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PSY 328 Module Six Journal Template First, read Chapter 13 of your text. Next, complete this template by replacing the bracketed text with the relevant information.  Explain to what extent you value flexibility in yourself. Your response should be about 2 to 3 sentences in length. Flexibility is something that I try very hard to have when it comes to adjusting to stress and different scenarios. I think it is a valuable trait because it enables me to have a healthier response to different situations. I tend to value it a little more because I do not think that I am flexible enough, depending on the scenario.  Describe your most common responses to stressors . Your response should be about 2 to 3 sentences in length. While I have certainly avoided and approached stressors, I think that my most common response is to approach them. I tend to not want to leave things unresolved, and don’t want to be constantly thinking about my stressors. If I procrastinate my stressors, I end up becoming more anxious and stressed by them, but that is a close second in how I respond.  Based on the results of your Big Five Personality Test and your own personal reflection, on a scale of low, mixed, or high, describe how you would rate your stress tolerance using the traits of hardiness, optimism, and dispositional optimism. Your response should be about 4 to 6 sentences in length. My Big Five Personality Test showed me having a low emotional stability score, which would indicate not being able to handle stress very well. I’d like to think that while I am lower in optimism and dispositional optimism, that I have a higher hardiness trait for stress tolerance. While I may not always see the positives in situations, I do think that I have been able to endure quite a bit. I think that my stress tolerance is adequate, but it also depends on the situation. Even though I have high hardiness, having low optimism can make stress harder for me to process.  Describe how you struggle with traits that negatively affect the coping process. Your response should be about 2 to 3 sentences in length. Being a pessimist has affected me negatively in the coping process. If I were able to look at certain things with a more positive outcome, it may alter the way in which I handle situations. If I were under the assumption that things will out, I would likely be less stressed during the process.  Describe the strategies you use when you find yourself experiencing cognitive distortions . Your response should be about 2 to 3 sentences in length. The strategies that I use when I experience cognitive distortions vary depending on the exact situation. As previously stated, I can look at situations pessimistically, and so there are times where I will anxiously avoid something or use ruminative strategies. If the stressor is something that I think is minimal or that I’ve dealt with before, I will use problem-focused strategies.  Describe the applications of adjustment and coping you see in your experiences in the workplace, at school, or in your relationships with others. Your response should be about 2 to 3 sentences in length. 1

The applications of adjustment and coping that I use in my life would be during my workplace where I think I am the most flexible. When my job gets stressful, I try to approach the issues to resolve them, but sometimes I do experience burnout. In my relationships with others, I think that I am more avoidant and use sensitization to try to picture scenarios before they happen. Doing this makes me feel more prepared. 2

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