You were asked to complete the Assess Yourself: What is your stress level? – in Chapter 3 on pages 96-97.
What was your score for Part 1? What does that score mean for your health? What do you think about the result?
What did you learn about yourself when you analyzed your scores for Part 2? Tell me how you respond to stress?
Why are the college years often high-stress years for many? What factors increase stress risks? How do you manage your stress/stressors?
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My score for part 1 was 415. This score means I am at a high risk to develop a stress-related illness. I think I am at risk for having more illnesses, but not that high, because there was a lot of the questions that seemed really life altering, that I didn't check. I scored mostly B's for part 2. I agree that I am a calm person, but not all the time. I still get stressed, even though my results say I don't. I guess I have a good way of hiding it. On question 2, I responded to C, because I don't like confrontation and I'll do anything to avoid it. However, I have a bad habit of talking about people behind their backs. I'm trying to stop this, because I wouldn't want them to talk about me behind my back. I chose B for question 4, but I might have reacted in the way that A described. It just depends on the situation. I am a very jealous person at times, and tend to not take other people's feelings into account. I answered C for question 5, though I wouldn't give up all together. I don't do all I can do to succeed in school, and my grades show that. When I finally started trying harder, I felt overwhelmed working on this class and my Sociology class, that I didn't read anything for my History class. I compare myself to others and always feel inferior. My younger sister goes to Furman, and I've always tried to measure up to her. My friends have scholarships and get great grades. I lost mine my first semester at Central Carolina Tech College. I'm 22 years old, still live at home and fully depend on my parents. My parents were married at 18 and have been on their own since then. I care too much about others opinions in my life, so therefore I feel like a failure at times.
ReplyDeleteI don't think its fair that teachers think they can give us so much work, like that's the only class we're taking. I think this is why college years are so high-stress for many. The factors that increase stress risks for me, is that my mind over-thinks the smallest details and I freak out if I don't have everything planned the way I want. I feel like people get so wrapped up in college, when in all reality, it isn't a guarantee at a better career nowadays. I try to manage my stress by taking time to relax and do the things I enjoy. Though this might be the very reason I'm doing so poorly in school...
Chapter three was all about stress, and I think I really benefited from this chapter. I know I have lots of stress, and reading all the information helped me to get a better understanding of all the aspects of stress. At the end of the chapter I completed the Assess Yourself. I actually scored way better than I thought I would.
ReplyDeleteIn part one of the Assess Yourself activity I scored a 108. I only checked three items on the list: number twelve – argument with a close friend, number seventeen – increase in workload at school, and number twenty – change in living conditions. I actually had less current stress factors than I thought I did.
Since I scored below a 150, I have a one in three chance of developing a serious health change in the next few years.
I’m really pleased with my result. I feel really stressed out a lot of the time, but my score was pretty low. I’m not currently going through any of the major issues that were on the list. However, I think some issues such as increase in workload should have more points than thirty-seven. I feel like between school work and a job it’s a lot more stress than that. But overall I was pleased with my score.
When doing the second part of the Assess Yourself I scored zero A’s, three B’s, and two C’s. Since I scored mostly B’s I learned that I am the type of person who tries to keep their cool when stressed. Apparently, I remain “calm and unworried about the situation” and that I tend to take the stress on and deal with it in a calm manner.
However, I actually think this is far from the way I actually handle stress. When I am really stressed, I often overreact and get flustered. The smallest thing sometimes can send me over the top. So when it comes to handling my stress I normally have to stop everything. I usually lie down in bed or on the couch and just do something I enjoy, so I can have a few minutes of “me time”
The college years are often a high-stress time for a lot of people. There are so many different things to worry about like money, school work, a job, roommates, social life, family, sports, etc.
Factors that increase these risk are lack of sleep due to being up late studying or out doing social events, lack of nutrition from eating in the cafeteria and other junk food all of the time, overload of work from classes and a job, and even a lack of physical activity.
When it comes to managing stress, I defiantly didn’t go about it in a healthy way. Now that I’ve read this chapter I know a lot more techniques I can use to help better manage my stress. I used to just overload myself until I almost exploded, but now I know different technique ways to help keep my cool.
Before, I always felt like I was overloaded even I wasn’t. I always had too much on my plate and never had any “me time” because I was always working on something. All the work would stress me out and I would just get mad over the littlest things. Now that I’ve read this chapter I know that I need to have “me time”, relax sometimes, and not be afraid to tell other people “no” when it comes to more work!
When I completed the Assess Yourself essay, my score for part one was 165. This means that I have a 50-50% chance of experiencing a health problem within the next two years. I think that this may be true, but I will be in the 50 percentile where I will not develop any health problems. If I do develop any symptoms than I would seek a psychologist before it becomes worst. On part two my answers I selected were B's. This means that for mostly selecting the answer B, I am a cool reactor who tends to roll with the punches. I tend to cope with my stress diligently and I try not to let it stand in my way. I respond to stress by taking deep breaths and trying to find other things to do to get over it. I find things to do with my friends or my boyfriend in order to not think about it.College years are often high stress for many because they dont take the time out and plan ahead on what is important in their lives. Some college students just do the work because they have to and not because they need to. In other words, school work is not their number one priority. The factors that increase stress risks are work, school, relationships. How I manage my stress is I try to turn it into good stress. I think about the goodness behind the bad. When I am over my stress, I try not to think about the past and move on.
ReplyDeleteMy score was 476. :( It means that I'm at a high risk for stress-related illness. I'm too stressed. I need to calm down.
