The first approach to analyzing both interviews was looking at how they processed the tragic life event due to their generation label. Lisa is a middle-aged adult apart of the Baby Boomers and Kelly is a young adult categorized under Generation Y. It is important to look at generational identities in order to understand how they collectively respond and react to events and others. Many attitudes and values that identify under Baby Boomers are optimism, equality, personal growth and team orientation. Similar attitudes characterize the Generation Y such as optimism, diversity, confidence, and civic duty (Adwoa Buahene & Giselle Kovary, 2003). Those these may be altered terms all seem to have an underlying generalization for both generations. …show more content…
At first I considered an older generation to handle a large, heartrending life event with ease because of life experience. However, due to the Generation Y’s quick ability to gain knowledge through technology they have critical skills in then being able to express their thoughts the same way. They are able to feel as if they are being heard therefore they are able to cope with the situation as well as if they were apart of the Baby Boomer generation who has experience in dealing with big life events (Buahene & Kovary, 2003). Kelly brings up how her initial reaction was caused by text messages coming from friends about the shooting. She mentions the constant updates from social media, which comforted her because she was able to understand what was happening. Lisa’s co-workers found comfort in walking the halls having face-to-face interactions with each other. Here she was able to express her concerns to co-workers feeling as though she was heard. In order to successfully handle living through tragedy I think it is important to express feelings and to feel as though one is heard. Although in different ways, both Lisa and Kelly expressed this could be …show more content…
“Cognitive-relational theory defines stress as a particular relationship between the person and the environment that is appraised by the person as taxing or exceeding his or her resources and endangering his or her well being” (Ralk Schwarzer, 2000). This theory examines the continuous nature of the interaction between a person and their environment and how stress variables can change the way a person responds and adapts to certain environmental demands. There is an assumption that emotions occur first when encountering stress. This influences their view on the environment, which is continuously changing because of cognitions, other stress, and adaptations “various attributes of a natural setting determine the actual experience of emotions and the resulting action tendencies” Schwarzer, 2000). This theory relates to the experiences of Lisa and Kelly whom both at first had emotional reactions. Fear, shock, and worry were all beginning emotions that lead to their differentiating views of a college setting. This stressful occurrence made them more aware of their surrounding environment and possibly took away their trust in safety in a college
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE Each bodily physiological system has an individual established set point, or level of balance; however, some fluctuations in these levels are tolerated. The balance of any system can be, and regularly is, disturbed by internal and/or external events of the mechanical, physical, chemical, biological, and/or social types. When this balance is disrupted, and involuntary mobilizations of biological processes are not able to re-establish it, an alarm reaction is activated (Schedlowski and Tewes, 1999). This reaction is referred to as a stress response, and the activating agent is the stressor (Selye, 1936). Recently, studies of stress have shifted from demonstrating relationships between psychological factors and somatic outcomes, to investigations of the mediational pathways involved in these associations. For example, (Cohen and Williamson, 1991) have built on the work of Lazarus’ model by suggesting that once an environmental event is encountered, it is appraised, and an affective response is made.
Non-normative life events occur unexpectedly, such as natural disasters, loss of a family member and war. They can hold more of an impact than events that one can expect because with non-normative life events, one is not prepared. It should also be noted that often times since these events occur unexpectedly and do not happen to everyone, an individual may not receive the appropriate support necessary to cope. A major non-normative life event to impact John was the loss of loved ones. John’s parents passed away when he was in his 50s. This probably does not affect his development as much as it would if they had passed when he was younger and had to go into foster care. However, when asking John about how he dealt with it he stated, “There is
The purpose of this report is to (1) discover the Baby Boomer and discuss briefly on how they came about. (2) What effects have Baby Boomers made in the economy, and (3) what does all this have to do with health care and retirement? Between 1945 and 1960 be...
The times have changed, and with them, the customs. Generations of Americans, each with unique cultural influences and identities, have risen and aged over the course of America’s history. The latest generation, in particular, is the product of the past generation’s reforms in civil and individual rights. The Millennials are vastly different from past generations and they are also markedly unalike each other. The conduct of the 21st century contrasts sharply with the lifestyles of the 80s and the 90s, never mind the decades before those. This conduct is the product of innovations in technology that have also led to a heightened sense of both security and insecurity, and therefore have led to a new mentality that is set to the tune of control and regulation.
