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Lindsey Tucciarone February 12, 2020 PSY-352 Krista Bridgmon

Stress Case Study

Max is experiencing what most people in the world do daily. His risk factors are that he works a lot of hours as well as undesirable shifts and is not financially stable at the time and can only afford to live in his busy city that has become unsafe. Max’s resilience factors are that he has a ton of reliable friends and family that he can rely on as well as working out to reduce stress. Max is at risk for stress because of his daily life stressors and well as the every once in a while stress from events. The regular exercise would be more beneficial if Max did not eat unhealthy foods. He is also smokes to reduce stress which affects the way his brain, lungs and other major organ functions. He could possibly get cancer, high blood pressure, COPD or other illnesses pertaining to tobacco smoke and it’s carcinogens and toxins (Diehl, 2011). The heavy stress load of being unable to make important decisions at work, he is sole provider, his finances are dwindling and his vehicle is inoperable due to the fact that he could not afford to repair it. The human psychic is incredibly fragile when it comes to trigger and trauma’s. Research indicates that behavior can weaken immune system functions (Sarafino & Smith, 2017). Extreme stress may increase said bad habits. Professor Froma Walsh, has written notably on family resilience and the constructive adaptation of families (Diehl, 2011). A developmental systems

structure, the Professor considers the fundamental developments in family resilience and gives a great overview of the concept from a family systems perspective (Sarafino & Smith, 2017).

Strengths such as appreciation, kindheartedness, faith, and valor have been implied to act as defensive factors against life’s misfortunes, assisting us to adapt clearly and cope with struggles such as physical and mental illness’.

Reference

Diehl, Manfred (2011) US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health. Risk and Resilience Factors in Coping with Daily Stress. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2936708/

Sarafino, E. & Smith, T. (2017). Health Psychology: Biopsychosocial Interactions (9th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. ISBN-13:9781119299486...