KK2 AREA OF STUDY 1 - ACCELERATED TASK
KEY KNOWLEDGE:
STEP 1 - KEY VOCABULARY
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- Sources of stress (eustress and distress) including daily pressures, life events , acculturative stress, major stress and catastrophes that disrupt whole communities
- Models of stress as a biological process with reference to Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome of alarm reaction (shock/countershock), resistance and exhaustion, including the 'fight-flight-freeze' response and the role of cortisol
- Models of stress as a psychological process, with reference to Richard Lazarus and Susan Folkman's transactional model of stress and coping (stages of primary and secondary appraisal)
- Context-specific effectiveness, coping flexibility and use of particular strategies (exercise and approach and avoidance strategies) for coping with stress
STEP 1 - KEY VOCABULARY
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STEP TWO
Complete the following activities from your workbook
Complete the following activities from your workbook
- ACTIVITY EIGHT - Eustress Vs Distress application questions on page 34 and 35. Complete the summary table below.
- ACTIVITY NINE - Physiological response to stress - building understanding on pages 38 and 39. For the Yerkes-Dodson's Law diagram, describe how stress can optimise your exam performance, or the two ways in which it could be detrimental.
- ACTIVITY TEN - GAS case study application on page 42. Draw the GAS graph that shows resistance to stress over time and annotate it using the example in this activity. Use a Venn diagram to summarise the key similarities, differences and common features of the fight– light–freeze response and the GAS.
- CONCEPT MAP ACTIVITY 6 - Biological models of stress on page 43
- ACTIVITY 11A - Transactional Model scenarios on page 46 and 47. .
- ACTIVITY 11B - Using the terms on page 49, create a flow chart to illustrate your understanding of the Transactional Model. Use an example to annotate your flow chart (e.g. having to give a speech in front of assembly). Include Key strengths and limitations of the model.
- CONCEPT MAP ACTIVITY 7 - Transactional Model of Stress and Coping on page 51
- ACTIVITY 12 - Healthy Vs Unhealthy Advertisement on page 54. Complete a table to summarise approach and avoidance coping strategies. Include description, key features and examples of both.
- CONCEPT MAP ACTIVITY 8 - Coping with Stress
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