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)?