Question 1
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What three techniques are there for managing stress?
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Psychodynamic
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Cognitive
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Behavioural
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Social
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Developmental
Question 2
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One approach to manage stress is the cognitive approach. Who investigated this approach?
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Meichenbaum
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Budzynski
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Waxler-Morrison
Question 3
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Meichenbaum proposed a method to manage stress and this was SIT, what does this stand for?
Question 4
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This involved three steps, what were these steps?
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Establish hierarchy, learn coping mechanism, counter conditioning
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Conceptualisation, skills aquisition and rehearsal, application and follow through
Question 5
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The aim of Meichenbaums study was to; compare SIT with behavioural systematic desensitisation and a control group on a waiting list.
Question 6
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How were anxiety levels measured at the beginning of the study?
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Galvanic skin responses
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Self report
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Urine samples
Question 7
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Which group produced the greatest improvement in anxiety levels?
Question 8
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Waxler-Morrison conducted a study to manage stress using the behavioural approach
Question 9
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He did this by using the technique called...
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Social Support
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Health Belief Model
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Biofeedback
Question 10
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18 volunteers were split into 3 groups of 6, which were;
- group 1: true biofeedback and therapy
- group 2: false biofeedback and therapy
- group 3: waiting list
Question 11
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Diaries of headaches were used with rating scales from 0 to 5; mild to severe.
Along with a questionnaire that tested for depression and hysteria.
Question 12
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What were the findings of this study? x2
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The group with true biofeedbacks muscle tension was significantly higher than the group with false biofeedback
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The group with true biofeedbacks muscle tension was significantly lower than the group with false biofeedback
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Both the groups with false and true biofeedback showed a reduction in depression and insomnia
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Both the groups with false and true biofeedback showed an increase in depression and insomnia
Question 13
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There are many different kinds of support, what are they? x4
Question 14
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Who investigated women with breast cancers social support?
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Cowpe
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Dannenburg
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Waxler-Morrison
Question 15
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Social support led to an increase in in stress.