ReplyDeleteI had mostly b's for responses in part two. For the first question about the restaurant, I would have just left. There is no sense in waiting that long when I was there in the first place for someone else to take my table. Obviously the restaurant didn't want my service, so they won't get it. In the second question, I almost had a heart attack reading the question. I can NOT tolerate slackness in my kitchen. If you're there, and the kitchen is nasty, then you need to clean it. That is my biggest pet peeve. You need to keep my kitchen clean if you mess it up. The third question didn't have the response that I would have picked. I picked b to get a friend to help me. But I generally don't freak out over reading things out loud in front of the class. The fourth question, I went with b. Mostly because my initial reaction would be to go off on someone like there wasn't a tomorrow. But I'm not the kind of person to make a scene. I would talk to them about it when I talked to or saw them next. For the last question I chose b as well. I wouldn't bad mouth the teacher because it was my fault I didn't do so great. And just because I didn't get a good grade doesn't mean that I'm not going to study for the next one. It means I'm going to work harder next time to make up for the bad one I just had.
I think college is the time for high stress because it's that time in someone's life where there are a lot of changes going on. Most people don't do so well with stress. There is the change from high school to college work and schedules. There is a change in the people you see everyday and meet. There is change in your diet, exercise, and sleep. If you live on campus, then there is home sickness, and/or loneliness. All of these changes can cause stress. Most of the time for me to manage my stress, I complain to my best friend Allie. Other times when I get mad, I go take a nap, then when I wake up, I don't care about what was bothering me as much. Sometimes, I just "complain" to no one while I'm in my room.
In part one of “how stressed are you” I scored a 428. This indicates that I may be at a high risk for a stress-related illness. I know I am more stressed than I have ever been in my life, but I feel as time passes it will decrease. This is so because I just recently moved out of my parent’s house and had a newborn and started a new relationship. Although, these factors are causing me stress I feel that as time passes they will become less of stressor. This is the first semester of the school year, causing an increased stress level, but within a couple of months it will be over and I can enjoy the summertime. Since I recently had a newborn my sleeping habits have changed and I am not able to have much of a social life. My eating habits have been changed and I am more prone to stopping at fast food or grapping a snicker to save time throughout the day.
ReplyDeleteEven though my stress score was high I disagree with developing a stress-related illess because even though having a child and being a single parent is hard, parenting brings with it some positive stress also. On part two I scored a 55 which indicated that my stress level is moderate. I learned that I am happy with my body weight and I am accepting to all types of people. However, I learned that I have a problem with worrying about what others think of me and that I am easily irritated with the things people do. I agree with that statement because if someone does the smallest thing to me I can get easily frustrated and get angry quick. Overall, I realized that my weakness with stress is worrying just entirely too much. I worry about everything from finances, friends, to family.
I am a cool reactor when it comes to stress. I can usually cope well within a situation and look at the “positives” that can come out of a stressful situation. Sometimes I do find myself crying behind doors though, but many people don’t know that and they believe that I’m actually one tough cookie. College years require students to cope with a lot of stress. College is stressful because of the increased work load compared to high school, students trying to balance their life outside of college and the pressure that is put on us because we are determined to graduate from college and not be labeled as a failure. Stress risks factors are increased when we don’t receive enough sleep at nights because we are up trying to cram for a test, unable to have a social life because all time is devoted to schooling, and when we get upset because we didn’t do so well on a test increases our stress risk factors.
I try to manage my stress in college by making sure I start on my assignments when I receive them and try to have a social life with my friends and family even if the conversations are only about schooling. I also keep a list of the assignments that are due in class to avoid me missing an assignment and causing me to become upset.
My overall score of Assess Yourself in chapter 3 was a 137. Since I scored below 150, the text states that I have a one in three chance of experiencing a serious health change in the next few years. However, I disagree with my score and assessment. I scored low because I have not had any distress in my family or personal life lately. My main source of stress would be college which I feel is higher up o the totem pole for me (instead of just number 17 with 37 points assigned). For financial reasons I’ve recently had to get a part time job in Florence in addition to my on-campus job. I only work about 20 or so hours a week, but that time combined with commuting and the wasted, useless time in between each job, ends up monopolizing a large amount of my time. Because my grades are a high priority for me this makes me think that my stress level/score concerning my grades and college needs to at least be doubled!
ReplyDeleteMy answers for part two didn’t tell me anything that I didn’t already know. I am a very easygoing person in social situations with a lot of patience and little temper. Although I do get annoyed I am much more likely to swallow any outburst which probably has to do with being brought up by my mother who is always nice and polite towards everyone. I was always taught that it was not appropriate to lose your temper in public, or even hardly show your temper for that matter. So, for the most part I let the little things go. Otherwise, I choose to just deal with the stress by directing it inwardly, which from the text I found out is just as harmful as having major outbursts.
I am very aware of the increase in stress during college years. I’ve been gaining weight since I began college and even have gray hair already. I am taking a more proactive effort to control my stress levels lately. I try to manage my time well making each hour more productive. I try to divide my large To-Do list into manageable steps. I also try not to take myself too seriously and try to find time to enjoy myself every day. My fiancé helps me a lot with that last one by always reminding me that a C on a test is not the end of the world even though it affected me so greatly that one single day. Looking at my scores made me realize that I can definitely change my responses to stress in order to help combat my high levels of stress as well as the damage that stress causes.
I scored 140, below 150, meaning I have a 1 in 3 chance of experiencing a serious health change in the next 3 years. I think there were a few events that weren’t on the list that could possibly bump me up into the 50-50 range.
