Will focus on the stress response and moderators of the stress response (i.e., factors that either exacerbate or
ease the stress response). One of the most important moderators of the stress response is social support. For this assignment, describe a situation that gave you stress and what was your behavioral response (i.e. what was your
bodys reaction, what behavioral measures did you seek out, etc). Did your behaviors attempt to explain why some people seem to have more social support than others (even when living in similar social environments) which may
help to alleviate stress. Consider how you respond to different people around you. Also, consider how people
respond to you: do they freely offer you support or is it harder to come by? Perhaps you are uncomfortable with
receiving support? How do these patterns play out over time and how do they change when managing stress?
Stress situation- Starting college again after 6 years