Psy 100 Application Assignment : Stress And Health Profile

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PSY 100 Application Assignment: Stress and Health Profile After taking this class, it would be impossible to see things, specially people or myself, the same way. Whether or not the intention of the class is to provide self-improvement information, it would be impossible for the student to ignore the issues, disorders, etc., identified throughout this fast-paced plethora of information. Of course what the student decides to retains is obviously subjective; which lead us to the application of the stress and health profiles. After the completion of the scales provided, and the grading associated, it would be hard not to realize how we can better our lives, if we make minor adjustments in our way of life. I for one, personalized a large part of this information, something I probably would not have been able to do, at least at the same level, back when I was a young adult. The overall score for Scale 1: Stressed out? was fourteen (14). The average for someone in my age group, gender and marital status runs about 12.367. It is obviously a higher number than I would like it to be. Or is it? Although this may have startled me at first, it would be ridiculous for me to claim ignorance. I’ve been attempting for some time now, to work on the issues that increase my stress, and to modify the way I live in order to avoid stress and achieve a healthier way of life. I have a long way to go. A couple of year ago, I managed to bring my weight down from 285 lbs. to 201. I was working out and feeling good. However, the engrained patterns of my previous behavior, managed to slowly seduce me into the larger-portion, higher-calorie foods I have always adored. For someone my age, and at the level of stress I “unmanage” to work, could result fatal in ... ... middle of paper ... ...can do the same thing, expecting a different result. Emotional intelligence is an incredible concept in theory. I don’t know much about it, but I think I could use the prescribed equivalent to a 47 year old male Hispanic, trying to deal with his heredity traits passed down from Euro-Iberian (32%) to Native American (24.5%), and even the 2.7% Neanderthal in me. I only wish I could have dedicated the time and energy this class really deserved. Unfortunately, due to my emotional self, back in the late 80s and 90s, I made some very poor, highly emotional decisions that kept me from understanding that in the instant gratification society, he who falls victim of his own lack of control will perhaps wake up decades later with a thirst for self-realization, and self-understanding. This class has answered so any questions, and yet, has stimulated my mind to ask so many more.

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