This website provides information about the American Institute of Stress, a not-for-profit organization established in 1978 to serve as a clearinghouse for information on stress-related issues.
Use this website to explore the contributions of some of the well known personalities in the stress field.
American Institute of Stress
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This website provides a link to an article published in Nutrition Journal By Lindmark and colleagues in 2005. The purpose of this study was to evaluate associations between dietary intake and sense of coherence (SOC) in adults.
Read this article and comment upon the association between SOC and dietary intake.
Sense of Coherence and food selection
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This website provides the abstract and link to an article published in Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health in 2005 by Monica Eriksson and Bengt Lindstrom that systematically reviews and analyzes the psychometric properties of Antonovsky's sense of coherence (SOC) scale.
Read and comment on the various types of reliability and validity about the SOC scale reported in the article.
Sense of Coherence scale
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This website at University of Manitoba summarizes the contributions of Hans Selye. The website provides links to the Canadian Institute of Stress, several books and sites related to neuro-immuno-biology.
Review this website and summarize the contributions of Hans Selye to stress field.
Stress and Disease: Contributions of Hans Selye
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Visit this website and review the graphic model of stress provided as a link on this website
Take the vulnerability test and see if you need to see therapist for stress related issues.
Stress Free Net
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This website provides a set of interesting modules on stress ranging from what is stress, evolution of stress concept, stress in our lives, is stress a friend or foe, stress as a bodily response, effects of stress on the immune system, stress and the development of cardiovascular disorders, stress and coronary heart disease, sources of stress, workplace as a source of stress, stress case studies, and glossary.
Review this module and complete the multiple choice quiz provided in the module.
Stress Modules
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This website at University of Twente, Netherlands summarizes the Transactional Model of Stress and Coping. It s history, assumptions, conceptual model, favorite methods, scope and application and example are presented.
Review the website and determine which constructs were discussed in the chapter and which were new.
Transactional Model of Stress and Coping: University of Twente
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