Life Events Teresa has now been back at work for
Life Events Teresa has now been back at work for 3 months. She mentioned to a coworker that she has not been able to return to her running routine and is feeling out of shape both physically and mentally. Her co-worker asked her what she was doing for herself since the new baby arrived. Teresa could not think of one thing she was doing solely for herself. At her co-worker’s suggestion, she decided to take the Holmes-Rahe Life Stress Inventory.Links to an external site. Life Stress Score She went through the test and checked off the following recent events in her life: Life Event Points Major change in health in a family member (her husband’s back injury) 44 points Pregnancy 40 points Sexual difficulties (both her husband’s injury and recent birth of child) 39 points Birth of a child 39 points Major change in financial situation (husband’s disability) 38 points Major change in the number of marital arguments 35 points Major changes in work responsibilities 29 points Change in spouse’s work 28 points Major change in sleep habits 16 points Total 308 points Symptoms of Stress She was completely surprised to see her score which meant she was experiencing major stress and needed to address this. Teresa was attributing her low energy and sad mood to the recent birth of her son as well as her husband’s injury. But as she began to review the results of the stress rating test she began to think differently. Teresa decided to list not only her symptoms but the feelings she has been experiencing over the past 6 months. She identified the following: chronic fatigue sleep disturbance little interest in sex poor appetite anxiety and irritability feeling overwhelmed, sad, and often unfocused constantly worrying about the kids and finances As she reviewed the list and looked at her score-she realized there was more to her physical symptoms then just the birth of her son 8 months ago. Based on what you know about Teresa, answer the following: Identify 2 – 3 items on Teresa’s stress rating scale that surprised you as being stressful. Discuss how these have affected her personal health and wellness. Identify interventions you would use to assist Teresa in addressing her stress level. Why did you select these specific interventions? Reference Above
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