ReplyDeleteI am more of a cool reactor or intense inward reactor in social situations because I don’t want to make a scene or upset or alienate people, especially those I’m going to have to keep dealing with in the future. I tend to react more intensely at home, either inwardly or outwardly, which probably isn’t too healthy for my marriage. After all, I really don’t want to upset or alienate my husband, either. However, there are a lot of little things at home that I just roll with that I used to get more upset about. This has something to do with learning to accept things you can’t change and not sweating the small stuff (I have that book).
One thing that’s stressful for college students is the amount of work to do for each class, added up for all your classes. If you have a job or other additional responsibilities, it’s a challenge to juggle everything and still have some down time for yourself and friends and family. School is expensive, so that can be stressful and put on additional pressure to earn money and get good grades. If you don’t get enough sleep, get sick, have relationship problems or don’t have a good support system, your risk for stress is increased.
I try to manage stress by getting some exercise and try to get enough sleep. I try not to let assignments pile up by doing some work on them every day. I also try to make time for doing something fun and relaxing and having some kind of social interaction every day.
After completing part 1, the student stress scale, I learned that my stress level was in the middle and that I have approximately a 50-50 chance of experiencing a serious health problem within the next 2 years. My score for part 1 of the Assess yourself: What’s Your Stress Level, was a 276. I learned that having a score of 276 is dangerous to my health and that within the next two years I have a 50-50 chance of developing a serious health problem. However my score was almost close to 300, which means even bigger problems for me because if I accumulate anymore stress in my life I will be at 300, which means that I may be at a high risk for developing a stress related illness. I think the results were on point with where I am in my life right now, as far as my stress levels go. I do have a lot of stress in my life right now, and I can definitely tell it has an effect on my health because I suffer with headaches everyday.
ReplyDeleteIn part 2 of the Assess Yourself: How do you respond to stress, I chose mostly B’s and C’s, but I had one more B than I did C’s, therefore my score was related to the B’s. My score interprets that I am probably a cool reactor who tends to roll with the punches when a situation becomes stressful. It indicates that I have a good level of coping, and overall I will suffer fewer health consequences when stressed. The scores also mention that I’m not really stressed, I am really calm and unworried about the situation, not just behaving as though I were. I somewhat disagree with these results. For instance, as I was reading the questions for the second part of the Assess Yourself, I could answer all the questions either A, B, or C, it just all depends on how I was feeling at that present moment. For example, question number 2 states, “You come home to find the kitchen looking like a disaster area and your spouse/roommate lounging in front of the TV” (Donatelle). I chose answer C, which states that I don’t do anything but tense up and angrily start cleaning the kitchen, making as much noise as possible. I also wanted to choose choice A, which states that I pick a fight about how your spouse/roommate never does anything and always expects you to clean up after him or her. I based my answer choice on how I was feeling that day, not necessarily on how I felt everyday. Therefore, depending on how I was feeling that day, could affect my scores.
The college years are often high-stress years for many students because as a college student there is a lot of pressure to succeed both academically and socially. Some of the factors that increase stress risks are relationships, academics, school events, an overload of course work, in which then leads to a decrease in sleep. I, for example, am an overwhelmed college student. I work nearly 30 hours a week and take 17 semester credit hours. I also have pressure on me to succeed not only academically, but socially, in which is very hard because when I’m not in class I am usually at work. To manage my stress/stressors I try going to the gym; this makes me feel more relaxed. I occasionally sit down to make out a list of what I can and cannot change in my life at the moment in order to relieve some of the stressors in my life.
In the Assess yourself activity part one for chapter three, I had a score of 272. In the text if you have a score less than 300, you are considered to have a 50/50 percent chance of having a serious health problem.
ReplyDeleteWhen thinking about this result, I can’t help but wonder, wow I have a high chance of getting a disease just because of stress. But then in the back of my mind it’s a 50/50 chance of not having one, which I hope in terms I never will. This tells me that if I can learn to keep my stress at a minimal I should be good to go, but if I don’t this is what will happen.
In part two, of this activity my main response to the questions were B. In this activity that was good, it showed that I am a very mellow person, and I can just let things roll off in a very stressful situation.
College years for many college students like me are very stressful. Because we seem to always have something due for a class, may need to read for a class, or have to take much needed time out of the day to study something we just learned. All these terms are stressful because, most of us work, have a family, play a sport, or etc. How do they increase our risks of stress? They all are things that take up so much of our time and energy and planning how to manage it all can really get to you.
How I say to manage stress/stressors? Is to find out what they are, how they are influencing you, and to cope with them to the best of your ability. Even I’m learning to find out what’s stressing me, and to talk about them with someone so I won’t hold all that in and stress myself out more.
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Blog #3: Are You Stressed?
My score for part one is 343. With a score of 343, it means that I may be at risk for developing a stress-related illness. I can agree with those interpretations. I have a lot on my plate and have to obligate most of my time to things other than my well-being. At the end of the day, I am overwhelmed and sometimes stressed. I do believe that if I continue this behavior it will lead to a stress-related illness.
For part 2, I learn (or maybe already knew) that I am capable of coping well when faced with stressful situations. I also learned that I will suffer fewer health consequences although my score in part one states that I am at risk for developing a stress-related illness. I am surprised that this part states that I am not stressed. I can agree that I am actually calm and unworried in most situations and that has a lot to do with my religion. My response to stress is prayer. I’ve always been taught to pray about a situation and not worry. If I’m going to worry then I shouldn’t pray.
I believe the college years are often high-stress years because this is that last step before an individual is officially “on their own.” Factors that may increase a student’s stress is exams, peer pressure and being accepted by their peers. They may also face stress because for the first time they are away from their parents. I manage my stress by first praying. I, then, find a way to relax or get some much needed rest. Finally, I think about all the possible things that are causing stress and deal with them one by one.
