Nursing diagnosis: Ineffective coping Patient: 48 year old male admitted for alcohol dependence. Medical history includes anxiety‚ bipolar‚ PTSD‚ and hypertension. Pt had one suicide attempt in 2001. K+ at 3.2 upon admission. Pt claims his dependence on alcohol began when he was in the Air Force. He lives with an alcoholic partner who depends on him for housing. He was considering going to live with his mother after rehab. Nursing Diagnosis: Ineffective coping related to inadequate social
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The Things They Carried –Coping Mechanisms to Survive During the Vietnam war‚ soldiers were not exposed to the traditional coping mechanisms of our American society‚ as illustrated in Tim Obrien ’s The Things They Carried. These men were forced to discover and invent new ways to deal with the pressures of war‚ using only their resources while in the Vietnamese jungle. It was not possible for any soldier to carry many items or burdens with them‚ but if something was a necessity‚ a way was
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that the coping strategies an individual uses might be relative to the stages‚ or phases‚ of a stressful situation. The researchers stated that a more solution focused coping strategy could be used in the beginning stage of a stressful situation followed by a more emotional coping strategy (Carver & Scheier‚ 1994). Carver and Scheier also identified the use of more negative coping strategies like denial‚ disengagement from the stressor‚ and the use of alcohol (Carver & Scheier‚ 1994). Coping strategies
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Three Stages of Coping with a Mentally-ill Relative Having a mentally-ill family member affects the quality of life in the family in different ways depending on how well the family is coping with their relative’s illness. According to the authors of the article Effects of Mental Illness on Family Quality of Life‚ family members go through three distinct stages when coping with their relative’s mental illness. Although families can experience each stage in any order or time‚ generally the first phase
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leading up to mortality‚ it is known that everyone impacted will grieve and cope differently‚ according to Leming and Dickinson (2016). This paper will examine the variation of grief or coping stages‚ comparing Robert Kavanaugh’s perspective to Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’s perspectives. Also discussed will be healthy coping strategies for loved ones being challenged by the loss‚
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poverty have lower cognitive and language development from stress‚ and the long-lasting effects that this stress may leave on the child. As well as‚ research into various coping mechanisms to lessen the effects of stress-induced poverty of a developing child. Keywords: Childhood‚ Poverty‚ Stress‚ Prenatal‚ Coping Table of Contents- Introduction The central research problem that will be discussed in this paper is the connection between poverty and stress. Specifically‚ how the stress
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Coping and Copers: What it is to Cope‚ Personalities‚ and Effective and Non-effective Coping Strategies Kerry Williams Psychology of Stress The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Coping and Copers: What it is to Cope‚ Personalities and Effective and Non-effective Coping Strategies This essay discusses coping‚ a complex process exercised by people to suppress‚ change‚ or eliminate stress or threat. This essay also discusses copers‚ that is‚ people who exhibit certain personality characteristics
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situation. Maunica stated‚ that she is managing her anger very well‚ by using coping strategies. Maunica stated that she uses different coping techniques‚ when faced with situations that can cause her anger to escalate. Maunica discussed a recent situation that trigger her anger and how she was able to cope with the situation in a positive way. Maunica stated that she felt proud of her self and was confidence that she can utilize coping skills t the appropriate time
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Field Journal Entry- Coping Among the most constant and most influential stressors in my life‚ lies school‚ specifically assignment deadlines and exams. Previously‚ I had “priority” classes‚ which I held higher than others and worked my hardest on them. Lately‚ however‚ all eight of my classes have become “priority‚” adding to my stress. No longer do I have a class in which I can take my time for all of them require my utmost and undivided attention and effort if I am to keep my grades. And‚ since
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3. Coping Strategies – The concept of coping strategies‚ “highlights the active or even proactive role played by the poor in providing for their own sustenance despite their lack of access to resources and services to an adequate income’’ (Schmink‚ 1984 cited in de Haan and Zoomers 2005‚ p.28). To cope with water deficit‚ both women and men were found carrying out a plethora of these strategies‚ with positive as well as negative outcomes. Some of these were noted during field visits. • In village
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