Assignment Task: The "fight-or-flight" response.
What is it and provide an example from yourself of something you have witnessed. Differentiate between psychological and physiological responses to stress. How is stress good for us? Explain. What are three key sources of work stress? What would be an effective way to manage each of these sources of work stress? Go to Critical Incident Stress Management - What Is Your Stress Index? and take the stress index. What does it tell you about yourself? Describe resilience. How can you develop personal resilience? Do our thoughts, behaviors and emotions remain constant over time? What influences them? Provide an example
With the current pandemic, we have all experienced stress in one way or another. What were some influences for you? How did you know you were experiencing stress? What psychological and physiological effects did you have? How have you supported yourself during these times of stress? What is the difference between a scholarly source and a non-scholarly source? How do you know when a source is credible? Can you think of examples of non-scholarly, credible sources? How do our thoughts, behaviors, and emotions influence each other? Provide an example.