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Axia College Material
Appendix D
The following table describes five situations in which a person reacts to stress in an unhealthy manner. For each:
a. identify the stressor(s).
b. briefly explain why the person's reaction is an unhealthy choice.
c. briefly describe one healthy alternative way of reacting and why you consider this approach a healthy choice.
d. identify two possible moderators of stress for this situation.
|Situation |Source(s) of |Unhealthy Reaction|Healthy Reaction |Two Possible Moderators |
| |Stress | | |of Stress |
|Every morning, as she prepares for her |Getting ready for |Headache |Relax, allow more time|Find internal locus of |
|two-hour drive to work, Carole gets a |work and 2 hour | |for preparation |control, carpool, use |
|headache. |drive | | |various techniques to |
| | | | |eliminate stress |
|Jim hates attending meetings at which he |Being asked |Shaky hands, |Prepare more, find out |Find support groups, |
|might be asked a question. His hands begin |questions, lack of|approval seeking, |what exactly cause the |substitute negative |
|to shake at the thought of not having the |confidence |basically huge |anxiety and dissect it |thoughts with positive |
|right answer. | |amount of fears of|down to nothing or get |ones, practice speaking |
| | |both being wrong |help |in front of people, try |
| |...