ITask 1- Holmes- Rahe Inventory
In completing the Holmes- Rahe Inventory I scored 168 points thus implying that I have a 50% chance of a major health breakdown within the next two years. Some of the categories which I feel into was ones such as having a close family member die which was scored high in the Holmes- Rahe Inventory stress calculator. Through having a close family member die this has impacted my life immensely as this was something that did effect all whole family in different ways, therefore everyone found it hard to be around each other but at the same time didn’t want to be alone.
I felt the category that I scored in seemed fair, however because I have support from both my family and my friend’s I don’t feel that in two years I will have a major health breakdown. Personally I would say the main cause of my stress is University, between both the work load and exams. Compared to how I felt within the first when I had first started university I am able to deal with the work and exams better. Although I do still find myself stressed because of everything university entails I am more prepared and organised to deal with the stress and don’t find myself getting worked up to the point of crying as often.
Ways I can combat stress would be to have a positive can do type of attitude before putting myself down wishing trying. Being prepared and organised has a big part as you have to be able to priorities things which are causing me the most stress and deal with this first. But I do feel that exercise does help work as a stress release for me personally as it is a way to forget about things for a while.
Task 2 Pengilly & Dowd Stress Hardiness
Understanding stress is important because this is something that is cause through major life events someone had to and has to face in their lives, such as, family members dying, divorces, losing jobs(non-normative), moving house and retirement (normative). But stress leads onto a number of very different mental health issues, for example, depression, anxiety etc.
Five methods to support a healthy lifestyle are participants, instrument’s, procedure, results, discussion. Participants these are students who have been asked to research from introductory psychology classes at public colleges and universities in Northeast Ohio USA. These participants were not selected basis on race and gender etc. Instruments includes 50-items revised hardiness which develops Kobasa called the Personal View Survey. Which looks into the quality of social support was measured due to the persons levels of stress. Procedure is when the participants were given research materials in a certain order being, demographic questions CSLES, PVS, SSQ6 and BDI. The reason for this order was because of the content of the questionnaires did not suggest a problem with order of effects. Results shows that stress is very important within depression thus showi