On part one of Access Yourself for cahapter 3, My score was very high. This score means that I may be at risk for developing a stress related illness. I think that I should quickly take action to decrease my stress. Releasing stress is very hard for me because I often times hold on to a bad feeling or event in my life for long periods of time without getting closure from, or even talking to someone about it and how it made me feel. In part 2 I learned that I get irritated fast. I hold in feelings of madness and become very tease rather than talking about my irritations. I learned that when Im axious I worry a lot and get very critical of my performance on things. I'm quick to blow up when I see something going on that I don't think should be, with people that i'm the closest to.I get very upset when I fail at something I study for and make sure I study more the next time. College years are very high stress years because the filling on the lack of completion. Once you do one thing something else is quickly added to do next. The lack of time management is very stressful as well. The lack of physical activity and poor eatting habbit. Not getting enough sleep also contributes to a increase stress risk. I think my stress management skills needs some improvements. I think it is when/when situation for me. Sometime I can quickly adapt to stress and take action to change the feeling. Sometimes I break down before I finally take actions to decrese my stress or stressors. I think I should learn to listen to what my body is trying to tell me more or it may lead to health issues.
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ReplyDeleteAfter completing the Assess Yourself: What is your stress level, I realized that within the past 12 months I have experienced a great deal of stressful events. My overall score for part one was a 329, indicating that I may be at high risk for developing a stress-related illness. Although the results terrify me, I do believe that they are accurate. I know that my stress level is extremely high; it affects me on a daily basis. I have been desperately trying not to let things affect me as much as they should, and even though it is improving it still slightly bothers. I allow myself to get stressed over the littlest things. Over the past couple of months, I’ve been through several dramatic changes, I lost my grandfather, my boyfriend of a year, and someone I thought was my best friend. Even though these negative things occurred, I do believe a gain a lot of positive aspects from them. I realize from my grandfather’s death that I needed to cherish my family more, and the boyfriend and best friend incident help me realize that if someone doesn’t want to be a part of my happiness and success then I need to just let them go.
When I analyzed my scores for part two of the Assess Yourself, I learned that I am someone who tends to “go with the flow” as well as someone who has strong reactions to stress that are directly inward. When things happen to me that I portray to be extremely stressful; I behave as if I were stressed when I’m actually calm and relaxed. I also learned that I am a huge , if I would change the way I think about myself and other could help me approach situations differently. The college experience is often stressful due to having to deal with some many different things at one time. Also the thought that after you graduate a new chapter of your life begins. I know the reason why my college experience has been stressful so far has been caused by having to learn how to manage my time between school work, my part-time job, being an resident assistance, on the dance team and also being in the military. Although this is a lot of things to try to manage, I’ve learned to focus more on which one of these things are the most important. My main focus is receiving my degree, so everything else falls into place after that. In order to succeed that is I plan to think throughout the remaining years of my college experience.
Assess Yourself: Chapter 3
ReplyDeleteAfter completing the Assess Yourself for chapter three, I discovered that my score for part one is 271. According to the book, this means I have approximately a fifty-fifty chance of experiencing a serious health problem within the next two years. This score does not really surprise me. I feel like it is accurate because I often feel stressed because I never have enough time to complete tasks that I need to accomplish. I have a big workload at school, and I wait tables four nights a week from 4:00 to 10:30. This schedule does not always allow me enough time to be able to relax and have some free time.
For part two of the Assess Yourself, most of the answers that I chose were a’s. According to the book, this means that I am a hot reactor who responds to mildly stressful situations with a fight-or-flight adrenaline rush. This does not surprise me at all. I have been this way since I was a toddler and my parents have always told me that I threw terrible temper tantrums as a kid. I definitely feel like some situations can make me so mad that I react out of anger instead of waiting to cool down. I have put myself in many bad situations because of this.
I believe that college years are stressful for many different reasons. For most, this is their first time living on their own and managing their own time. I think as college students, we often put ourselves in a bind by procrastinating schoolwork and studying. Going to college is a complete change of lifestyle. Most of your friends from high school end up enrolling at a different college than you and you have to meet all new people. You no longer have your parents to do household chores for you or help you manage your time and make good decisions. Also, the workload of college can be unbearable. College is completely different from high school and there is a lot more work involved. On top of the giant workload of college, many college students work a part time job. All of these things can add up and make the college years very stressful.
Many different things can cause stress risks. It can be something as small as a college exam or getting cut off in traffic, or something as large as a divorce or the death of a family member. Most of my stressors come from little things such as a college exam or having to wait on a bad table at work. I will be the first person to admit that I am not good at managing my stress. If I become stressed out because of school, I will make myself study harder and harder until I become mentally exhausted. This stress causes me to forget the information that I am trying to learn and I just end up becoming more stressed than I was in the first place.
I think I should write out a schedule for myself every day and list everything that I need to get accomplished. I believe that it would help tremendously if I could set goals for myself, and then meet my goals. My life would definitely be less stressful.
My score for Part 1 on page 96 of Chapter 3 was 66! Even though this score is below 150, I still have a 1 in 3 chance of experiencing a serious health change in the next few years—unbelievable. Apparently, any score warrants the possibility of a serious health change, no matter how small. Which makes me wonder, if stress is necessary—nay, some stress good—how does having minuscule amounts of stress in one’s life become a serious health risk? Besides, some stress is clearly unavoidable.
