As a college student, you are probably very familiar with stress. As noted in your textbook, life is filled with events or situations that produce stress—
Make a list of five stressors that are currently affecting you or have affected you in the recent past.
Are any of the stressors on your list positive events? For example, students often look to graduation as a major achievement and are excited about the possibilities that await them.
Refer to Tables 13.1 and 13.2 in your textbook. Try to classify each of your stressors as a life change or a daily hassle.
Provide 3 examples of how stress can have a negative impact on your health.
List individual factors that contribute to stress. How do your personality and emotions contribute to your reaction to stressors?
Using research from your textbook, as well as an online website or article, list 5 strategies that can help reduce stress. Are there strategies that can help you cope with daily stressors? Explain. Include the URL for the website that you used to answer this question.
According to Table 13.1 in your text, which of the following life changes is likely to cause the greatest amount of stress?
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According to the ____ model, whether we experience stress depends largely on our ____ the event and the resources we have to deal with the event.
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One large survey of college students found that ___ percent reported having been exposed to a traumatic event during their lifetime.
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When confronted with stress, Lola has an optimistic explanatory style. Her sister, Shiloh is a pessimistic explanatory style. How do the sisters’ coping styles differ?