NUR 508-Week 5 Discussion 1: Motivation Emotions

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Motivation, Emotions, and Health: Stressed Out?. 1st Post Due by Day 3. To prepare for this discussion, please read Chapter 7 of your textbook. Watch Stress: Portrait of a Killer, read “Dr. Seuss, the Coping Machine, and ‘Oh, the Places You’ll Go’” and complete the Holmes-Rahe Stress Inventory (The American Institute of Stress, n.d.). Finally, review Instructor Guidance and Announcements. In this discussion, you will consider psychological explanations and solutions for stress by examining your own stress level and relating strategies to combat stressors in your own life. Be sure to use your own academic voice and apply in-text citations appropriately throughout your post. • Watch Stress: Portrait of a Killer, which discusses the effects of stress and reveals insight for coping. • Summarize the information you learned about stress and health, including emotional and motivational factors as presented in the video. • Describe how stress impacts physical and mental health.

• Read “Dr. Seuss, the Coping Machine, and ‘Oh, the Places You’ll Go’” o Identify variables that influence the appraisal of a stressor as a challenge or threat. o Generate various factors that may influence one’s ability to cope with stress, such as perceived control, optimism, and social support. • Complete the Holmes-Rahe Stress Inventory (The American Institute of Stress, n.d.). • Interpret your score. What are the implications of this? o Apply your knowledge about assessing (appraising) and coping to your own experience with stress. What are your biggest stressors? What is the impact of stress on your health? Are there any factors in your own life that buffer the effects of stress?

Examine specific ways in which you might better manage your stress, such as aerobic exercise, relaxation and meditation, spirituality. o Explain how cultural and social diversity might influence perception and experience of stress. (Why could one situation increase stress for one person but not for another?). • Remember to use your own academic voice and apply in-text citations appropriately throughout your post. Post your initial response of 250 words or more by Day 3 (Thursday)

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

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NUR 508-Week 5 Discussion 1: Motivation Emotions

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The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.