ReplyDeleteFor instance, I only scored points on two different items of the 31 choices: (item 18) “Outstanding personal achievement.” and (item 21) “Serious argument with an instructor.” Some could argue the latter was avoidable, and I suppose the prior was also, but I wanted the outstanding personal achievement. I worked hard and was proud of the work I accomplished, especially when my research and proposals were accepted. Though I did not want the argument with the instructor, the communication was necessary and growth ensued because of it. Good or bad, unavoidable or no, Part 1 made me realize just how significant stress in one’s life can be. Even if that stress is good, how we manage our stress is as important if not more so than which type of stress we have in our life.
When I analyzed my scores for Part 2 on page 97 of Chapter 3, I realized there are some times when I could better manage my stress. For example, to question number 2—“You come home to find the kitchen looking like a disaster area and your spouse/roommate lounging in front of the TV.”—I answered C. “You don’t say anything but instead tense up and angrily start cleaning the kitchen, making as much noise as possible.” I understand this option probably isn’t the healthiest. There are other times in my life when I do internalize my frustrations, until I finally explode—which is Ugly! I need to work on these. However, I answered B. to the other four questions in Part 2. Typically I am patient, unless the frustration in a repeat offender. I also make a conscious effort not to worry, so I can keep my stress level at a minimum.
The biggest contributor to my stress levels and lack of patience lately is inadequate sleep. Being in college, taking five classes, attending school five days a week with a 50 minute commute (one way) is stressful enough, but throw four children, a spouse, a house, and other family/friend/church/organizational responsibilities in the mix and you’re asking for minimum sleep and maximum stress. Personally, the stress keeps me going, motivates me to continue, but it is exhausting! Making the grade, trying not to disappoint anyone including myself drains every cell in my mind and body. Having a considerate husband who shares the responsibilities, as much as his schedule will allow, is the biggest asset to managing my stress. Knowing he is available to cook supper or help with the children’s homework gives me time to focus on my school work and carve out time for me. I would not be sane without him.
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ReplyDeleteOn part one, I scored 112. According to the book I have a 1 in 3 chance of experiencing a serious health change. I feel that I have more stress due to the fact I started back to college again, which was more than half of the points I scored. I have friends that tell me, they don’t think I can get any more laid back. Usually when something is bothering me I take a canoe or a kayak to the river and paddle up stream and float down watching wildlife. This is my stress release. A lot of people tell me I act like nothing bothers me, but I look at things like fussing and such gets you nothing, but enemies and make things worse.
I few years ago, I had been drawing unemployment. About a month after I started working they sold the house I was renting. I had my 4 labs so I couldn’t move just anywhere. I took my dogs out to my farm and set up pens for them. I wasn’t sure where I was going to live, but I went to camp at the state park the first night. I knew both of the rangers at the state park. I went to check and ranger asked me why I was camping. I told him. The two rangers talked about it and told me I could camp for free. I had another friend who owned a cabin on the Edisto River. I had a key to his cabin for years and he told me anytime I wanted to go there and help myself to the freezer full of food at the cabin. It worked out very good. Almost anytime we were supposed to have bad weather, it turned out to be a weekend and I could go to the cabin. Most people would have been worried about not having a place to live and would have been stressed about the situation. I kind of enjoyed having new neighbors every few days and meeting new people. I camped for 9 months and saved money. I found a house to move into a few miles from where I worked. My friend called me one day and told me he needed a manager for one of his businesses. I told him I wasn’t interested in moving to Columbia. A week or so later I got laid off. I called my friend up and asked if he still needed a manager. He said yeah. He paid me more than double what I had been making and it came with a house on the Saluda River, plus I still had used his cabin and the Edisto River. While most people would have stressed if they were in that situation, I just took it in stride thinking it would worked and it did.
On part 2, I scored “b” and all but one and it was a “c”. I don’t think many of the answers were exactly what I would have done. Question 1 for example I probably would have left unless the person I was with really set on eating there. I would have just left and found somewhere else to eat.
The college years are often high stress due to knowing you are paying for your education and pressure to do well. I have returned to college after graduating 26 years ago. It was hard getting used to studying after so long. I am in a unique position. I only need 30 hours to get another degree. This mean I am almost in a freshman situation and a senior situation at the same time. A freshman from the stand point I am new to college in a way and senior in a way because all of my courses are upper level courses. I try to handle stress by staying ahead when possible but when things seem to start piling up on me I ride to the river, paddle, and watch the ducks fly in for the night.
My score for the first part was 255. According to the book I have a fifty-fifty chance of developing a stress related disease. I actually thought my score was going to be a lot of higher especially because of the stress I have been feeling lately. I have been so overwhelmed with everything and I can tell that is affecting my sleep and health.
ReplyDeleteFor part two I scored mostly b’s which according to the book means that I can usually handle my stress very well. I don’t agree with this at all. I think I am pretty horrible at managing my stress and anger. I tend to hold things in until finally something just makes me snap and I know that is not good. I think I scored mostly b’s because the a or c answers were just a little too extreme of a response for me to answer. If you ask anyone that knows me they will even tell you that I am not a person that will open up about what is stressing me out or making me angry. I will always just say it is nothing even though you can tell by my face and my tone of voice that something is obviously bothering me.
