16 Jan Student Self-Reflective Essay

MPS667 Stress and Coping in Health Psychology

Module 1 Discussion

DQ1 Introduction

Please take a moment to introduce yourself. Where are you from? What are your hobbies? What are you hoping to learn from this course?

DQ2 Sources of Stress

2a. Based on the background materials, differentiate at least 3 different sources of stress in the 21st century.

2b. Explore how these 3 sources of stress can affect the psychological and social well being of an individual.

MPS667 Stress and Coping in Health Psychology

Module 2 Discussion

DQ1 Three types stress

1a. Based on the background materials, differentiate between acute, episodic & chronic stress.

1b. Explore at least one example of acute, episodic & chronic stress in your own life.

DQ2 Eustress versus Distress

2a. Based on the background materials, differentiate between eustress and distress.

2b. Explore the factors that lead towards the experience of eustress and provide some examples of eustress in your current life.

MPS667 Stress and Coping in Health Psychology

Module 3 Discussion

DQ1 Stages of Stress

1a. Based on the background materials, explore the 3 phases of the General Adaptation Syndrome in response to stress.

1b. Based on the background materials, elaborate on at least 3 examples showing the impact of experiencing stress on the brain and the body. Please specify the names of the brain regions affected by stress in your discussion postings.

DQ2 Coping with the Physiological Impact of Stress

2a. Based on the background materials, explore at least 3 methods to help counteract the physiological effects of psychological stress on the body.

2b. After reviewing the 3 methods to help counteract the physiological effects of psychological stress on the body, discuss the challenges of making changes to your own habits, lifestyle and behaviors to implement these stress coping methods.

MPS667 Stress and Coping in Health Psychology

Module 4 Discussion

DQ1 Types of Coping

1a. Based on the background materials, differentiate between the Emotion Focused and Problem Focused Coping Strategies.

1b. Based on the background materials, elaborate on at least 3 different types of adaptive/positive coping skills or methods and how successful or unsuccessful you have been to previously implement these in your own life.

DQ2 Effects of Coping Strategies

Based on the background materials, elaborate on at least 2 research results showing the impact of coping strategies on various populations or settings.

MPS667 Stress and Coping in Health Psychology

Module 5 Discussion

DQ1 Methods of Measuring Coping

1a. Based on the background materials, compare and contrast at least 2 different instruments designed to measure psychological coping. For example, what are the types of questions or scales that are found with each of the 2 different coping measure instruments?

1b. If you were revising a measurement of coping skills instrument, please list at least 5 additional questions you would ask. Why are you asking these 5 additional questions?

DQ2 Screening for Psychological Coping

After reviewing the background materials, elaborate the importance of using psychological coping instruments to screen individuals who are entering into a highly stressful occupation (ex. medical doctor, police officer, lawyer, social worker, elementary school teacher etc.). In other words, if a psychological coping instrument can identify low ratings on some coping skills, how can this information be used to inform the support and training for the person entering to a highly stressful occupation?

MPS667 Stress and Coping in Health Psychology

Module 6 Discussion

DQ1 Emotional Regulation versus Emotion Suppression

1a. Based on the background materials, compare and contrast the strategies of emotion suppression versus emotional regulation.

1b. Based on the background materials, explore the research findings about the impact of using emotional regulation upon the psychological well-being of individuals.

DQ2 Emotional Regulation Training

2a. Based on the background materials, elaborate on how emotional regulation can be trained to young children help cope with stress.

2b. Explore on at least 3 challenges of being able to train emotional regulation to young children or your family members

MPS667 Stress and Coping in Health Psychology

Module 7 Discussion

DQ1 Cognitive Reappraisal

1a. Based on the background materials, differentiate between emotional regulation versus cognitive reappraisal in coping with stress

1b. Explore at least 2 everyday real-life situations where cognitive reappraisal would be an effective method of coping with stress. Please provide examples

DQ2 Cognitive Reappraisal Training

2a. Based on the background materials, elaborate on how cognitive reappraisal can be trained to teenagers to help cope with stress.

2b. Explore on at least 3 challenges of being able to train cognitive reappraisal to teenagers

MPS667 Stress and Coping in Health Psychology

Module 8 Discussion

DQ1 Gratitude

1a. Based on the background materials, explore the research on how having a mindset of gratefulness (i.e. the attitude of gratitude) can help with coping with everyday stressors.

1b. Explore some key factors that may prevent individuals to seek a mindset of gratefulness to help manage stress in their lives.

DQ2 Lessons Learned

After learning from all the modules in this course, elaborate on how the different coping methods you have learned in this course can be used to improve your own coping methods or the people around you (ex. children, family, co-workers).

