Stres może być negatywny bądź pozytywny, jednak całkowity brak stresu można uznać za przejaw niedostosowania do możliwości jednostki. Długotrwały stres o różnym nasileniu dostarcza objawów ostrzegawczych związanych z obszarami funkcjonowania młodego człowieka. Młodzież doświadcza nadmiernego stresu, czego wynikiem są reakcje depresyjne, brak poczucia własnej wartości, reakcje agresywne. Jednak ostatni przejaw jest bardzo widoczny w postaci zwiększonego, niespokojnego zachowania. Dlatego w niniejszym opracowaniu podjęto próbę zdefiniowania stresu w ujęciu psychologicznym. Poza tym przedstawiono stres i radzenie sobie ze stresem. Podjęto rozważania na temat postrzegania stresu przez młodzież, zarządzania stresem. Zostaje omówiona rodzinna i instytucjonalna piecza zastępcza. Ponadto przedstawiono analizę SWOT. Instytucjonalnej pieczy zastępczej.

There are approximately 38 million HIV-positive patients in the world. The effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy has significantly increased the life expectancy of infected patients. The objective of this study was to observe the relationship between resilience (assessed using the SPP-25 Scale), coping strategies (Mini-COPE Scale) as well as trauma effects (SF-CiOQ Scale) and quality of life (SWLS Scale) in people living with HIV. The study included 78 individuals (26 women and 52 men) aged 18–65 years. Significant relationships between resilience and coping strategies were demonstrated in people living with HIV. Resilience and active coping were conducive to positive trauma effects and satisfaction with life. Non-adaptive coping strategies favored negative trauma effects. The strategy of positive reframing acted as a mediator in the relationship between resilience vs. positive and negative trauma effects in people living with HIV. The scores indicate the need for practitioners to focus on interventions which elevate resilience and active coping to improve mental health in people living with HIV.

Stress management strategies, a sense of perceived stress and assessment of depression risk in a group of students of the “Borderland University”

The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between coping strategies, perceived stress and depression risk assessment in a group of students in the Polish-Czech borderland. 173 students from the University of Silesia participated in the study. The participants completed the Perceived Stress Scale, the Kutcher Adolescent Depression Scale and the Multidimensional Inventory for Measuring Coping with Stress. The correlation analysis showed that strategies described as adaptive (e.g., active coping, positive reappraisal and development) are negatively related to the perceived stress and severity of depressive symptoms. In contrast, strategies that can be described as non-adaptive (e.g., disengagement, denial) presented opposite (i.e., positive) relationship effects with the perceived stress and depressiveness. In the light of the obtained data, it seems that the repertoire of coping methods presented by individuals to deal with stress may be reflected in their perception of situations as aggravating and in their assessment of the risk of depression. Thus, future psychopedagogical interventions should focus on building personal resources by shaping adaptive (and minimizing those nonadaptive) coping strategies to improve mental health among borderland students.