Psychological Treatments Aim to reduce stress by altering how the stressor is perceived, or by addressing how the person copes Stress inoculation Hardiness training
Stressed Thinking There’s not enough time It’s all too much www.psychlotron.org.uk It’s all too much Everything’s against me! I’m not good enough. I can’t cope!
Stressed Thinking It is possible to change all of these, as they are perceptions, not reality Perception of situation/stimulus as a threat or problem Belief that coping resources are not adequate to deal Use of coping strategies that don’t help the situation Increased feelings of control, and more effective coping behaviour.