All of the chapters were actually
full of many things I did not already know. It was interesting to me because
topics such as suicide and depression are things I have studied a lot of. It
just shows that there is always still so much to learn. The chapter on stress
management really stood out to me. I have a lot of issues with stress, as I am
sure most college students do. It is easy to get behind on work and feel like
you will never be able to catch up. It is also hard to balance classwork,
homework, a job, eating and sleeping when there is so much to get done every
day.
Some ways that I cope with stress
as a college student is by prioritizing. I like how the textbook says “Change
yourself, change your world” (Lynch, 41). This statement is so true. I like by
the quote “With our thoughts, we make our world.” We have to stay positive and
believe everything will be okay because that is the only way it possibly could
be. As humans, we have the power to determine whether things are good or bad.
That is an incredible gift.
I have a list for each class of
assignment due dates, and then I also have a combined list so I can see how
much work total is due on what days of the week. This helps me with time
management so I am not doing so much classwork for each class on the same day. On
days I am working I find it much more difficult to get schoolwork done or to
even just focus on it. On those days I try to stay extra alert by consuming
food that will nourish my body and give it energy. I also try to get a lot of
sleep the night before so that I am not so exhausted.
I do feel as though I put in the
time needed for this module. All of my assignments were handed in on time and I
took a considerable amount of time planning for them. I took time to read
others discussion posts and genuinely think on their questions and absorb what
they could teach me just as I would with readings from the textbook. In the
next module I want to try to have the text read faster so that I do not feel
rushed to read it.
A suggestion I have for this
module would be to read the text because that just makes everything so much
easier. Also watching the lectures is very helpful in understanding what is
important. Also, it is easy to forget to link websites to the discussion posts,
but that is very important.
Healthy People Initiative- A federal initiative to facilitate
broad, positive health changes in large segments of the U.S. population every
10 years
I learned that Healthy People is a text Health and
Human services updates every 10 years with progress made and new insights on
how to be healthy.
Environmental Mastery- The ability to choose or create environments
that suit you
I learned a new way to think about
things that maybe are not the most interesting or uplifting to me. This
reiterates how much power our minds truly have.
Eustress- Stress resulting from positive stressors
Although I was aware that ‘positive’
things can cause stress, I never thought of categorizing them in this way and I
think that it is a good idea to understand where our stresses come from and
why. Not all of it can be bad and that is important to remember.
