Discuss and reflect on ideas of stress, comparing and contrasting with material from pp. 442-447.

Stress (Ch. 13)

• Discuss and reflect on ideas of stress, comparing and contrasting with material from pp. 442-447.
• How do you see yourself fitting into the stress and coping paradigm (p. 443)?  Discuss your personal approaches to stress – i.e., your use of the appraisal.  Do you use problem-focused or emotion-focused coping styles in response to stress?  Give examples and discuss them.
• Discuss your use of stress management strategies and the effect they have on your overall health.  Which strategies do you use and how are they useful?
• Discuss your responses to the COPE Questionnaire (given in class).  Which items reflect how you are most likely to deal with stress?
• What have you learned from this?  What changes, if any, could/would you make that might help you deal with stress more effectively?