Sense of Self
Anxiety
Stress/Crisis
Erikson's Psychosocial Theory
MISC
100
The mental image or picture of self, has the power to either encourage or thwart personal growth.
What is self concept or self image?
100
This type of anxiety could be seen when running late at Starbucks, when your ordered drink is taking longer than you would like. You are concerned for being late to class/lecture. It may not be obvious, you may ask questions in an attempt to seek more information about the situation.
What is mild anxiety?
100
Anything causing a person to experience stress; change in the balanced state.
What is a stressor?
100
This stage represents the coming of age process in typically found in young adulthood. New and young social relationships during this stage help the individual pose the question, "who am I"? However, also cleverly portrayed in this movie:
What is identity vs. role confusion?
100
A feeling of dread; a cognitive response to a known threat,
What is fear?
200
As people move through the hierarchy of human needs to higher levels, needs for this arise. It is also the need that people have to feel good about themselves and to believe that others hold them in high regard.
What is self-esteem?
200
Vague sense of impending doom or apprehension precipitated by new and unknown experiences. The feeling of apprehension and worry.
What is anxiety?
200
Considered to be the "good" stress, can also be motivating.
E.g. stress prior to getting married
What is eustress?
200
This stage comes later in life with questions arising about legacy. How can I contribute to the world? Said to be a common question for Marie Curie, co-inventor of the x-ray pictured here:
What is generativity vs. stagnation?
200
This happens when the perception of the stressor by the individual is balanced by the individuals' coping mechanism and sources for support.
What is homeostasis?
300
This is who we want to be. The expectation we have of ourselves.
What is ideal self?
300
This is manifested by difficulty communicating verbally, agitation, trembling, poor motor control, sensory changes, sweating, tachycardia, hyperventilation, dyspnea, palpitations, a choking sensation, and sensations of chest pain or pressure.
What is panic?
300
This is a disturbance caused by a precipitating event, such as a perceived loss, a threat of loss, or a challenge. They can be maturational situational or adventitious. Often for situational, it is heard in the news as humanitarian this, seen here:
What is a crisis?
300
This stage explores intimate or romantic relationships, where the individual may struggle to identify their own capacity for love/romance. Movies such as the below pictured have posed a social commentary on this:
What is intimacy vs. isolation?
300
The stage in the General Adaptation Syndrome that encompasses "fight or flight". Vitals can change as response to the perceived threat.
What is alarm reaction?
400
Often thought of as part of your self-concept, it is the attitude related to physical appearance, structure, or function; a movement that began in the early 2010s globally.
What is body image?
400
This type of anxiety is manifested by a quavering voice, tremors, increased muscle tension, a complaint of “butterflies in the stomach,” and slight increases in respirations and pulse. An example would be starting the semester of the nursing program and going to your first class OR your first blind date experience.
What is moderate anxiety?
400
This type of stressor may be cause by an illness, a hormonal change, or fear.
What is an internal stressor?
400
This stage is often depicted as a decision between good or bad, as seen here in The Emperor's New Groove:
What is initiative vs. guilt?
400
Seen here:
- Crying, laughing, sleeping, cursing
- Physical activity, exercise
- Smoking, drinking
- Lack of eye contact, withdrawal
- Limiting relationships to those with similar values and interests
These behaviors can be learned and neutralize or counteract anxiety.
What are coping mechanisms?
500
This is the NANDA diagnosis related to self perception/self-concept for this situation:
Melanie a math student studying at Get Smart University, studied all week for her calculus exam. She took her exam on Friday and was proud when she left the exam room after talking to her friends outside of the building. On Monday, she received her grade, which was a 64%.
What is risk for situational low self-esteem?
(There can be more than one)
500
This NANDA diagnosis related to anxiety/coping responses is seen in this movie, The Parent Trap, about twins who are anxious about their father's relationship to a new woman?
What is impaired adjustment?
OR
What is ineffective coping?
(There can be more than one)
500
These are factors affecting stress response that pertain directly to the individual (the personal environment) going through the stress. There are multiple.
What are personal control, social support, feelings of competence and cognitive appraisal?
500
A common theme in this cartoon television series about young toddlers trying to learn about what they can do:
What is autonomy vs. shame/doubt?
500
These are unconscious reactions to stressors. Examples of these include:
Refusing to acknowledge the presence of a person, not being able to recall childhood memories that surround a traumatic death in the family, a married woman being mean to her husband's best friend because she is attracted to him.
What are defense mechanisms?