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Methods of Stress Management
- Two major categories
- Physiological
approaches: Drugs,
biofeedback
- Psychological
approaches: Cognitive
& behavioural training
- Physiological
approaches: Drugs,
biofeedback
- Benzodiazepines (BZs)
- The appear to act by reducing
central (brain) arousal
- BZs enhance GABA which tells the
neurones that its contacts to slow down or
stop firing
- As a result of this extra influence, the
brain's output of excitatory
neurotransmitters is reduced and the
person feels calmer
- The appear to act by reducing
central (brain) arousal
- Beta-blockers
- They directly reduce
activity in pathways
of the sympathetic
nervous system
around the body
- Beta-blockers can be very effective
against symptoms such as raised heart
rate and blood pressure
- They work by
reducing the activity of
adrenaline &
noradrenaline
- They directly reduce
activity in pathways
of the sympathetic
nervous system
around the body
- Advantages of drugs
- Speed & effectiveness
- Research support
- Availability
- Speed & effectiveness
- Disadvantages of drugs
- Dependency
- Tolerance
- Side effects
- Only target symptoms
- Dependency
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