Stress!

Readings

• Handouts
  
  Source Articles
• Korean Workers Most Stressed in OECD
• Stressed and Depressed: Koreans Avoid Therapy
• Teacher Stress is Killing My Profession
• 41 Effects of Stress
• Positive thinking: Stop negative self-talk to reduce stress
• Foods That Make you More Stressed

Vocabulary in Speaking Group Notes (Elementary, Secondary)

Stress - Discussion Questions Part 1

1. Which of these is most stressful for you….
   (public speaking, taking a test, going on a first date, dealing with in-laws, long flights,
   open classes, work gatherings, dealing with native English speakers, ….)?
2. What else causes you stress? (e.g. money, family, lovelife, health, future, etc.)
3. Which social/professional situations cause you the most stress?
4. What were the most stressful periods of your life?
5. What were the least stressful, most care-free periods of your life?
6. When do you feel the most relaxed or unstressed?

Stress - Discussion Questions Part 2

1. How does stress affect you physically & emotionally?
2. What health consequences have you experienced because of stress?
3. How do you usually cope with stress? Which responses are effective or not?
4. How do you help your students cope with stress?
5. Who’s the most/least stressed person you know?
6. How do different members of your family deal with stress?
7. How do you view counseling? Would you consider it as an option?
   Do you know people who have experienced it? Was it helpful?
8. In what ways is stress helpful or positive for you?
9. Has your attitude toward stress changed over time?
10. What is unique or different about stress in Korea? Causes? Responses?
11. When you’ve traveled to different countries, have you noticed anything different about how the people there deal with stress?
12. What has been the most stressful part of TTP?