Stressed Out!
Today in Phsychology we were talking about stress, managing it, and other pish-posh. The instructor actually brought in a Galvanic Skin-Response meter. The ideal reading is between 7 and 15, however no one in our 90-person class had that. Afterall, we're college students. A fair deal of the people were between 15 and 20, a fairly larger chunk was 20 to 30. Three people had 30 to 35. What did I have? 54. After a moment of relaxing, I was able to drop it to 47. There is some consolation for this high number though. Even though I was just in front of a group of 7 people at the time, I get extreme anxiety attacks when put in the spotlight. If I had the meter myself and measured it during my own free time, it would probably only be around 18 to 23.
Another thing is a 'Stress Vulnerability' thing she handed out. It's 20 questions that you rate 1 to 5, add it up, subtract 20. If you scored 30+ you're vulnerable. 50 to 75 is seriously vulnerable, and 75+ is extremely vulnerable. What did I score? 94, haha.
And finally, a 'How You Deal With Stress' thing, which you rate 1 to 4. It's another 20 questions you add up. 20 to 29 = Deals with stress well. 30 to 50 = Moderate. 51+ = Poorly, and at risk of heart disease. What did I score? No, I actually got a good score of 31.
Another thing is a 'Stress Vulnerability' thing she handed out. It's 20 questions that you rate 1 to 5, add it up, subtract 20. If you scored 30+ you're vulnerable. 50 to 75 is seriously vulnerable, and 75+ is extremely vulnerable. What did I score? 94, haha.
And finally, a 'How You Deal With Stress' thing, which you rate 1 to 4. It's another 20 questions you add up. 20 to 29 = Deals with stress well. 30 to 50 = Moderate. 51+ = Poorly, and at risk of heart disease. What did I score? No, I actually got a good score of 31.
Posted by JackGuy on Thursday, September 20, 2007 08:45AM
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#2 Ry4n:
Lifting weights is proven to lower stress levels. ;)
Thursday, September 20, 2007 01:47PM
#1 SuperSaiyanGokuX:
DUDE, YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN!
: )
Thursday, September 20, 2007 10:25AM