KIN 1600 : KIN1600 EXAM1
15 Mar 2019
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See wellness as an active process (health is active) and it involves changing behavior. The concept of stress: any mental heath problem can be caused or influenced by stress/ inability to control stress, critical mistake regarding stress we try to eliminate stress. People can"t be fixed: hobbies- collecting cards, not getting money; working on cars, not knowing how to fix things, holidays- family, gifts, future- figuring out what to do after college, the real world, careers. Distress- stress caused by bad things/ experiences ^^^ Eustress- stress caused by good things: planning a wedding, competition anxiety, job promotion, having a baby, starting a family, pets, graduation, vacations, winning the lottery, having too much money. Should you fail to control any of the stressors, you then move into the third stage of the gas: exhaustion- could result in death, injury, illness, mental breakdown, violence. You will not eliminate stress, but you can manage it.
