1. Gender Roles-Stress and Health

2. Homework
Identify three causes of stress in your life and next to each, write a paragraph on how this stress impacts you

3. Do you think gender roles have changed over time? Why or why not?
Warm Up
Do you think gender roles have changed over time? Why or why not?

4. Analyze Stress and Health Identify ways of coping with Stress
Learning Objectives
Analyze Stress and Health
Identify ways of coping with Stress
Build connections to your own lives

5. Stress
-Stress: The arousal of one’s mind and body in response to demands made upon them -Eustress: Positive stress HOW CAN STRESS BE POSITIVE??? -Distress: Negative stress linked to intense pressure or anxiety that can have severe psychological and physical effects WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSCIAL EFFECTS? -Stressor: An event or situation that produces stress in your life

6. Role Playing
Each group will be writing a short skit to act out how a certain stressor impacts them
Each skit should show what the stressor is, the causes of the stressor, and consequences
I will be collecting one skit from each group
Each group should plan out a 4-5 minute skit
Everyone in the group needs to help in both preparing and presenting the skit

7. Types of Stressors
Frustration
Daily Hassles
Life Changes
Conflict

8. Discussion
Do you think there are other types of stressors that should be added to the list? What are they?
Do you think everyone is impacted the same by each stressor? What factors might play a role in how someone is impacted by stress?

9. What is the stressor for Carolyn? How does she respond to her stress?
American Beauty
What is the stressor for Carolyn?
How does she respond to her stress?
Do you think Carolyn needs treatment? Why or why not? If so, what kind of treatment should be given?

10. How is this an example of Eustress?
Pursuit of Happyness
How is this an example of Eustress?
What does this imply about the connection between achieving goals and stress levels?

11. American Sniper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buNWpCdfMsk
How is stress impacting their relationship?
How are their reactions different to the stressors they are facing?
What do you think she means by “I need you to be human again. I need you to be here!”
What does this scene imply about when people don’t take care of themselves, by not treating stress and trauma?
How should stress be treated?

12. Ways of Coping with Stress
Defensive Coping- A way to reduce the effects of a stressor, but not in the best ways
Write down 3 Defensive Coping techniques
Active Coping- Changing the environment or situation to remove stressors or changing one’s response to stress, so it is less harmful
Write down 3 Active Coping techniques

13. Defensive Coping Examples
Substance Abuse
Aggression
Withdrawal
Suicide
Defense Mechanisms

14. Active Coping Examples
Changing Stressful thoughts
Relaxation
Exercise
Yoga
“Venting”

15. Reading on Stress and Health
Read the article on Stress and Health and fill in the graphic organizer on the second page

16. What is the difference between Eustress and Distress?
Warm Up
What is the difference between Eustress and Distress?
What is a stressor and what are the four types of stressors that we identified?

17. Homework
Identify three causes of stress in your life and next to each, write a paragraph on how this stress impacts you

18. Synthesize the different types of conflict that cause stress
Learning Objectives
Synthesize the different types of conflict that cause stress
Interpret GAS and its impact on the body
Build connections to own lives

19. types of Conflict
Approach-Approach Conflict: Least stressful type of conflict because the choices are positive
Avoidance-Avoidance Conflict: More stressful type of conflict because people have to choose between two choices that are not desirable
Approach-Avoidance Conflict: Choice can be both good and bad at the same time
Multiple Approach-Avoidance Conflict: There are multiple choices and each has advantages and disadvantages

20. Check for Understanding
Next to each example, write the correct conflict
Choosing between cake and ice cream for dessert
Biggie is deciding whether he wants to major in Psych., History, Calculus, Chemistry, or Russian when he gets to college
You want to buy “Straight Outta Compton”, but it costs a lot of money
Going to the dentist or letting a toothache get worse

21. Create a Dialogue
With a partner (SITTING NEAR YOU), write a dialogue between two friends
In the dialogue, show each type of conflict, the choices that are involved, and how this stress was impacted by the conflict
In each dialogue, each friend must have 7-8 lines
Be prepared to present one dialogue to the class

