Stress Management Part 1
- Due Nov 15, 2024 by 11:59pm
- Points 10
- Submitting a text entry box
Stress Management Part 1
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to help you to define stress, describe the difference between eustress and distress, identify many causes of stress, understand the different types of stressors, describe and understand how stress can affect the body, and learn some methods that individuals use to deal with stress.
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Demonstrate Understanding
Review the Stress Management presentation and answer the following questions in the textbox:
Below is a Stress-Inventory chart. Review it and calculate your score:
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Check if you have experienced this life event: |
Life Event |
Point Value if You Have Experienced This Life Event |
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Death of a Close Family Member |
100 |
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Jail Term |
80 |
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Final or First Year in High School |
63 |
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Pregnancy (yours or caused by you) |
60 |
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Severe Personal Illness or Injury |
53 |
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Marriage |
50 |
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Any Interpersonal Problems |
53 |
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Financial Difficulties |
40 |
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Death of a Close Friend |
40 |
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Arguments with your siblings or parents (more than every other day) |
40 |
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Major Change in Personal Habits |
30 |
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Change in Living Environment |
30 |
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Beginning or Ending a Job |
30 |
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Problems with your boss or teacher |
25 |
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Outstanding Personal Achievement |
25 |
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Failure in Some Course |
25 |
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Final Exams |
20 |
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Increased or Decreased Dating |
20 |
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Change in Working Conditions |
20 |
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Change in Your Sleeping Habits |
18 |
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Several Day Vacation |
15 |
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Change in Eating Habits |
15 |
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Family Reunion |
15 |
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Change in Recreational Activities |
15 |
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Minor Illness or Injury |
15 |
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Minor Violations of the Law |
11 |
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TOTAL POINTS (Added from above) |
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Now that you have completed the chart, add up the total points for all your stressors. If you accumulate 150 or more points in a 1-year period, this may lead to increased physical illness or injury. However, please remember that some events are more are less stressful than the point values assigned above. Some degree of individual response occurs with stress.
- Fill out the Stress Inventory chart. What was your score?
- Identify 3 situations that can create stress in an adolescent’s life.
- How is physical activity related to stress?
- How can you implement physical activity into your stressful daily routine?
- What specific activities interest you enough to find time for? Why?
- What are some techniques and ideas on how you can manage stress?
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