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Results from Personal Stress Questionnaires

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Results from Personal Stress Questionnaires

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After takin the "Am I Too Stressed? (Self-Assessment)" and  the "Social Anxiety Test (Self-Assessment) located on PSYCOM.net, my results were similar and alarming. In both assessments I received a moderate indication that I have symptoms associated with high stress and Social Anxiety Disorder.

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There are numerous types of stress that affect an individual physically and psychologically. Depending on the current trajectory of  one's life, a career, finances, relationships, and higher education, can harbor a lot of stressors that take a toll on their overall health. Since general stress can vary from mundane tasks such as managing appropriate times to complete homework assignments and chronic illnesses, it is valuable to differentiate between these stressors to cope with them accordingly in hopes of producing a positive outcome.

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My personal stress is derived from academic responsibilities, career opportunities, and financial stability. As a senior at Grand Canyon University, I am struggling to balance these obligations as I am hastily approaching graduation. With this upcoming milestone, plans for the future demand immediate attention and are the cause of frequent and consistent stressors.

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There are a lot of general ways to manage stress such as an emotion-focused and  problem-focused approach. According to Sarafino and Smith (2017), an emotion focused approach aims at controlling the emotional response to stress through cognitive and behavioral reactions, while a problem-focused approach aims at adjusting the demands of a stressor and relying on resources to deal with it. Generally, relaxing practices such as meditation and physical activity such as Yoga, tend to increase a sense of personal control and encourage my optimism and resilience.

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Physiological Effects of Stress on the Body

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Physiological Effects of Stress on the Body

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With stressors, comes physiological effects on the body. Firstly, there are mental health risks of lower self-esteem and in extreme cases, depression. Secondly, there are emotional health risks of consistent fear, anger, etc., and a long term risk of anxiety. Lastly, stress can effect the body physically by causing headaches, high blood pressure, lack of sleep, and can lead to insomnia and detrimental health conditions such as heart attacks and strokes, according to the American Phycological Association (2021).

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When it comes to treating stress and providing suggestions to positively cope with stress, self disclosure can be helpful in establishing credibility with a patient. It can also project hopefulness and increase patient adherence.

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Having a strong support group when dealing with stress dramatically affects the impact it has on my life. I maintain a healthy and positive relationship with a select group of friends who encourage and motivate me. I also have a strong resource which is my family. They are dependable and reliable which provides a consistent form of support and is beneficial in providing helpful advice and carefully considered suggestions.

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American Phycological Association (2021). Stress effects on the body. Retrieved from https://www.apa.org/topics/stress/body
Sarafino, E. P. & Smith, T. W. (2017). Health psychology: Biopsychosocial interactions. (9th ed). Hobeken, NJ. John Wiley and Sons, Inc

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Sarafino and Smith (2017) describe coping as a process where people attempt to manage the perceived discrepancy between demands and resources in a stressful situation. They offer two different ways to cope based off the emotion focused and problem focused approaches. When faced with stress, I generally rely on faith. I am able to control my emotional response due to my beliefs and trust in God's plan. A bible verse that encourages this response is Jeremiah 29:11 which states, " For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."