FSU PSYC342 2021 February Discussion 10 Latest

PSYC342 Intro to Clinical & Counseling Psychology

Discussion 10

Stress (Read Chapter 18)

A lot of different "specializations" were covered through chapter 16 to 19.  As end of semester is coming up, let's focus just on one part of it.

In your opinion, does stress really affect physical health? Do you have any anecdotal experiences with this phenomenon? If so, please share them with the rest of the class.  After watching the TED talk about stress with Kelly McGonigal (Links to an external site.), has your opinion changed?

Were you surprised to learn that 75–90% of all visits to health care providers result from stress-related disorders and that those who are stressed are six times more likely to be hospitalized for a physical ailment than those who are not? Has the level of stress you experience ever affected your health, for example, during or after finals week?