Part 1
Although the physiological response to a stressor may be the same for individuals of all ages, an individual encounters different stressors across his or her life span. Describe some typical stressors that may occur for each age group and explain how the person might cope with the stressor.

• Childhood
• Adolescence
• Early adulthood (under thirty years of age)
• Middle adulthood
• Older adulthood (over sixty years of age)

An interesting classic study conducted by Peterson, Crowson, Saldana, and Holdridge (1999) evaluated eight-year-old children who were role-playing characters in potentially stressful situations (a situation in which a person gets a cut from a piece of broken glass or is going to a doctor’s clinic for an injection). The researchers were interested in finding out what coping responses the children would recommend for both themselves and for friends in the same situation. They found that while children were more likely to suggest proactive coping responses for their peers (for example, imagine you are somewhere else doing something fun, take deep breaths, or try to relax), they were more likely to suggest reactive strategies for themselves (for example, yell, cry, or hit the nurse). Explain the possible reasons why the researchers obtained the results that they did.
Next, imagine a hypothetical situation involving adults in which the subject is at fault for a minor automobile accident. Describe some adult reactive and proactive coping responses to such a situation. Would we find the same self-other discrepancy that Petersen et al. (1999) found in their study? Provide a rationale for your response. 400 words
Reference:
Peterson, L., Crowson, J., Saldana, L., & Holdridge, S. (1999). Of needles and skinned knees: Children’s coping with medical procedures and minor injuries for self and other. Health Psychology, 18(2), 197–200.
Part 2
Explain why studies suggest that faith and spirituality are correlated with health. Describe three possible explanations that are appropriate for this relationship. State which, out of the three, you agree with most and explain why.
Sally has been seeing her primary care physician on and off over the past six months with regard to a pinched nerve in her toe and does not feel that her condition has improved. She still experiences pain when she walks, especially if she has to wear dress shoes, which are required at her workplace. Over lunch one day, her coworkers suggest that Sally try a whole range of CAM ideas, such as acupuncture, Reiki, and homeopathy. Describe the types of treatments mentioned and explain why Sally should or should not try one of these.400 words

How would you advise a person to succeed in accomplishing personal, career, or learning goals based on what you’ve learned about attention, spaced repetition, and habit formation? Based on the information presented on selective attention, spaced repetition, and habit formation (located in chapters 4-7 of the webtext), summarize each concept and identify one principle of success for each concept related to accomplishing learning, career, or personal goals. In addition, explain how you have experienced each of these principles working in your life or how you plan to apply them to meeting your own personal or career goals.
Milestone 2 should be two to four (2-4) pages in length and should include the following:
1. One principle of success related to the concept of selective attention.
a. State one principle of success related to selective attention in one sentence.
b. Summarize the concept of selective attention and explain its relationship to learning. – One paragraph of 3-5 sentences
c. Explain how you have personally seen this principle of success work in your own learning or how you plan to put it into action in accomplishing your future learning goals. – One paragraph of 3-5 sentences
2. One principle of success related to the concept of spaced repetition (or the spacing effect).
a. State one principle of success related to spaced repetition in one sentence.
b. Summarize the concept of spaced repetition and explain its relationship to learning. – One paragraph of 3-5 sentences
c. Explain how you have personally seen this principle of success work in your own learning or how you plan to put it into action in accomplishing your future learning goals. – One paragraph of 3-5 sentences
3. One principle of success related to the concept of habit formation.
a. State one principle of success related to habit formation in one sentence.
b. Summarize the concept of habit formation and explain its significance for meeting goals. – One paragraph of 3-5 sentences
c. Explain how you have personally seen this principle of success work in meeting your own goals or how you plan to put it into action. – One paragraph of 3-5 sentences