bshs 345 week 5
Reflection Paper
Freddie Charles Anderson
BSHS/345
Professor Longcor
6/1/2015
Personal Reflection Paper
Stopping Invidious comparison Invidious comparison is comparing oneself to others by race, sex, religion, or class. Such comparison could lessen one's self esteem. How can we put a stop to this? The first step is to understand and accept differences. No two people are alike and there will always be someone smarter, stronger, more attractive, thinner, or wealthier. We must acknowledge our strengths and other strengths and stop dwelling on weaknesses. Count what you have and not what you don’t have. Be OK with imperfection and work on goals to improve yourself.
Strategies to avoid vicarious traumatization There are always others suffering in the world and as a human service provider we come across this daily. Some may be worse off than others. Vicarious trauma is the process of change that happens because you care about other people who have been hurt, and feel committed or responsible to help them. Causes of this are Exposure to stories of trauma, the desire to help/change survivor’s situation, feeling powerless when a service provider does not see positive changes in the survivor’s situations, overly identifying with survivors, and thinking we have the power to change the survivor’s situations. Over time this process can lead to changes in your psychological, physical, and spiritual well-being. One strategy that can be used to help prevent vicarious traumatization is to escape from work. Go to the movies, out to dinner, or anywhere that you can physically and mentally separate from work. Resting is also another strategy to prevent vicarious traumatization. Resting isn't necessarily sleep either. A massage, a relaxing day at the pool, or a weekend without any schedule or time line to follow can consist of resting. Play is considered to be anything that you engage in that make you happy, laugh and smile.
Other strategies to
Freddie Charles Anderson
BSHS/345
Professor Longcor
6/1/2015
Personal Reflection Paper
Stopping Invidious comparison Invidious comparison is comparing oneself to others by race, sex, religion, or class. Such comparison could lessen one's self esteem. How can we put a stop to this? The first step is to understand and accept differences. No two people are alike and there will always be someone smarter, stronger, more attractive, thinner, or wealthier. We must acknowledge our strengths and other strengths and stop dwelling on weaknesses. Count what you have and not what you don’t have. Be OK with imperfection and work on goals to improve yourself.
Strategies to avoid vicarious traumatization There are always others suffering in the world and as a human service provider we come across this daily. Some may be worse off than others. Vicarious trauma is the process of change that happens because you care about other people who have been hurt, and feel committed or responsible to help them. Causes of this are Exposure to stories of trauma, the desire to help/change survivor’s situation, feeling powerless when a service provider does not see positive changes in the survivor’s situations, overly identifying with survivors, and thinking we have the power to change the survivor’s situations. Over time this process can lead to changes in your psychological, physical, and spiritual well-being. One strategy that can be used to help prevent vicarious traumatization is to escape from work. Go to the movies, out to dinner, or anywhere that you can physically and mentally separate from work. Resting is also another strategy to prevent vicarious traumatization. Resting isn't necessarily sleep either. A massage, a relaxing day at the pool, or a weekend without any schedule or time line to follow can consist of resting. Play is considered to be anything that you engage in that make you happy, laugh and smile.
Other strategies to