To prepare for this discussion, please read Chapters 7 and 10 of your textbook, as well as Dr. Seuss, the coping machine, and “Oh, the places you’ll go”, and Conceptualizing Psychiatric Disorders Using ‘Four D’s’ of Diagnoses (Links to an external site.). Browse the Society of Clinical Psychology’s web page Resources: Psychological Treatments: About This Resource (Links to an external site.) and The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th ed. (or DSM-5 (Links to an external site.)). In addition, watch Stress: Portrait of a Killer. Finally, complete The Holmes-Rahe Stress Scale (Links to an external site.) (Kresser Institute, 2016). Finally, review Instructor Guidance and Announcements.

Consider psychological explanations and solutions for stress by examining your own stress level and relating strategies to combat stressors in your own life.

To complete this activity,

• Complete The Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale (Links to an external site.) (Kresser Institute, 2016).
• Interpret your score. What are the implications of this? Include the following: 
  • Describe factors that impact appraisal and coping.
  • Discuss the impact of stress on health.
  • Illustrate specific examples of ways you might better manage your own stress, such as aerobic exercise, relaxation and meditation, etc.
  • Explain how cultural and social diversity might influence perception and experience of stress.

To fully demonstrate content knowledge and critical thinking, the Motivation, Emotions, and Health, and Psychological Disorders and Therapies discussion must

• Appraise course concepts explicitly, applying them to your personal experiences/observations, and cite the required readings as appropriate.
• Be thorough and specific, structuring your work intentionally (with an introductory and concluding sentence or two), providing clear context, and concisely and precisely explaining relevant course concepts.
• Use personal examples to illustrate as appropriate, but do be sure to provide an objective analysis too, referencing required materials and using additional credible sources as needed to support your insight. For more, see Summary vs. Analysis (Links to an external site.). 
• Use your own Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) and apply in-text citations appropriately throughout your post. For more, see APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.).
• Your original post should be a minimum of 300 words.