I think college years are very stressful because at first it is a lot of change that young adults are experiencing. They are on their own for the first time and they don’t have someone constantly reminding them to do their work and study. By the end of college it is still stressful because now everyone is worrying about are they going to be able to graduate on time and they are trying to figure out what comes next in life and it is very scary. Also college is a lot of work and takes a lot of time to do and if people aren’t good at managing their time it can become very overwhelming especially if they are involved in other organizations. I think some of the factors that increase stress are poor time management skills like I said earlier and also being involved in many other things at one time. People have a tendency to over work themselves and then they become stressed out and sometimes freak out or develop health problems. I try to manage my stress by taking deep breaths when something is stressing me out in the moment, however, that doesn’t always work. For school I make sure that I have everything planned out and I stick to it. I write everything down in my planner so that I know I won’t forget anything. I also schedule times of when I am going to do everything.
My score for part 1 of the Asses Yourself was 147. This score means that I have a 1 in 3 chance of experiencing a serious health change in the next few years. I think this is kind of a bad scale because even if I were to score a zero I would still have a 1 in 3 chance of experiencing a serious health change in the next few years.
ReplyDeleteI learned that I’m a pretty cool headed person. I always try to act accordingly. I know that most things just happen and are nobody’s fault. I try not to stress myself over minor events in my life. I also try to remain calm because me being hot headed doesn’t really solve anything, if anything it adds to the frustration and irritation of the already unpleasant situation. I try to act as if I were the other person involved in the situation. I try to respect everybody as much as possible.
College years are usually high-stressed years because it is such a huge change in environment and surroundings. For most students this is their first time being away from family and being on their own. All the responsibilities of being on your own ways heavy on someone who has never had them before. This is also a time for freedom. Students have to learn their limit for what they can and cannot do, and should and should not do. Students not only have to know right from wrong but they now have to chose right from wrong which is a lot easier said than done. The way I’ve been dealing with school is I focus on my studies. I try to turn in all my work on time and I ask questions when I don’t understand. I try to relax on the weekends and after my work is done. I surround myself with great friends to bring my spirits up in those rare moments that I feel down. I go out occasionally with friends just to enjoy myself. I have found a great balance for work and play, but that balance is for me and everyone has to find their own balance of work and play.
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ReplyDeleteOn Part 1 my score was 540 which suggests that I am at a high risk for developing a stress related illness. I think that a lot of things change in my life very frequently which causes me a significant amount of stress. Quite a few are things that I can’t change such as the health of a family member or an increase in the workload at school so I think that I need to focus more on handle that stress than how to get rid of it. Other things such as my change in my sleeping habits, eating habits, and social activities can be modified back to the way they used to be where they didn’t cause me stress.
My results on Part 2 suggest that I have a good level of coping skills and can roll with the punches in stressful situations. This really shocked me because I don’t consider myself very capable of dealing with change well. Typically I get freaked out and rage at people that really have nothing to do with my stress. It was then that I realized that in typical situations I don’t act that way, I do act calm and collected and get whatever task I need to get done completed. It’s when I get home and sit down to tell my boyfriend about my day that that person who doesn’t know how to deal with stress appears. I guess it’s because I trust him enough to show him my true reactions that that happens. So, essentially I take my problems to him and take them out on him. I know that’s not a good way to deal with my problems so I’m going to have to try and rectify that. I read in the book under people that chose mostly “b” that they need to actually not let stress affect them rather than just giving the appearance of not being stressed.
College poses a new experience for those who have never had to deal with being on their own before. Some have to move out of their parent’s homes when they never had to live on their own before and don’t know how to deal with it. Others move out and have to manage paying bills and school at the same time. Another factor that stresses students out is the sheer amount of time and work that goes into getting good grades once one gets into school. No one really knows when they get out of high school just how much work it’s going to take to succeed in college.
Staying up late whether it’s because a student is studying or partying is a risk-factor for stress. Another factor that causes stress is procrastination, when a student just lets the work pile up it makes it more challenging when the time comes to actually turn the work in because they have so much left to do.
I make sure to have a little bit of me time every day even if it’s just 15 minutes. I’ll finish all my homework and make sure all of my stuff is done for Kappa Delta and then I’ll read for a little bit or take a relaxing bath. It’s the only way I’ve even been able to wind down so, I know that I need just a little bit of me time every day.
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ReplyDeleteWell for my stress level I scored a 120 for part one. For me, that score means that I have a 1 in 3 chance of having a serious change in health within the next few years. Personally I am pleased with the results because that means that my stress level is under control eventhough I’m a college student and college years are said to be the most stressful years.
For part two, after analyzing my scores, I learned that I’m laid back, can cope well, and overall will suffer fewer health problems when stressed. I respond to stress very calmly. I believe when you respond to stress with a lot of energy, negative energy, it makes the situation escalate. I like things to go smoothly, so when I feel like something is becoming stressful, I take a deep breath and think of a way to handle it with as little energy as possible.
I think that college years are high stress years simply because there are a lot of adjustments and changes going on such as a new environment, course work, campus activities, peer pressure, and having a social life. This seems overwhelming and impossible to juggle all of it at the same time, so aggravation kicks in and once it gets the best of you, it becomes “a stressful situation”. Some other factors that increase stress risks are your family responsibilities, the decline in the economy, health issues, as well as relationships. So to manage my stress and stressors, I think rationally about things and try not to blow things out of proportion, but yet think of the situation as a minor problem that can easily be fixed.
I’ve known for a very long time that I am overly stressed, but found the results of this particular assessment very discouraging. I’m not a person that handles stress well, and I’m anxious worried or sad at least 80% of my daily life. According to the assessment, if your score is above 300 you may be at a high risk of developing a stress related illness; I scored a 345. I found this discouraging because, oddly enough, realizing my stress has a strong potential of killing me only causes me more stress. I worry that I may never find that inner peace we should all strive so diligently for. However, the first step to fixing a problem in your life is admitting its existence. Maybe, just maybe, knowing how stressed I truly am can eventually serve as a motivational tool to calm and correct my highly stressed mind.