During the Great Depression the marriage rate fell as uncertainty over economic conditions caused people to postpone decisions that would significantly affect their lives. Birthrates also dropped: pessimism shrouded Americans' expectations of a promising future for themselves and their children. After World War II ended, however, prospects seemed considerably brighter. Young Americans returned home from war in 1945 ready to reap the benefits of victory and a prospering economy. Accordingly, there were almost 2.3 million marriages in 1946, an increase of more than six hundred thousand over the previous year. Many of these newlyweds had children within a year: a record 3.8 million babies were born in 1947. This was the first year of the baby boom, which lasted for most of the 1950s. Between 1948 and 1953 more babies were born than had been over the previous thirty years. In 1954 a record birthrate, a low death rate, and an influx of 144,000 immigrants created the largest one-year population gain in U.S. history. (Thomson Gale)
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Workers are often pitted against each other in the work place as a form of competition. One division that is commonly seen is gender and race, but there is also a divide concerning age that isn’t discussed as frequently. Baby Boomers are those who was born between 1946-1964, when WWII soldiers came back home, settled down and started the “Baby Boom”. While Millennials are those born around 1981-2000, and have a similar population size as Baby Boomers. In the workplace, Millennials are categorized as being bad workers due to how they were raised in sheltered lifestyles and require a different environment than the previous generation, but that is not accurate. Even though the two generations view work different, sometimes to the point of conflict,
Everybody has at least one thing in common. Can you guess what it is? If you guessed, heartbreak, you’re right, but that’s not the answer I’m looking for. The correct answer is stress. Everyone has stress in his or her life at one point or another. It’s one of many inevitable parts of life. Whether it’s busting out a research paper for Psychology at the last minute, expecting your first child to be born, to making sure you’re up in time to catch the Saturday morning cartoons, it’s clearly evident that everyone goes through stress. The real question is, how is stress handled in our society? A person is defined by how they handle the stressors in their lives and how they overcome stressful moments. This paper will explore the aspects of stress management; hoping to help others in their times of stress.
Although stressors can affect a person physiologically, stress can also affect people’s cognitive, emotional and social systems as well. Two concepts are significant in any psychological stress theory: appraisal, which is the individual’s assessment of something or someone, and coping, which is the individual’s effort to minimise or tolerate stress (Krohne, 2002). The “Theory of Cognitive Appraisal” model was proposed by Lazarus and Folkman to explain the psychological processes which influence the stressors. According to the theory, stress is seen as a two-way process; a relationship between the individual and their environment (Lazarus & Folkman, 1984). Cognitive apparaisal is divided into primary and secondary appraisal. With primary appraisal,
Baby Boomers are the most powerful demographic group in history. Businesses thrives or fails based on their ability to keep pace with the likes and dislikes of this economic powerhouse known as the baby boomers. At 76 million strong, boomers have the influence to rule the marketplace and make sure they keep a place set just for them as the
Driscoll, Emily. “Stress in College: What Causes it and How to Combat it.” Online posting. 31
To inspire our paper, we briefly observe the following five US generations (age cohorts): the ’greatest generation’, ‘baby boomers’, and generations ‘X’, ‘Y’, and ‘Z’. Each generation is understood to share common political, social, economic, and historic characteristics. Each generation presents a different set of needs and behaviors. Classifying individuals into subgroups partitioned by year of birth (age cohorts) is a practice that has a long history of being used to simplify idiosyncrasies into broad similar experiences and characteristics (Biggs, 2007).
Everyone deals with stress at some point in his or her life. Most people deal with it daily. As defined in the book called Principles and Labs for Fitness and Wellness, stress is, “The mental, emotional, and physiological response of the body to any situation that is new, threatening, frightening, or exciting” (Hoeger & Hoeger, 2012). This stress is caused by a stressor, which is also known as “a stress-causing event” (Hoeger & Hoeger, 2012). Stressors can take all different forms, from moving to a new town, having a baby, or even writing a paper (Boyd, Wood, & Wood, 2011). One major stressor in life can be going to college. If not coped with properly, these stressors can leave a person with too much stress that could end up harming them mentally and physically, such as developing an illness (Boyd, Wood, & Wood, 2011). There are several ways to cope with stress. Some healthy ways to cope with stress would be practicing emotion-focused coping, building time-management techniques, and practicing meditation.
There is something that everyone in this world tends to encounter; stress is that thing. For most people stress is an everyday thing. For others it can be just an occurrence from time to time. It can also affect our personal relationships without even us realizing that it was the main issue. Stress is “a person’s response to events that are threatening or challenging” (Feldman, 2010). Since there are many different type of stressors, they can be places in different categories. Stressors can be categorized as cataclysmic events, personal stressors, or even as background stressors (“daily hassles”). Though no matter what type of stress one has, there is always a way to cope to get through it and keep it from harming our relationships. Even if it is an everyday occurrence or a once in a while occurrence.