.1. Knowledge about stress
The nature of stress - part 1
In this video we will introduce you to basic knowledge on stress, including two definitions of it, knowledge about how psychological stress can result in physical illness and the concept of ‘appraisal’ – a psychological term used to explain how a situation can be perceived as stressful to some and motivating to others.
Furthermore you will be introduced to stress as a conceptual framework of understanding the challenging behaviour of your child – here it is helpful to distinguish between basic and situational stressors. At the end of the video, we will give you an overview of typical symptoms of increased stress levels.
(8 min. 58 sec.)
The nature of stress - part 2
(12 min. 42 sec.)
Presentation in PowerPoint:
Activity
Have you ever experienced a situation that you and your child appraised (see slide 2) differently – one perceived it as being stressful, the other did not?
- Which appraisal / thoughts may have caused you to perceive the situation differently?