1. PSYCHOLOGICAL COPING STRATEGIES
Defending vs. Coping
Reduce the symptoms of stress or reduce the cause of stress
Problem-Focused vs. Emotion-Focused
Coping by resolving a stressor or by regulating one’s emotional response
TYPE A PERSONALITY
Time urgency
Perfectionism
Competitiveness
HOSTILITY
Less trusting
Quicker to anger
Antagonistic
Risky health behavior
Quickly aroused by potential
stressor reducing social support
Cognitive Restructuring
Reappraising a stressor to see it in a more positive perspective
Positive Emotions
Making an effort to experience more positive emotions
Finding Meaning
Making sense out of a stressor and finding a benefit of it
Psychological Debriefing
Venting emotions and discussing reactions to a trauma

2. TOPIC 1 –Causes of Stress
Stress Test
TOPIC 2 –The Physical Effects of Stress
Fight or Flight
TOPIC 3 –Stress and Personality
Type A Personality
TOPIC 4 – Reducing Stress & Its Effects
Stress Relievers from webmd