Stress Inoculation Summarised for revision psychlotron.org.uk
Biomedical models These view the person receiving the therapy as a patient. This implies they receive support from the therapist. psychlotron.org.uk
In contrast … Psychological models view the person receiving the treatment as a client. It offers a more participative approach from client and therapist psychlotron.org.uk
Meichenbaum and Cameron Applied a cognitive-behavioural approach. The mind is retrained to either: –Reduce perceived demands –Learn to cope with the demands psychlotron.org.uk
Stress inoculation Three phases: –Conceptualisation –Skills training –Real-life application psychlotron.org.uk
Conceptualisation Clients relive the stressful situation and analyse their responses. Once they learn to recognise their ‘trigger’ they can be more realistic about the demands. psychlotron.org.uk
Applied example What is it about the examination process that causes students to be stressed? –The circumstances? –Fear of personal failure? –Presence of strangers? –Feelings of inadequacy? –Anything else? psychlotron.org.uk
Skills training and practice Clients are taught strategies for learning to cope: –Specific (make sure revision is adequate) –Non-specific – e.g. Relaxation techniques (make sure that reactions under examination conditions are controlled) psychlotron.org.uk
Real life application The client now puts the training into a real life situation Contact with the therapist continues, but the relaxation itself acts as reinforcement in any case psychlotron.org.uk
Evaluations (AO 2) Strengths –It deals with causes and symptoms –It works well Weaknesses –It takes time and money and a high level of commitment from the client –It is always difficult to change habits developed over a lifetime psychlotron.org.uk
Give a brief account of and evaluate one psychological method of stress management. Note: You may need to criticise this method in the light of other methods, so don’t just rely on these notes, but do your own additional research. psychlotron.org.uk