When looking at coping with change it is not possible to ignore some of the events which change our development, life events which cause significant change are called transitions (Jeffery, J in Aldridge, S & Rigby, S 2004). If these transitions are not prepared for, they can cause emotional difficulties or even physical illness. Counselling skills can be very effective at this stage as the helper needs to work out how to make the adjustment to these changes more satisfactory for the client, to lower the emotional distress. The counsellor has to first establish what kind of transition the client may be going through; Scholssberg (1989) in Aldridge, S & Rigby, S (2004) identified 4 different kinds of transitions: Anticipated, Unanticipated, Non-event transitions and chronic hassle transitions. Unanticipated transitions are unplanned and can be projected as a crisis; this was personally experienced when my parents got divorced.
Stress is defined as “the process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called stressors, that we praise as threatening or challenging” (Myers, 2012, page 275). Stress is about an individual or is personal and is affected by the choices the person makes as an individual. The stress that is bad for you deprives you the ability to experience joy, happiness, enjoy life and who you are. That is why it is very important to recognize symptoms of stress and identify ways to bring the stress under control. The good stress is the kind that will help keep you motivated to be productive and be able to achieve the goals we set for ourselves.
When the ego comes out tempers will flare and we will want to do whatever we can to protect our point of view. When we come into a group with someone that has a preexisting aggression towards one another that is the most difficult thing to overcome. Another roadblock will be the fact they may not be able to move towards the same goal or at least not with the same determination depending on if one or both are holding on the their
This is usually as a result of the client needing to gain more from their sessions rather than continually going over the same issues. Failure to recognise any of these issues can lead to a breakdown in the communicating process and often set the client back to where they started. The client needs to feel valued and listened to. To miss the signs being sent could have major effects on the client. Should a session stop proceeding forward and the client become silent, this would be a good place to find out exactly how they are feeling, and
M1 Skills Assignment 2: Recall Diagram "Coping with Stress" Topic: steps to coping with stress Significant details : Stress plays a major role in every individuals life. Every person copes with stress in different ways depending on the situation. The First most direct way to manage stress is to take time out and reduce the body's physical arousal, mindful meditation and exercise. Any kind of physical activities that the individual enjoys will help calm the body and focus the mind. The next step in coping with stress is “solving the problem” .
So this will onhly be effective if you are able to do it in the first place. Like say exercise is considered a good stress relief but lets be honest the thought of that might be a the cause of more stress to most right thinking peeps. Effective mangaging of staff and job roles. This should of without saying but its most often not the case. Treating workers like a number and not an indivual can have people being given roles and tasks unsuited to
Advantages of using compromise include faster issue resolution, so therefore may be more practical when time is a factor. It can also be used to provide a temporary solution while parties still look for a win-win solution to the conflict. It also enables the levels of tension and stress to be lowered therefore making it a better working environment for the time being. There are also disadvantages which include requiring close monitoring of the situation to ensure that agreements are met, it doesn’t help build trust in the staff team in the long run and could also result in a situation where both parties are not satisfied with the outcome derived and so you could be back to the beginning with trying to solve the original
Maintaining one’s own interests, activities and relationships can help to keep things in perspective and prevent exhaustion and burn out. It is also crucial for a caregiver to be prepared for the worst because at any moment something could trigger the bipolar person to have an episode in which major attention is needed. Caregivers that examine their expectations of the relationship and determine which ones are realistic and unrealistic maintain a greater sense of stability while living with a person with the disorder. Without that kind of knowledge it is easier to provoke self-doubt and internal and external friction. Bipolar disorder is a complex illness that needs ongoing management, rather than something that
This could in turn be damaging to the reputation of the team and its members. In order to be successful, there is need for risk management incentives to be put in place. This can only be attained through the maintenance of good functionality for systems. A risk management plan involves coming up with the right techniques to cope with any challenges that are to be experienced in the planning process. For instance, certain alternatives should be indicated as a fall back plan in case the team runs out of resources away from home.
All work and no play make a dull person, all play and no work isn't going to pay the bills. This is the classic decision that all have to make in order to balance intellectual and emotional pursuits. The key to happiness is to find that perfect balance between work and play. Intellectual and emotional pursuits go hand in hand in the way that if you spend too much time working and not spending anytime with your friends or having fun you will be physically and mentally drained and less productive at work. The same goes to concentrating all your efforts to emotional pursuits, sure you’ll be mentally better but you’re not making any money.