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Sources of stress, physiological measures of stress and individual differences in stress

Psychology

A Level

AQA

5m 50s

in Issues and options in Psychology

In this podcast we will be discussing measurements of stress, including Thomas Holmes’s & Richard Rahe’s Social Readjustment Ratings Scale, as well as looking at the Hassles and Uplifts Scale and Skin Conductance Response. We’ll also discuss three sources of stress; life-changes, daily hassles and workload, as well as looking at the relationship between personality types and stress.
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Tutors:

Jean Marc Lawton

STRESS

Sources of stress, physiological measures of stress & individual differences in stress – task

 

  • Listen to the podcast on sources of stress, measures of stress and individual differences in stress,  making notes as you do so

 

  • From your notes then write a summary of the podcast. This should include references to:

 

a] Critical life-changes, including reference to Holmes & Rahe’s Social Readjustment Rating Scale

 

b] Daily hassles and uplifts

 

c] Physiological measures of stress through reference to Skin Conductance Response

 

d] Workplace stressors of workload and control

 

e] Personality types A, B, C & D

 

  • You may find that you need to listen to the podcast more than once to achieve this

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