At the end of week $8,$ students will submit their final paper $($personal reflection paper$).$ Chapter $3$

and $4$ of the class text focuses on individual differences in the stress response and the impacts of

stress on different aspects of our lives. How we perceive and interpret a stressor is known as

cognitive appraisal, and determines whether we react to stressor as threatening or stressful $($see

Quick, Wright, Adkins, Nelson, & Quick, $2013,$ chapter $3).$ You should include your own

stressor$-$directed strategies aimed at preventing individual distress and managing the stress

response in everyday life $($see Quick, Wright, Adkins, Nelson, & Quick, $2013,$ chapter $10).$

Final Written Report Guidelines

A $7-10$ page report of the analysis is required using $12-$point font, double$-$spaced, and following

APA$$s writing style. For the purpose of this project, use the text chapters and journal articles

assigned for this course in addition to any other available references such as books, journals,

newspaper, internet information, or a direct interview $($in case of an interview$)$ as resources for

your research.

Each student needs to cite at least ten $(10)$ references for the student$$s analysis. This means that

each student needs to refer to the information in these sources in a relevant way throughout the

paper using APA format. At least five $(5)$ references must be journal articles from scholarly

sources using the University of La Verne$$s Wilson library or Google Scholar searches. The

remainder of your references can come from a wide variety of non$-$scholarly sources including

newspapers, business magazines, and professional organizations. Please have a list of references

on a separate page at the end of the document. Although not required, please also consider

conducting an interview$($s$)$ with a member$($s$)$ of the organization. If you conduct interviews, you

need to include the interview questions in the report. In the report you need to apply the concepts

learned during the course to describe and assess the organization.