Learning Objectives

• Define the concepts of illness perception, stress, and coping
• Outline the components of stress, including how stress can cause illness
• Describe factors affecting illness reactions, and how illness can cause stress
• Identify both adaptive and maladaptive coping strategies, and discuss long-term effects of stress
• Outline stress management strategies and exercises for health and emotional wellbeing

Stress

• what is an illness perception?
• what does someone’s illness perception guide?
• what are the different types of stress?
• what are the 4 components of stress?
• what’s the relationship between stress and performance?

Stress Reactions

• what does the diathesis-stress model say about stress?
• what are the 4 stress reaction phases?
• what factors affect stress reactions?
• what are the 6 stages of grief?
• what are the long-term effects of stress?

Coping Strategies