Extra Credit Psy 111 Chapter 10
This will substitute one low-test score or replace one missed assignment
This assignment is due the last day of class, and is to be a minimum of a three page typed with a font size of 12 and double-spaced paper.
10 points
Do the stress test on page 408 in your book and the stress hand out
What does this say about your stress level based on what the chapter is stating?
10 points
Describe Type A and B behavior, which are you and why do you believe this to be true?
10 points
What ate the ego defenses under stress – describe them in your own words
For this next section, you must watch Patch Adams
10 points
How does this movie fit into the chapter of Stress and Wellness?
10 points
What type of behavior pattern A or B is Patch Adam? Did this stay the same throughout the movie? If not why do you think there was a change? Answers must be based on information from the textbook.
10 points
How did the characters in the movie (including Patch Adam) use their ego defenses?
60 points |
= A |
50 points |
= B |
40 points |
= C |
30 > points |
will not be counted |
College Life Stress Inventory
Circle the “stress rating” number for any item that has happened to you in the last year, and then add them.
Event |
Stress Rating |
Event |
Stress Rating |
Being raped |
100 |
Lack of sleep |
69 |
Finding out that you are HIV-positive |
100 |
Changing in housing situation (hassles, moves) |
69 |
Being accused of rape |
98 |
Competing or performing in public |
69 |
Death of a close friend |
97 |
Getting in a physical fight |
66 |
Death of a close family member |
96 |
Difficulties with roommate |
66 |
Contracting a sexually transmitted disease (other than AIDS) |
94 |
Job changes (applying, new job, work hassles) |
65 |
Concerns about being pregnant |
91 |
Declaring a major or concerns about future plans |
65 |
Finals week |
90 |
A class that you hate |
62 |
Concerns about your partner being pregnant |
90 |
Drinking or use of drugs |
61 |
Oversleeping for an exam |
89 |
Confrontations with professors |
60 |
Flunking a class |
89 |
Starting a new semester |
58 |
Having a boy/girlfriend cheat on you |
85 |
Going on a first date |
57 |
Ending a steady dating relationship |
85 |
Registration |
55 |
Serious illness in a close friend or family member |
85 |
Maintaining a steady dating relationship |
55 |
Financial difficulties |
84 |
Commuting to campus, or work, or both |
54 |
Writing a major term paper |
83 |
Peer pressures |
53 |
Being caught cheating on a test |
83 |
Being away from home for the first time |
53 |
Drunk driving |
82 |
Getting sick |
52 |
Sensed of overload in school or work |
82 |
Concerns about your appearance |
52 |
Cheating on your boy/girlfriend |
77 |
Getting straight A’s |
51 |
Getting married |
76 |
A difficult class that you love |
48 |
Negative consequences of drinking or drug use |
75 |
Making new friends, getting along with friends |
47 |
Depression or crisis in you best friend |
73 |
Fraternity or sorority rush |
47 |
Difficulties with parents |
73 |
Falling asleep in class |
40 |
Talking in front of a class |
72 |
Attending an athletic event (e.g., football game) |
20 |
Stress management is the use of behavioral strategies to reduce stress and improve coping skills. As promised, this section describes strategies for managing stress. Before you continue, you may want to assess your level of stress again, this time using a scale developed for unergraduate students. (See the above table.) Like the SRRS, high scores on the College Life Stress Inventory suggest that you have been exposed to health-threatening ieveis of stress (Source; Renner& Mackin, 1998.) The College Life Stress Inventory is scored by adding the ratings for all of the items that have happened to you in the last year. The scale below is an approximate guide to the meaning of your score. But remember, stress is an internal state. If you are good at coping with stressors, a high score may not be a problem for you.
2351+ |
extremely high |
1911-2350 |
very high |
1471-1910 |
high |
1031-1470 |
average |
591-1030 |
below average |
151-590 |
low |
0-150 |
very low |
Now that you have a picture of your current level of stress, what can you do about it? The simplest way of coping with stress is to modify or remove its source — by leaving a stressful job, for example. Obviously, this is often impossible, which is why learning to manage stress is so important. As shown in the table, stress triggers bodily effects, upsetting thoughts, and ineffective behavior. Also shown is the vicious cycle that occurs as each element worsens the others, Indeed, the core idea of the "Stress Game" is that once it begins, you lose — unless you take action to break the cycle.
Stress management The application of behavioral strategies to reduce stress and improve coping skills.