| Course Title: Seminar in Personality and Abnormal Psychology: 'Stress and Neuroticism' |
| Start Date: 08/30/2021 End Date: 12/13/2021 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2021 |
| Description: This course will explore the relationship between personality and the stress response, in particular, the role of neuroticism in this relationship and its association with health. In particular, we will explore the personality dimensions that play a role in the stress response, the types of stressors and its implication on health, and the techniques to reduce both psychological and physiological stress. |
| Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Karin Chellew Galvez | kchellew@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 08/30/2021 - 12/13/2021 | Seminar | Thursday | 01:30PM - 04:20PM | REES - Reese | 307 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: PSYCH-204. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 15 | Enrollment: 14 | Available: 1 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: The handbook of stress and health: A guide to research and practice Author: Cooper, Cary Copyright: 2017 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781118993774 Publisher: Wiley |
Optional | 195.83 |
| Title: Stress management for life: A research-based, experiential approach Author: Olpin, Michael Copyright: 2016 Edition: 4 Volume: ISBN: 9781305120594 Publisher: Cengage Learning |
Optional | 89.86 |
| Title: Stress and Health: Biological and psychological interactions Author: Lovallo, William , R. Copyright: 2005 Edition: 2 Volume: ISBN: 9781412904780 Publisher: Sage |
Optional | 42.12 |
| Title: Stress: Myth, theory and research Author: Jones, Fiona Copyright: 2001 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780130411891 Publisher: Pearson |
Optional | 90.00 |
| Title: Managing stress: Principles and Strategies for Health and Well-Being Author: Seaward, Brian Luke Copyright: 2018 Edition: 9 Volume: ISBN: 9781284126266 Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning |
Optional | 101.46 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |