Stress in Everyday Life Daily Hassles Learning Objectives

Stress in Everyday Life Daily Hassles

Learning Objectives To explain the effect of daily hassles on stress and stress related illness To outline and evaluate research investigating the effect of daily hassles

What are daily hassles? “Any idiot can handle a crisis – it’s this day-to-day living that wears you out” – Anton Chekhov Minor negative events that arise in the course of a normal day. The hassle and its associated emotional effects usually disappear after a short time.

Daily Hassles What are some examples of daily hassles?

The Hassles and Uplifts Scales Formed of 117 items Hassle – e. g. losing phone Uplift – e. g. congratulated at work Participants rate items as either a hassle or uplift and scores are totalled

What does the research say? Pick out key points from hand out and add to spider diagram in booklet to outline research on daily hassles. EXTENSION: - Come up with evaluation points for each study

Evaluation Distinguish between strengths and weaknesses of research into daily hassles 3 strengths 3 weaknesses

HOMEWORK Outline and evaluate research into life changes and/or daily hassles as sources of stress (12 marks) 6 for outline 6 for evaluate Can discuss one study in a lot of detail or choose more than one in less detail. Ensure you are providing 2 strengths and 2 weaknesses