Kelly McGonigal on Stress:

Chasing meaning is better for your health than trying to avoid discomfort. The best way to make decisions is to go after what it is that creates meaning in your life and then trust yourself to hand the stress that follows.

This video illustrates one example of managing stress with a mind-body approach. We can't eliminate the stressors in our life or act like stress doesn't exist. As such, we should make the best of the situation by learning to grow. Although there are some good points with this approach, this is not a technique that will work for everyone. For example, we all have behavioral habits that correlate with Type A or B personality characteristics. How you handle and approach this type of stress management technique will be determined by how you develop the kinds of behavioral habits that correlate with Type B personality characteristics.

Comment and post your response on the video. Please respond to one of your classmates. This Hypothesis Discussion is worth 15 Points.

 Hypothesis allows you to take notes, view and reply to other notes from your peers. The Hypothesis Assignment in this course will have either a pdf or video embedded. For this assignment, you will annotate (comment or add notes) on an embedded video.  

Please answer the following questions:

1. What was the overall message of the Video?
2. Do you agree with this mind-body stress management approach? Explain.
3. Will this mind-body approach work or not work for you? Explain and give examples as to why this approach would work or not work for you.