Discuss the Relationship Between Stress Anxiety Phobias and Habits
Module 5: Discuss the relationship between stress, anxiety, habits and phobias and describe how you would treat these issues with hypnotherapy
(word count 2150)
Introduction 2
Stress 2
Anxiety 4
Habits 4
Phobias 5
Treatment 5
Ethics 8
Conclusion 9
References 10
Introduction
This essay endeavours to define the aforementioned states, how they could be diagnosed in a clinical setting and will highlight how they interlink with each other. Appropriate treatment strategies with adherence to ethics will then be suggested to conclude the report.
Stress
Lazurus (1966) states that stress arises when an individual cannot cope with the demands being placed on them or threats to their wellbeing. According to numerous publications, including the Chrysalis module five course notes, stress is prevalent in our everyday lives and people are regularly exposed to it. A certain amount of stress is seen as productive in our lives (Greener 2002). Selye (1936) was the first to note somatic disorders as exhibiting the now recognised symptoms of stress i.e. decreased appetite, decreased muscular strength and endurance, and lowered levels of ambition or drive. Therefore, if stress can have such an impact on our physical (as well as mental) wellbeing, then it is an issue to be taken seriously. The age-old nature-nurture debate applies to the field of stress. Some people can cope with constant and extreme levels; others stumble at the slightest suggestion. These individual differences can be attributed to either genetic and/or environmental factors. For instance, parents who suffer high levels of stress tend to have offspring who display similar tendencies. This could be attributed also to a learnt environment where the offspring learns the behaviour from the parent. Twin studies have indicated that stress has a genetic factor and there is also a correlation between stress and a learnt environment so many modern day practitioners and theorists tend to view both
(word count 2150)
Introduction 2
Stress 2
Anxiety 4
Habits 4
Phobias 5
Treatment 5
Ethics 8
Conclusion 9
References 10
Introduction
This essay endeavours to define the aforementioned states, how they could be diagnosed in a clinical setting and will highlight how they interlink with each other. Appropriate treatment strategies with adherence to ethics will then be suggested to conclude the report.
Stress
Lazurus (1966) states that stress arises when an individual cannot cope with the demands being placed on them or threats to their wellbeing. According to numerous publications, including the Chrysalis module five course notes, stress is prevalent in our everyday lives and people are regularly exposed to it. A certain amount of stress is seen as productive in our lives (Greener 2002). Selye (1936) was the first to note somatic disorders as exhibiting the now recognised symptoms of stress i.e. decreased appetite, decreased muscular strength and endurance, and lowered levels of ambition or drive. Therefore, if stress can have such an impact on our physical (as well as mental) wellbeing, then it is an issue to be taken seriously. The age-old nature-nurture debate applies to the field of stress. Some people can cope with constant and extreme levels; others stumble at the slightest suggestion. These individual differences can be attributed to either genetic and/or environmental factors. For instance, parents who suffer high levels of stress tend to have offspring who display similar tendencies. This could be attributed also to a learnt environment where the offspring learns the behaviour from the parent. Twin studies have indicated that stress has a genetic factor and there is also a correlation between stress and a learnt environment so many modern day practitioners and theorists tend to view both