Write a relatively low amount of life change and a low susceptibility to stress-induced health breakdown
150 to 300 points = 50% chance of health breakdown in the next 2 years
300 points or more = 80% chance of health breakdown in the next 2 years, according to the Holmes-Rahe statistical prediction model
The Holmes and Rahe Social Readjustment Rating Scale attempted to quantify stressful events. Researchers have found a relationship between total score (adding up the events) and the likelihood of medical illness. The relationship is complex, however. Not everyone who is stressed gets sick, although being stressed clearly puts one at greater risk for being sick. An important issue is the persons appraisal of the event, which has two parts. During primary appraisal, the person decides whether the event is threatening or not (e.g., not all events are perceived as bad by everyonea divorce might be a wonderful thing from a certain perspective). During secondary appraisal, the person decides whether he or she has the capacity to cope with the event.
Write a 2-page paper in which you discuss potentially stressful events in the lives of college students, such as midterm exams and term papers. (You are welcome to discuss your own personal stress, but it is not a requirement; feel free to speak in terms of college students in general.) Frame the events in terms of primary and secondary appraisal, and then discuss what events are particularly stressful. Typically, these will be events that are both threatening (to good grades) and difficult to cope with (e.g., impossible midterms, a confluence of deadlines). Be sure to cite from the textbook reading to support your statements about stress and the relationship between stress and health. (Must include at least one in-text citation and a reference page, both APA-formatted.) What are some ways that a person can perceive an event as less threatening (primary appraisal) and decide that they have a greater capacity to cope with the event (secondary appraisal)?
I only had 13 points and it was for vacation.
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