A couple of months ago I witnessed my sister playing the Why don’t you-Yes but game with me. My

Stress can be defined as anything that makes us change. Many people think of a negative event when they hear the word stress. However, stress can be a positive change also. When a person experiences stress, it not only affects them emotionally, but physically also. If two people are experiencing the same change, they will each respond differently to the stressor. An important figure to Psychology named Richard Lazarus developed the Cognitive Appraisal Model. The Cognitive Appraisal Model states that whether we experience stress from an event or not depends on our interpretation of the situation and the resources we have to approach that event. This means that if a person has many resources to deal with an event, they are less likely to

It was a warm summer day in mid-July, I woke up super excited because this was the day I was going to take my drivers test. I had been practicing for a year and a half now, and I was ready to ace the test. I had also taken a separate driving course, which was to perfect my skills at the wheel. Obviously, I was still nervous about the whole ordeal. Would I not complete a full stop at every stop sign? Would I not parallel park right? Would I run a red light? These were all the questions running through my mind on the way to the testing center. I went over

Kelly McGonigal discusses the importance of viewing stress as positive, as opposed to negative, by detailing three specific studies and findings about stress. In the first study, it was discovered that people with a significant amount of stress had a higher mortality rate; however, this was only statistically significant if the subject viewed stress as harmful. If the overly-stressed subject didn’t view stress as harmful, they were actually at the lowest risk of dying, even compared to those with a minimal amount. Therefore, it is important to change a person’s perspective of stress. In particular, McGonigal emphasizes that stress is important for a person’s body: it energizes and prepares them to meet whatever challenge they are facing. Furthermore, it helps the blood vessels remain relaxed, thereby allowing the heart to remain healthy.

Our book describes stress as “any circumstances that threaten or are perceived to threaten one’s well-being and tax one’s coping ability” (Weiten, 2014). Stress is not necessarily a traumatic, life destroying event. It can be as simple a small change in one’s daily schedule. People will have multiple stresses throughout their lifetime. Some will be little and daily, but overtime these add up and can affect you in many ways. Stress can be positive or negative and can take many forms; a few being frustration, internal conflict, change, and pressure. All of which make almost a daily appearance in my life (Weiten, 2014).

When the body is in an unstable state or feels threatened, the body will set itself in a “fight or-flight-or-freeze” mode, also known as the stress response (Smith, R. Segal, and J. Segal). Another definition of stress, according to Firdaus Dhabhar, is that stress is “a constellation of events that begins with a stimulus or challenge that is detected by the brain that then activates the flight-or-flight systems in the body (biological stress response)” (Richter). Psychologist Connie Lillas presents a driving analogy in order to show the three most general ways people respond to stress. The first way is known as “foot on the gas.” This is the “fight” response, and a person is usually uptight and angry.

Stress is induced by life events .Lazarus and Flokman in (Cavanaugh and Blanchard –Field (2005) point out stress is defined by the person and that no two people experiences stress the same event in exactly the same way. Each individual has a specific tolerance for stress depending on general level of adjustment, the internal and external resources available to that person, flexibility of learned coping mechanisms and the degree and type of stress being experienced .The rise in stress that results from emotional

I started to appreciate my family and friends who were able to give me rides when I needed them more and I began to give rides to others when they needed one. Once I started driving by myself, I discovered how easy it is to become distracted when driving. I learned to be a defensive driver I needed to think about what I was doing while driving, watch other drivers and be prepared to react to their driving at the same time; subsequently, my views on the difference between a defensive driver and non-defensive driver changed after I started to drive. For this reason, my perception of other drivers became more judgmental after I received my license since I started to notice the mistakes that other drivers were

Pope (2005) portrays stress as the perceived shortcomings between demands and the accessibility of resources to meet those demands. Stress is a feeling that affects people of all ages. Stress impacts people in a large array of ways, which include emotionally, physically, and mentally (Rollin,

Selye, H. (1975). Confusion and Controversy in the Stress Field. Journal of Human Stress, 1(2), 37-44. doi:10.1080/0097840x.1975.9940406

Young drivers argue that driving gives them a sense of responsibility and independence. Also, some parents disagree

The meaning of each person is thinking about the stress is unique. For example, Hans Selye(1936) who is regarded as the stress father of stress. He defines it as “When the body is threatened (Stressor) will cause stress. This may be good and bad. It will change the balance of the body. And the response of the person to the stressor, the response is expressed in terms of non-specific symptoms.”Moreover, Steinberg and Ritzman (1990) defined that “stress has enormous destructive power.” In addition, Skinner (1985) explained stress that “reaction to the

In our way, we were having a slightly car accident. Fortunately, we both were safe and no injured. At the same time, I feel self-accusation because I scared if it will happen again and maybe next time we are not that lucky. So after the accident, I never let my sister driving during her pregnancy because I realize it is dangerous for her. So every time when she wants to go out, I will just be her driver when she needs me.

Hans Selye started to use the term “stress” when he discovered that all of his patients looked sick and worn out. He concluded that all of them had something in common: they were all under physical stress. Selye did not stop when he provided convincing arguments that stress impacted health. Could it be psychological? Could it be stressful? John Mason, a physician, designed an experiment to test if psychological stress was equivalent physical stress. Either way hormone levels increased when put in a stressful situation. There was also a debate about whether people react the same way or react different. Eventually it came to be that there are common element that cause stress, however, people will react differently to the stressors. In my research,

Lazarus and Folkman's cognitive theory of stress helps psychologists evaluate stressful events and calculate how someone would react to them. The four subcategories of this theory will take someone step-by-step in how to recognize and react to a stressor. These categories are: Stressful Event, Primary Appraisal, Secondary Appraisal, and Stress Response. Understanding these categories will lead to a further understanding of how a person reacts to a certain stressor.

Here’s a scenario: seventeen-year-old Ashley has mandatory play practice at her high school tonight. Because her mom and dad are at work, she doesn’t have anyone to take her. Usually, in an event like this, she would be able to drive herself to school. Except, the state has just released a law ensuring that anyone under the age of eighteen cannot operate a car. The state legislature should not raise the legal driving age to eighteen because it gives teenagers the independence they have been longing for, parents will no longer have to chauffeur their children around, along with the teens running errands and performing tasks for their parents, and car ownership and driving teaches teenagers the values of trustworthiness and responsibility.