ReplyDeleteAs for the next portion of this assessment, I scored a mixture of A’s and B’s (B,B,C,C,B). This shows that, though I may be in an almost constant state of stress mentally, I am able to at least curb my responses and keep a level head much of the time. However, when I do react negatively, those reactions are generally internal (as shown by my C answers). When I am stressed, I bottle in up inside and it bothers me for ages; I still catch myself feeling miserable at times over events that occurred years ago. I hardly ever get mad at other people, only at myself. According to the book, this is where the danger of my personality lies and I could greatly improve my quality of health by working first to improve my self-efficacy and my self-esteem. I’ve always had a painfully high level of insecurity, but I realize its detrimental effects on my health and mentality, and have been working as of late to improve the way I see myself.
College has proven stressful to me on several levels. I have no choice but to work, or I would not even have the gas money to come to school. I feel underappreciated and generally overlooked at work 90% of the time, so I’m usually stressed when I’m there. I have to wake up every morning and get ready for my 8:30 classes, and then drive 30 minutes to get to school and thirty minutes to get back. I often feel overwhelmed, like there is never enough time in the day to do all of my homework or study for all of my classes and still manage to balance work and loved ones. As much as I try and tell myself not to, I almost always procrastinate, which leaves me feeling stressed as deadlines and test dates loom ever closer on the horizon. Regardless of my grades, I often feel inadequate. I feel my work is mediocre and my intellect is juvenile, and worry how I’ll manage to maintain a high GPA throughout my collegiate experience (which of course leads to me wondering what my father will think of me if I get a bad grade). I strive to impress my professors, as well as to create lasting relationships with them; my teachers are and always have been the top motivational force of my academic career. Or of course I am faced with the constant negativity of being the “teacher’s pet” or the “suck-up”. I never really feel at home around my classmates, and catch myself worrying how they must view me, or what they think of my constant need to excel in the classroom. All of this, teemed with exhaustion from lack of sleep and nonexistent quiet time to think and be calm, are factors that increase my level of stress. I deal with this either by swallowing it and telling myself I’m fine, crying, berating myself mentally, or bottling it up for just long enough to have something rub me the wrong way and then verbally lash out at whichever unfortunate soul happened to antagonize me.
To manage all of this negative internal struggle, I: read, write, draw, go for a walk, cry until I feel there is nothing left to cry over, look up funny things on the internet until I can’t help but laugh, talk out my feelings to someone who loves me and will act as my crying shoulder, or give and receive lots of love from my beautiful over-active Labrador. These methods help me retain my sanity; without them I’d be too stressed to function.
After completing the Asses Yourself I scored 352 on Part 1. This means that since I scored above a 150, I have a 1 in 3 chance of experiencing a serious health change in the next few years. After looking of my scores and the events that have occurred I think that I could find ways to help me cope with the issues that I am stressing over. I think that if I careful review these issues the stress that I am going through can easily be resolved and managed.
ReplyDeleteAfter completing part 2 I found that am a cool reactor and that I often roll with the punches, which seems to be true about me. I try not to let things get to me or get the best of me. I’ve learned that if I messed up it is not the end of the world and that life goes on with or without me, so there is no need in dwelling in the past. I can only try and correct my mistakes and try not to repeat them. I also found out that I have a good way of coping with my stress and that when I say I am unworried or not stressed about a situation I am not just behaving as though I were.
I think that the college years are stressful for many because when you first arrive at college you are taken out of your normal routine that your parents or care givers have given to you and are expected to manage your own time. It is also stressful the first year because you are in the transition of meeting new people from all over the world and you are exposed to a lot more. It’s almost as if you’re expected to become an adult because the only person responsible for you is you. Meeting new people and managing your own time are certainly things that increase stress risks. I also believe that the last year of college is just as stressful because you are now trying to manage your time around classes, and the friends you’ve made, and even jobs and activities and organizations that you are in outside of school. It is also a stressful time during your final years because the classroom work load is much greater and you’re expected to be able to complete all assignments as well the pressure of graduating and knowing that after graduation you have to go out into the real world and almost start all over again.
Some ways that I manage my stress are through going for a ride or talking to my friends about the things that are stressing me. Sometimes I may even do excess cleaning or go for a walk or workout. I think that the way I deal with my stress is healthy because I don’t place myself or others in harm’s way. Overall I feel that a little be of stress is a good thing because without it you wouldn’t place as much effort as you do into certain things. I think that if we learn to manage or time and stress we would all have a little more peace of mind and less future health problems.
The college years are often the most stressful for many because they are often under a lot of pressure and are trying to adapte to a new living and learning environment. Factors that include stress can include not getting enough sleep, bad nutrition habits, and emotional and social problems. I manage my stress by writing down everything that is wrong with me and them writing down beside th ways to fix the problems. I also try to lay down to cool off because I can not solve a problem of I do not cool down and relax first.
ReplyDeleteIn part 1 I scored 530. This high score means that I may be at risk for developing a stress-related illness. That is very scary to hear. I knew personally that I have been going through a lot and that I have been stressed out a lot lately, but I didn’t feel as though I may be at risk of being sick. This lets me know that I really need to take myself away from situations and also find time for myself to relax and clear my mind.
ReplyDeleteIn part 2 I learned that I am a cool reactor who tends to roll with the punches when a situation becomes stressful. The book says that this usually indicates a good level of coping, and overall I will suffer fewer health consequences when stressed. I feel as though at times I can overreact to stressful situations and at time I can be a cool head. So the book’s response was pretty accurate. When I’m stressed sometimes I just ignore it and keep going along with what I am doing, and then sometimes I over analyze, question, and worry about things.
