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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).