Psychology

PSYCH 125

Psychology of Stress

Course Description
Although the term “stress” was only introduced to our culture a mere half century ago, most would agree that it has always been a part of our existence. Currently stress seems to be a central component of our lives and our psychological and physical ‘well being’. As we explore this concept, the following topics will be considered: The evolution of the complex stress response in mammals; the toxicity of the chronic stress response to our health; effective ways to cope with and manage the stress of our lives; laboratory and field scientific techniques used to contribute to the scientific stress literature. Supplemental texts, videos, writing exercises (i.e., stressographies) will be used to augment lectures and discussions in the classroom.

Prerequisites
None

Offered
Annually

Course Credit
Three hours

Course Professor
Dr. Lambert