22. Pop QUIZ
We will now be taking a Pop-Quiz on the different types of conflict and how they impact stress levels. Please put away all your materials except for a pencil and a piece of paper

23. What did Stress just look and Feel Like For You
Draw 3 graphics/images which show how you felt just now in relation to stress. Explain each graphic/image in two-three sentences

24. Factors that Impact Stress
Personality Types
Self-Efficacy Expectations: Beliefs people have that they can accomplish goals that they set for themselves
Psychological Hardiness: Personality characteristics that help withstand stress
Sense of Humor
Predictability
Social Support
Discussion Question: Which of these factors do you think is most important in determining how someone is impacted by stress

25. General Adaptation Syndrome- Hans Seyle
What are the three stages of the GAS?
Why does the graph not have numbers?
What is the “Shock” stage like?
What kind of response “ramps the body up” due to stress?
How has the way stress impacts people changed over time? What does this tell you about modern society?
What is the connection between the speaker’s car and the body dealing with stress?
Why does this professor think that people start getting sick in November and December? Do you think she is correct? Why or why not?

26. What are the four types of conflict and define each of them
Warm Up
What are the four types of conflict and define each of them

27. Collaborate with group members to form presentations on homeworks
Learning Objectives
Collaborate with group members to form presentations on homeworks
Analyze and Synthesize Stress
Begin Psychological Disorders

28. Pair-Sharing Homework
With a partner, pair-share your homework and explain what are the three most significant stressors in your life
Be sure to identify the causes of these stressors
Have your partner suggest three active coping mechanisms for each stressor
Come together with another group and create a poster depicting each person’s stressors, causes, and active coping mechanisms
Use visuals, drawings and graphics to explain the stressor, the cause of the stressor, and how it impacts you
Make a list of all the Active Coping Mechanisms that your group came up with

29. Analyzing Stress When is stress good? When is stress bad?
What factors impact stress?
What kinds of psychological disorders do you know about that are created by stress? What is the difference between just being “stressed out” and having a psychological disorder brought on by stress?

30. Psychological Disorders
Behavior patterns or mental processes that cause serious personal suffering or interfere with a person’s ability to cope with everyday lives
What are some Psychological Disorders that you are already familiar with?
What types of treatment methods are you familiar with for these different Psychological Disorders?
How should people be diagnosed with Psychological Disorders? What factors should be analyzed to determine if someone has a Psychological Disorder?

31. Criteria for Determining a Psychological Disorder
Typicality: How often the person will typically (on average) experience a certain behavior or mental process
Maladaptivity: Extent to which the behavior or mental process impairs someone’s ability to function on a daily basis
Emotional Discomfort: Emotional pain the person feels regularly
Socially Unacceptable Behaviors: Extent to which a behavior or mental process is accepted by society
Culture-bound syndromes: symptoms of an illness based on the culture of an individual

32. Cultural-Bound SyNdrome: ZAR
Zar-Middle Eastern belief in demonic spirits possessing the human body, which involves shouting, laughing, head-banging, or other inappropriate behaviors

33. Times are Changing
Make a list of all the things that you can think of, which were at one time socially unacceptable, but now are accepted in society
What does this tell you about passing judgement on behaviors that society considers “socially unacceptable”

34. DSM DSM: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Psychological disorders classified by observable signs/symptoms rather than presumed causes
2013: DSM V released
Discussion Questions: Why do you think there have been five versions of the DSM released? Why is it difficult to diagnose a psychological disorder? How do you know if

35. DSM Discussion Questions:
Why do you think there have been five versions of the DSM released?
Why is it difficult to diagnose a psychological disorder?
How can you tell the difference between a psychological disorder and exaggeration of common behaviors?
Who should be responsible for making decisions on whether or not someone has a psychological disorder???

36. Homework Skim through Chapter 18, Section 2-Section 7
Pick one of the different Psychological Disorders that you are interested in
Write one paragraph on why you are interested in this particular Psychological Disorder
Research ten facts about this Psychological Disorder and list them under the paragraph