Stress Management & Mind-Body Wellness Flashcards
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What is the connection between chronic stress and physical health that CHCs should understand?
Answer: Chronic stress contributes to inflammation, cardiovascular disease, immune suppression, and metabolic dysfunction
Chronic stress contributes to inflammation, cardiovascular disease, immune suppression, and metabolic dysfunction through sustained cortisol elevation and sympathetic nervous system activation.
Which evidence-based stress reduction technique is a health coach qualified to teach?
Answer: Guided relaxation, deep breathing exercises, and basic mindfulness practices
Health coaches can teach guided relaxation, deep breathing, and basic mindfulness practices as evidence-based stress reduction tools within their scope of practice.
How does sleep quality relate to health coaching outcomes?
Answer: Poor sleep undermines nutrition goals, exercise recovery, stress management, and overall health behavior change
Poor sleep undermines virtually all other health coaching goals including nutrition adherence, exercise recovery, stress management, and cognitive function needed for behavior change.
What is the role of social support in a client's stress management plan?
Answer: Strong social connections buffer against stress, improve accountability, and enhance overall well-being
Strong social connections buffer against stress, improve accountability for health goals, and enhance overall well-being, making social support a valuable component of stress management.
When should a CHC refer a client to a mental health professional for stress-related concerns?
Answer: When the client shows signs of clinical anxiety, depression, PTSD, or stress responses that exceed coaching scope
CHCs should refer clients to mental health professionals when stress responses indicate clinical anxiety, depression, PTSD, or other conditions requiring therapeutic intervention beyond coaching scope.
How does the autonomic nervous system's response relate to stress management coaching?
Answer: Understanding fight-or-flight versus rest-and-digest responses helps coaches teach clients to activate relaxation responses
Understanding fight-or-flight (sympathetic) versus rest-and-digest (parasympathetic) responses helps coaches teach clients techniques that activate the relaxation response, reducing stress.