Much to Bill’s surprise, the doctor diagnoses him with type 2 diabetes. what needs to be done for the trip that they can’t even focus on Bill’s diabetes. …
Stressful Situation Activity
Read the following hypothetical situation to the audience After you have
presented the situation, have the audience discuss it and offer suggestions
for how the couple in the situation could better handle the stress in their
life
Bill and his wife Penny are excited Christmas is just a week away and they
are planning to drive to Vermont to spend the holidays with their daughter
and her family
They have a lot to do in the next 24 hours to get ready for the long drive
Bill has the car to service and errands to run, while Penny has to wash the
clothes and bake goodies for the family On top of that, they havent begun
to pack
Meanwhile, Bill isnt feeling well Hes tired and run-down so he calls his
doctor to schedule a quick check-up Bill wants to visit the doctor before
the trip so that if he is coming down with something, he can treat it
during the trip using medicine prescribed by the doctor
Much to Bills surprise, the doctor diagnoses him with type 2 diabetes The
doctor tells Bill he is going to need to start managing his blood glucose
immediately Bill and Penny look at each other in disbelief as the doctor
tells them about the
changes they are going to have to make to manage
Bills disease
Bill and Penny fear they will never get to Vermont for Christmas now They
were already struggling to get ready, and now this happens Bill and Penny
are so concerned about what needs to be done for the trip that they cant
even focus on Bills diabetes
Whats Your Score on the Stress Test?
A Self-scoring Social Readjustment Scale by Holmes and Rahe
LIFE EVENT POINT VALUE YOUR SCORE
Insert values if appropriate in the column on the right
|Event |Points|Your |
| | |Score |
|Death of a spouse |100 | |
|Divorce |73 | |
|Marital separation |65 | |
|Jail term |63 | |
|Death of close family member |63 | |
|Personal injury or illness |53 | |
|Marriage |50 | |
|Fired at work |47 | |
|Marital reconciliation |45 | |
|Retirement |45 | |
|Change in health of family |39 | |
|member | |
|
|Pregnancy |40 | |
|Sexual difficulties |39 | |
|Gain of a new family member |39 | |
|Business readjustment |39 | |
|Change in financial state |38 | |
|Death of a close friend |37 | |
|Change to a different line of|36 | |
|work | | |
|Increase in arguments with |35 | |
|spouse | | |
|Acquiring mortgage over |31 | |
|10,000 | | |
|Foreclosure of mortgage or |30 | |
|loan | | |
|Change in responsibilities at|29 | |
|work | | |
|Son or daughter leaves home |29 | |
|Trouble with in-laws |29 | |
|Outstanding personal |29 | |
|achievement | | |
|Spouse begins or stops work |28 | |
|Change in living conditions |26 | |
|Revision of personal habits |25 | |
|Trouble with boss |24 | |
|Change in work hours
or |23 | |
|conditions | | |
|Change in residence |20 | |
|Change in recreation |20 | |
|Change in church activities |19 | |
Progressive Muscle Relaxation
Sit in a comfortable chair, feet flat, hands resting on your legs, or rest
on a bed Tense each muscle group for at least 7 seconds and rest about 20
seconds between contractions Inhale as you tense, exhale as you relax
Begin at your feet and move toward your head
Visualize a peaceful, calm place using all five senses
Breathing Exercises
Sit or lie down and uncross your legs and arms Take a deep breath Then
exhale as much air as you can Breathe in and out again, this time relaxing
your muscles while breathing out Keep breathing and relaxing for 5 to 20
minutes at a time Do the breathing exercises at least once a day
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Instructions:
ðThink of what has happened to you in the past year as you read through
the following list of life activities
ðIn the right hand column, jot down the point values for events that apply
to you; then add up your score The guidelines Think of what has happened
to you
in the past year as you read through the following list of life
activities
In the right hand column, jot down the point values for events that apply
to you; then add up your score The guidelines for interpreting the total
score are at the end
INTERPRETING YOUR SCORE:
If your total for the year is under 150, you probably wont have any
physical problems
A score of 150-199 indicates a mild problem, with a 37-percent chance that
youll feel the impact of stress with physical symptoms
From 200-299, you qualify as having a moderate problem with a 51-percent
chance of experiencing a change in your health
A score of over 300 drives those chances up to 90 percent
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Source:diabetesatwork.org