College years are often high stress years because a student is transitioning from being a child under their parent’s watch to now being an adult and fully responsible for their life. Not only that but they are now put into a totally new environment and are faced with all different opportunities and temptations, good and bad. When I’m stressed I tend to just keep to myself and try to keep quite. If at all possible I like to go to the beach or a pond or lake (somewhere near water) and just sit and think, that really relaxes me and brings me back to myself.
When I assessed myself on my stress level I realized how many stress factors I really have. I am highly over stressed based on my score. My score was four hundred thirty four. According to the book anything over three hundred puts you at a great risk of forming a stress related disease. I fall in that category. My score exceeded three hundred by a good bit. Being to stressed the way I have been effects my health in negative ways. I always knew I was stressed but I guess I never really sat down and looked at every little stess factor that built up. I know my score is pretty lagitament because this has been the most stressful year of my life. This is due to deaths, school, and several personal problems I have had to face this year. I really need to lower my stress level.
ReplyDeleteOn the bright side more times than not I manage my stress well. I answered mostly b’s. This means I am cool and collect. I don’t let my problems put me in a tizzy. Although I scored mostly b’s I still realize I have a problem with bottling things up. Just because I don’t explode when I have a problem does not mean I handle them the best way possible.
Collage is a stressful time in life. This is due to heavy cores loads. Along with the fact a lot of us on our own for the first time in our life. Low grades stress you out just as much as studying all the time. And I have experienced what it is like to not think you are going to pass a class it is no fun at all. This is just a stressful time in our lives.
For part 1 I received a score of 175 which puts me at a 50/50 chance of experiencing a serious health problem within the next 2 years. To be honest I wish that the survey went back further than the last 12 months. Even if the survey went back to the last two years or even three years the score would have been quite a bit higher and I honestly think that it does take more than a 12 months to recuperate from some of the things on that list such as marriage and pregnancy which are two things that I have gone through in the last two years. There are also things that the survey didn't list such as your children getting sick or rifts in a relationship which can also cause stress.
ReplyDeleteAnalyzing my score in part 2 was more difficult that it seemed because I managed to get two b's, two c's, and one a. Which tells me that I can be on both the extremes of the spectrum when it comes to my responses to stress. However I did find out that I'm b's when it comes to strangers or grades but the a and c's had to do with my personal life and spouse. Which tells me that I hold in a lot of things in front of other people but let it out when I'm alone or it's just me and my spouse.
College years are a transition for everyone. You have to manage your own life and schedule. Everyone is stressed with the pressure to succeed have the "perfect" college experience. They want to join this sorority or that club all while keeping up their GPA. I, on the other hand have the problem of taking care of a house and a family while trying to keep my GPA up and do all of the extra curricular activities I can that would look good on a future resume. To manage my stress I usually wait until all of my list are done and usually the kids are asleep and I finally get to watch whatever show on tv I want and I do some sort of craft that I don't really have to think about when doing it. The more brainless the activity the better.
I scored 395 on part one. This score means that I am at very high risk to develop a stress related illness. I do agree with this because I can find myself stressing out over the littlest things. I have horrible road rage and when I get behind a car that does not drive the way I think they should be driving, I usually get very upset and will drive harmfully to myself and the person in front of me. On part two, I scored almost all A’s. This is because I have anger issues. My emotions tend to be extreme. I will either react calmly to a situation or angrily. There is no medium that I usually have when I am reacting, so I found myself choosing A because I could potentially react this way to a situation depending on what kind of mood I am in, but I could equally react more calmly. I chose A for question 4, because I am a very jealous person because of personal insecurities, so if I make others feel inferior, then it helps me psychologically. I answered A for question 5 because I tend to rather give up at things rather than try harder to succeed. Even though I think, and even say, that I will give up, I usually never follow through with my actions because I am not a person to give up on things. I think I have a psychological disorder because I think about quitting school, my job, everything and just being lazy, but I never will. I know I need attention and sometimes I like for people to worry about me, so I have tendencies to make my life seem worse than it really is. I already had my handwriting analyzed by a FBI agent and she told me that I seem to have extreme emotions. For instance, one moment I could be happy and content and the next I would be extremely angry and discontent, so Part 2 seemed to verify this because I found myself having a hard time choosing between A & C. I chose A most of the time because I knew there was a possibility that I could indeed act in this way, but I could also react in most all of the C scenarios as well.
ReplyDeleteCollege is a high stress environment. Most college students are stressed for financial reasons, demanding curriculums, and independency. I think the biggest stressor is procrastination. Because most college students do not have their parents lurking over their shoulders, they seem to procrastinate, which promotes unhealthy behaviors (staying up all night studying, writing papers, etc.). Another factor that increases college stress is a balanced diet. When I am stressed out I usually like to just sit back and relax and munch on sweets. I know this is not healthy at all. The lack of physical exercise can also play a huge role in college students lives because they may not feel like they have time to work out or eat healthy.
To manage my stress, I usually set aside some “me time”. Sometimes at night I just go outside and look at the stars, or just being around nature usually is very calming for me. I also like reading books that are not assigned! Even though I am promoting scholarly activities while I am doing this, it is fun to read books that you aren’t assigned. It makes me want to go to my professor and say, “Ah HA!! Got you!! Look what I am reading!! And it has nothing to do with any of my classes!” It is just good to get out of your dorm or apartment and have a chance to breathe in fresh air and unravel in the sounds of nature. You should try it! =)