Stress Management Chapter 7 Life-Situations: Interpersonal – Flashcards

Giving up what on is entitled to, one's rights, in order not to upset another person.

Acting in a way to get what one is entitled to, one's rights, but at the expense of someone else's rights

Expressing yourself and satisfying your own needs. Feeling good about this and not hurting others in the process.

Denying your own wishes to satisfy someone else's. Sacrificing your own needs to meet someone else's needs.

Seeking to dominate or to get your own way at the expense of others.

Acting in a way to get what one is entitled to, one's rights, but not at the expense of someone else's rights

A formula for verbally expressing assertiveness consisting of a description of the situation, expression of feelings, specification of preferred change, and consequences of whether or not a change is made.

Describe: Paint a verbal picture of the other person's behavior or situation to which you are reacting Express: Express your feelings (such as anger or frustration) regarding the other person's behavior or the situation you have just descried Specify: Be specific by identifying several ways you would like the other person's behavior or the situations to change Consequence: Select he consequence you have decided to apply to the behavior or situation.

Paraphrasing the speaker's words and feelings; also called reflective listening.

Paraphrasing the speaker's words and feelings; also called active listening.

Sender - Message - Medium - Receiver

Perceiving feelings, using them appropriately, and managing emotions.

1) Accurately perceive emotions in oneself and others 2) Use emotions to facilitate thinking 3) Understand emotional meaning 4) Manage emotions

Is our reaction to technology and how our lives are changing as a result.

Employ more than one technological wonder at the same time, demonstrating a classical sign of stress and Type A behavior pattern

A time management technique in which tasks are prioritized. A List: Are those activities that must get done B List: Are those activities you'd like to do today and that need to be done C List: Are those activities you'd like to do if you get all the and B list activities done.

Get others to do those things that need to be done but that do not need your personal attention.

As much as possible, look things over only once

Recognizing this fact, we should actually schedule in times for interruptions

You need to invest time initially in order to benefit by the good use of your time subsequently.

Is belonging, being accepted, being loved or being needed. ex: tangible support (money) emotional support (love or caring concern) informational support (facts or advice)

Views social support as a means of preventing stressors from occurring in the first place.

States that social support helps after a stressor is encountered to help prevent that stressor from resulting in negative consequences.