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Meeting Life Challenges
Explain stress resistant personality with the help of examples.
Kobasa have shown that people with high levels of stress but low levels of illness share three characteristics, which are referred to as the personality traits of hardiness. It consists of ‘the three Cs’.
(i)commitment
(ii)control
(iii)challenge
Hardiness is a set of beliefs about oneself,the world, and how they interact.This interaction is ingrained in the feeling of personal commitment to what one is doing, a sense of control over one's life and to be able to meet the life challenges.
Stress resistant persanalities have a purpose in life and are sure of their actions, they show commitment to work, family, hobbies and their social life.Thus, they are able to strike the right balance in life.They take up life as a challenge and are not overwhelmed by challenges.
They think of changes as a part and parcel of life and view changes from a higer ground as being necessary and normal and view every change as window opportunity.
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Explain the concept of stress. Give examples from daily life.
State the symptoms and sources of stress.
Describe the GAS model and illustrate the relevance of this model with the help of an example.
Enumerate the different ways of coping with stress.
Explain the effect of stress on psychological functioning.
Describe how life skills can help meet life's challenges.
Discuss the factors that lead to positive health and well-being.
How does stress affect the immune system?
Give an example of a life event which is likely to be stressful. Suggest reasons why it is likely to cause different degrees of stress to the person experiencing it.
Given what you know about coping strategies, what suggestions would you give to your friends to avoid stress in their everyday lives.
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