modifying stress - SIT social+ethical implications

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  • SIT social and ethical implications
    • social - stress in society
      • SIT shown to be useful across range of stressors, potential benefit to society
      • Meichenbaum 2007 - highlights need for interventions to combat stress given increased range of stressors in today’s society eg) terrorist attacks, increased poverty and violence
    • social - impact on economy
      • Stress has big impact on economy and society
      • eg) employee performance may be affected and people take days off sick
      • Effects of stress on physical and mental health also cost health services money
      • Blumenthal et al 2002 - research into long term effectiveness of being taught stress management. Men with CHD given stress management training, compared to control group who did regular exercise. People who did stress management training experienced less health issues over next 5 year follow up, health care costs were significantly less
      • Suggests giving people the tools to cope (not specifically SIT) with stress can have positive effects on economy and society
    • ethical - risk of harm
      • Some processes in SIT might cause distress eg) being asked to rehearse situations the client find stressful could cause psychological harm
      • But compared to drug therapy, effects are more long lasting, benefits might outweigh costs
      • Small amount of stress caused in therapeutic setting might be offset by gains in everyday life
    • ethical - SIT in the military
      • SIT has been used in adaptive form in the military
      • Individuals likely to be directly exposed to variety of stressors
      • Keinan and Friedman 1996 - suggest may prevent proper acquisition of skills and instead make trainees experience feelings of despair.
      • Review of SIT in the military found special force personnel well prepared to deal with acute stress encountered on battlefield, but not chronic stress such as family problems

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