Framework for Health Assessment

2. 11 Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns

2.11. Coping-Stress Tolerance Pattern

Perception of Stress and Problems in Life
  • Describe what you believe to be the most stressful situation in your Life.
  • How has your illness affected the stress you feel?
Coping Methods and Support Systems:
  • What do you usually do first when faced with a problem?
  • What helps you to relieve stress and tension?
  • Do you use medication, drugs, or alcohol to help relieve stress? Explain.
  • Perform Mental Status Assessment for your client.
Wellness Diagnoses
  • Opportunity to enhance effective individual coping
  • Opportunity to enhance family coping
Risk Diagnoses:
  • Risk for self-harm
  • Risk for suicide
Actual Diagnoses:
  • Ineffective Individual Coping
  • Ineffective Family Coping: Disabling