Explain the relationship between stress and wellness.

Explanation should include

  • defining stress
  • identifying the major factors that can cause stress, such as
    • change
    • unpredictability
    • lack of control
    • conflict
    • poor health
    • poor relationships
    • poor communication
    • financial struggles
    • social media

and explaining how stress caused by each of these factors may affect wellness.

Process/Skill Questions: 

Thinking

  • Why should stress in one’s life be a concern? In the lives of others?
  • Why could various kinds of stress cause one to become unwell?
  • How can exposure to social media result in stress? How can one cope?

Communication

  • Where are attitudes and beliefs about stress acquired?
  • How can stress be explained to someone else?
  • How can stress be a positive motivating factor?

Leadership

  • What leadership skills are used to help others understand how stress can lead to illness?

Management

  • What may happen when one has too much stress? Too little stress?
  • How can one identify one’s comfort zone (the amount of stress that provides enough excitement and challenge without making one feel overwhelmed)?