MPS667 Stress and Coping in Health Psychology

Module 4 Assignment

Case Assignment

We have discussed a variety of concerns and theories that can be applied in the context of coping and stress. The Case Assignment for this course will be a 5-8 page essay (excluding title page and reference page). You should use a minimum of 4-5 academic sources (at least 2 from the Touro library) in your Case Assignment.

Choose one (1) of the highly stressful occupations below as the focus of your Case assignment:

1. Medical doctor

2. Police officer

3. Lawyer

4. Social worker

5. Elementary school teacher

6. Enlisted Military Personnel

7. Firefighter

Please address the following topics in your Case Assignment.

1. Explore at least 3 recent statistics highlighting the experience of stress in the context of the occupation you have chosen to highlight for your Case assignment. (Module 1).

2. Identify at least 3 specific examples of stressful situations that tie back to the occupation you have chosen to highlight. What are the categories of stress (acute, episodic, chronic stress, 1 / 2 eustress, distress) do these examples belong to? Elaborate on your answers. (Module 2)

3. Discuss the brain and physiological effects of the 3 specific examples stressful situations you have highlighted for the occupation you have chosen to focus for the case assignment (Module 3)

4. Elaborate on the effectiveness of people in the occupation you have chosen to highlight in utilizing coping methods or seeking coping support for the stress they experience as part of their job. (Module 4).

Writing Guidelines

Essay must be double-spaced with 1-inch margins and typed in 12-point Times New Roman.

Your paper should have a title page and references page (not included in the 5-8 page total count).

Essays should be proofread for spelling and grammar mistakes.

You must cite all texts used along with proper paraphrasing to avoid plagiarism.

Make sure your paper has an introduction (with purpose statement), main points in the body of the paper, and an overall conclusion section.

Build support in your paper with background material including library sources that use the terms we discussed throughout the course/program (Use at least 2 sources from the Touro library)

MPS667 Stress and Coping in Health Psychology

Module 8 Assignment

Signature Assignment

We have discussed a variety of concerns and theories that can be applied in the context of coping and stress throughout this course.

The Signature Assignment for this course will be an 8-10 page essay (excluding title page and reference page). You should use a minimum of 4-5 academic sources (at least 2 from the Touro library) in your Signature Assignment.

Choose one (1) of the highly stressful occupations below as the focus of your Signature assignment:

1. Medical doctor

2. Police officer

3. Lawyer

4. Social worker

5. Elementary school teacher

6. Enlisted Military Personnel

7. Firefighter

Please address the following topics in your Signature Assignment.

Explore the types of stress and the sources stress in the context of the occupation you have chosen to highlight for your signature assignment. (Module 1 and 2).

Elaborate on at least one (1) coping measure or instrument that would be helpful as a screening tool for the occupation you have chosen to highlight. How can the outcome measures of a coping measure be used to allocate support and resources for a person experiencing stress in the occupation you have chosen to highlight? (Module 5)

Discuss one (1) published research study where the researchers used cognitive reappraisal training, emotion regulation training or gratitude training with people working in an occupation you have chosen to highlight. Explore the effectiveness of the training on the population you have chosen to highlight. (Module 6, 7, 8)

Elaborate on the challenges of training stress coping strategies to people who have significant difficulty in work-life balance in the occupation you have chosen to focus for the signature assignment (Module 4)

Writing Guidelines

Essay must be double-spaced with 1-inch margins and typed in 12-point Times New Roman.

Your paper should have a title page and references page (not included in the 8-10 page total count).

Essays should be proofread for spelling and grammar mistakes. You must cite all texts used along with proper paraphrasing to avoid plagiarism. Make sure your paper has an introduction (with purpose statement), main points in the body of the paper, and an overall conclusion section.

Build support in your paper with background material including library sources that use the terms we discussed throughout the course/program (Use at least 3 sources from the Touro library)

MPS667 Stress and Coping in Health Psychology

Module 8 Assignment

Student Self-Reflective Essay

The purpose of the Student Self-Reflective Essay is to reflect upon what one has learned or how one has performed as compared with one’s expectations or goals.

At the end of each course, we ask students to respond to five (5) statements. In your essay please respond in sequential order to the five (5) statements below. There is no requirement for length when responding to each statement.

1. Descriptions of how you feel you improved your knowledge, skills, abilities, and yourself in this session through this course.

2. Evaluation of the work you did during the session for the class and explanations of ways you could have performed better.

3. Topics you have identified that you did not understand or were not successful in trying to implement and suggestions you may have about how to improve the course material on those topics.

4. Ways you might measure the future effects of what you have learned in this course or your future progress/improvement.

5. State whether you achieved the course outcomes (Student Learning Outcomes).