Stress Inoculation Therapy – Flashcards

-learning about stress -coping and resilience -skills training taught strategies, graduated challenges to practise skills by doing this they are inoculating themselves against the harmful effects, making them more resilient

relive situations, why was it stressful etc. individually or in groups. sharing experinve helps understand the nature of stress

taught techniques and strategies. relaxation techniques help to cope with the initial arousing effects of stress. helps reduce specific demands e.g exams - knowing syllabus in detail and developing strategies for learning, revision and organizing time efficiently can reduce stress. can be used in exam rooms to keep stress under control.

training to test in real life. contact with therapist maintained, follow up sessions and further training if necessary

tartgeting symptoms and causes. effectivness - cognitive and behavioural = powerful method of stress management. only a few studies show effectines but Meichenbaum reported encouraging results. the way we cope with stress cant always be changed as people dont like changing their ways

96 females, victims of assault with chronic posttraumatic stress - PTSD -prolonged exposure PE -stress inoculation training SIT -combined PE-SIT -wait list WL (control) 9 sessions, 2x a week. pre and post treatment evaluations. 3, 6, 12 month follow ups. compared with WL, all 3 active reduced PTSD and depression. didnt differ from each other. maintained when followed up.

72 parents, 79% mothers of leukaemia patients (3-12years) either bone marrow (28) or lumber punctures (44) parents assessed during baseline procedure and then either streas inoculation (SI) or child focused intervention (CFI) parent behaviour observed self reported measures of anxiety and coping physiological measures SI lower anxiety, positive self statement than CFI ✅ parent behaviour observed ✅ control group ❎ survey, open to DC