stress-log

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STRESS LOG

  1. For one week (5 weekdays + 2 weekend days), record the routine and unique

    stressors
     you encounter.
    Examples: Driving to school/work each morning through rush hour traffic (routine), getting a flat tire (unique).
  2. Record your reactions/responses to these

    stressors
    , including:

    1. Psychological reactions
    2. Emotional reactions
    3. Physical responses (physiological stress response)
    4. How you coped with each

      stressor
       (use of interventions).
  3. Review your 7 days of entries. Do you see any patterns for the following?
    1. Patterns of

      stressors
    2. Patterns of responses
    3. Patterns of coping methods
  4. What methods could you have used to cope more effectively with the identified

    stressors
    , including using appropriate university and community resources?
  5. Submit a 2-3 page reflective summary of your log.