Homework: Define Stress
Watch the YouTube video "Stress: Portrait of a Killer. A National Geographic Documentary (2008)" on the work of Robert Sapolsky who studies stress. Begin your homework.
Points of Discussion
Discuss the concept of stress in light of your family history and the lecture you read. Aim for one page for this section of your homework. Here are some topics you can discuss. You are not required to discuss these but they may be useful to you:
a. Do modern lifestyles create more stress for you than in the past? How so?
b. How do you create stress in your own life?
c. How could you change the nature of our society to make it less stressful?
d. It could be said that some stress comes from leading "out-of-balance" lives. What can people do to "keep it simple"? Furthermore, in what ways can individuals control the stressors they will encounter beforehand?
e. How could you change the way in which you interact with your school demands or your work demands to change the amount of stress that you feel?
f. Discuss how you can improve your health and longevity in light of your findings on this homework, your understanding of stress, and your knowledge of your family history.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.