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Activity #3a – Ch. 5 Discussion Questions
Chapter #5-Defining, Measuring, and Managing Stress
Questions
#1 What situations have you found stressful? How did you manage the stress?
#2 Have you seen any examples of the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)
(alarm, resistance, and exhaustion)?
#3 Have you seen an example of how a person's perception of an event was
more important than the event itself? For example, a boyfriend leaving may have
been perceived as much more catastrophic than it actually was.
#4 If you were to develop a clinic to reduce stress, how would you measure
stress? Why do you feel this would be a good measurement of stress?
#5 What are some of the sources of stress you have found in your own life?
#6 How has your personal social support group, such as friends, family, church
etc., helped you deal with and reduce stress?
#7 Do you tend to focus on the problem creating stress, or do you tend to
become more emotional when dealing with stress?
#8 What steps have you taken to avoid or anticipate and reduce the stress in
your life?
#9 Do you ever try to relax as a method of dealing with stress? How?
#10 Do you find it helpful to talk with someone about what is causing the stress?
For what types of stress would this be helpful?