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Reflective Essay On Stress
Reflection offers you the opportunity to consider how your personal experiences and observations shape your thinking and your acceptance of new ideas.
Be sure to review the
announcement a
nd supporting resources for this week’s assignment!
To set the stage for your reflection… think about it – High-stress levels can negatively affect health.
Recall a time
when you were under stress and how it impacted your physical and mental health.
The purpose of this essay is to take
your reflections on your experience
to the next level and start thinking about future growth.
Support your experience and recommendations with
research NO websites as sources allowed
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You will
tell a story with the reflection of your experience in mind!
Write a story narrative…
For example:
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Surviving a hurricane can be challenging for all persons subjected to its fury. For some, however, the stress of losing everything or having to evacuate may have long-lasting consequences on mental and physical health! There are always a variety of reactions to an oncoming hurricane that indicates stress. Some people can be observed frantically boarding up windows and placing sandbags to mitigate rising water levels. Some people can be seen stocking up on supplies because of their boldly-stated refusal to leave their home. Others, however, can be seen packing things and trying to figure out where they are going to evacuate to! In most observations, the questions that comes to mind would be, “Do I have the resources to board up and protect my home so I can stay here and ride-out this storm?” Or, some may think, “Yeah, leave, evacuate. Just where are we to go with no money or family to run to?” These reflections add fuel to the fire of stress.
Coping with the unknowns of hurricane storms and its related stress is challenging. Some people find family members to “hunker down with” so they know their family is together should things go awry!
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So… can you see how this is a 3rd-person narrative, “a story” based on personal experience? Good!
Instructions
Carefully follow the instructions and the Grading Rubric for this assignment.
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· Create a Reflective Essay using a Word Document file.
Use APA 7th edition formatting and include a title and reference page.
Avoid using the complex template provided by MS WORD – it’s too detailed. ASK via email if you would like me to send you a more basic template.
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· Write a minimum 4 paged reflective essay
in third-person narrative format
as required by APA format, sharing your story experiences with how stress can impact mental and physical health
AND your recommendations on how to cope with stress.
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include the following along with your experience story:
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· Explain
why
stress occurs. Give
at least 3 reasons. Support these reasons with citations and references.
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· Elaborate on
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3 biological consequences of stress, emotion, and cognitive outlook on overall health. Support these reasons with citations and references.
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· Explain
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3 ways stress can help to motivate someone to change their behavior. Support these reasons with citations and references.
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· Support all these key points in this essay in
APA 7th edition format – which means using citations and references when discussing the points listed above!
And include the following:
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· a clear introduction with a topic sentence,
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· at least 3 paragraphs in the body,
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· and a conclusion followed by
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two (2) scholarly references that match citations placed in the discussion to support your story!
NO websites allowed!
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TurnItIn similarity must be BELOW 35% ~ SO YOU MAY want to check this score prior to submission. PARAPHRASE ~ see announcement help!
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