Chapters 3 and 4 Covered Managing Stress and Mental Health respectively. Chapter 3 touched on the many factors that can cause stress, also known as stressors. I learned that something as simple as a homework assignment nearing a due date can cause stress. Alot of the information on managing stress was quite new to me, such as the different coping mechanisms of emotion-focused coping and problem focused coping. I can now apply these things to my everyday life to manage my stress more effectively whenver it arises. The whole section on college student stress was easy to relate to for obvious reasons. There was so much information such as ways to handle overload such as planning ahead and keeping to-do lists and time management suggestions such as avoiding multi-tasking and control interruptions. Chapter 4 delved into the mental health aspect. Alot of the content in the text was pretty straight forward and made sense. I had heard the terms Coping strategies and defense mechanisms used before and this chapter furthered my understanding of them. coping strategies are ways to deal with the emotional distress that comes from not having needs met. Defense Mechanisms are strategies used to distort the perception and awareness of reality to avoid unpleasant thoughts. I learned a lot more about the importance of sleep and how it helps your mind stay healthy along with helping your body recover from the stresses of daily life. The text goes in to ways you can get a good nights sleep such as establishing a regular sleeping time and winding down before going to bed. My participation in this module was much better and more involved due to me figuring out how to manage my 4 online classes which is a lot of work. I continue to look forward to learning more when it comes to maintaining health.
New Terms:
General adaptation syndrome: A three-phase biological response to stress.
Agency: the belief that one can influence the nature and quality of one's life, rather than believing that one's fate is determined by reacting to circumstances not in one's control.
seasonal affective disorder: depressive symptoms that appear in autumn or winter and remit sponatneously in the spring
self efficacy: the belief that one can carry out the actions to accomplish a goal.
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