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Objectives

Explain how individuals can have different responses to the same stressor.

Describe two ways that personalityaffects stress.

Identify the key factor in resilience.

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Review your responses. Then explain why you might be more or less likely to be under stress than others.

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Quick Quiz How many of the following statements accurately describe how you think or behave?

I need to be the best at everything I do.

If something doesn’t go as planned, I feel like afailure.

I tend to expect the worst in most situations.

I want to be liked by everyone.

I really enjoy competition.

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How you react to a stressor depends on how you assess the situation.

Responses to Stress Vary

• Is this situation a threat to my well-being?

• Do I have the necessary resources to meet the challenge?

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Stress and PersonalityYour personality influences your assessment of a situation.

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• Optimism is the tendency to focus on the positive aspects of a situation.

Optimism and Pessimism

• Pessimism is the tendency to focus on the negative and expect the worst.

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• A perfectionist is a person who accepts nothing less than excellence.

Aiming for Perfection

• There are ways to break the cycle and reduce your stress.

• Accept that you cannot be perfect.

• Take pride in the things you do well.

• Don’t focus on your mistakes.

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• The key factor in resilience is having the support of family and friends.

Resilience

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• The ability to recover from extreme or prolonged stress is called resilience.

Resilience

• They know their strengths and have confidence intheir abilities.

• They make realistic plans and take the steps to carry out those plans.

• They have good communication and problem- solving skills.

• They are able to recognize and control their feelings.

• They recognize that change is a normal part of life and are able to put life changes in perspective.

• People with resilience share other characteristics.

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Vocabulary

optimism A tendency to focus on the positive aspects of a situation.

pessimism A tendency to focus on the negative aspects of a situation and to expect the worst.

perfectionist A person who accepts nothing less than excellence.

resilience The ability to recover from extreme orprolonged stress.

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End of Section 3.3

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