In what way could the Student Stress Scale be useful? What topics or information are not covered by these resources that you think are mission critical for students, and that you would include?

Assignment Question

Module Focus: Lifestyle, Health, and Wellness Source(s) to use : Text chapter 14(book provided) 8 Dimensions of Wellness Model SAMHSA https://store.samhsa.gov/product/creating-ahealthier-life/sma16-4958 Student Stress Scale, https://www.baylor.edu/content/services/document.php/183433.p Mental Health presentation-Counseling Center January 2023 – (Provided in word doc named “KKK”). Explore: If you had to design a program for student wellness that included college survival tips, how would you incorporate the information available in the assigned sources?

Consider the following questions:

1. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the sources? 2. What key dimensions would you focus on for students? 3. What information may be critical to consider from the Healthy Minds study in designing a program and why? 4. In what way could the Student Stress Scale be useful? 5. What topics or information are not covered by these resources that you think are mission critical for students, and that you would include?

Supplemental Sources: You may include any of the below, whether it’s their website, books, articles, YouTube, or TEDx talks in support of your ideas or exploration process:  Martin Seligman, PhD psychologist and researcher University of Pennsylvania  Shawn Achor, Harvard professor and researcher  Ian Robertson, PhD, clinical psychologist and neuroscientist, Trinity College Dublin.  Daniel Goleman, PhD psychologist, Harvard  The American Institute of Stress, https://www.stress.org  American Psychological Association, https://www.apa.org  APA Stress in America Annual Reports, https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/stress  Holmes-Rahe Stress Scale, https://www.stress.org/holmes-rahe-stress-inventory  Healthy Minds Study findings (use “National Data Reports” 2021-2022) https://healthymindsnetwork.org/research/data-for-researchers/