Stress & Coping ((4 Credits))

Catalog description

This course covers the study of stress and its influence on health and well-being. Topics may include theories of stress; emotional, cognitive, and behavioral symptoms of stress; negative and positive stress; personal stressors; the influence of attitudes and beliefs on the experience of stress; personality and stress; specific types of stress, like job, family, and technology stress; and theory and research related to effectively coping with stress. Students will have an opportunity to consider personal stressors and coping, as well as how to assist others to better cope with stress.