For the Diversity & Stress essay assignment, you will be asked to explore your o

For the Diversity & Stress essay assignment, you will be asked to explore your own experiences with diversity and stress. Your essay should contain a minimum of 1500 words (approximately 300-400 words per question; note that the questions do not count toward the word requirement). The details of the grading rubric are provided on Canvas in the Diversity and Stress folder. To earn full credit for writing quality, be sure to use complete sentences and use your own words (in other words, do not include any content from another source or use direct quotations unless citing a specific definition). Please note there will be a 10% deduction for each day late. In terms of formatting your essay, please use each question as a header to structure your responses (note that a template containing these questions has been provided for you in the Canvas folder). To start, you will provide a framework for diversity and stress, and describe potential family, social, cultural, or historical influences (question #1). Question #1. Your Background and Experiences with Diversity and Stress: What does diversity mean to you, and which facets of diversity have caused stress in your life? [Feel free to address issues in your personal lives, society, media, politics, family dynamics, etc.]. How were people of different cultures, orientations, or backgrounds viewed/treated by your family? In what ways have you followed or differed from these examples? What are the social or societal influences on your perspective? Be sure to provide specific definitions and relevant information from the course materials and additional literature searches in framing your views.
Next, you will write a description of your stress reaction according to theories described in the textbook (question #2).
Question #2. Description of Your Diversity/Stress Reaction: In this section, describe your own reactions to diversity in light of stress-related theories and processes. Include the Cognitive Reappraisal model described in Chapter 1, and the ABCDE model described in the Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy section of Chapter 3. For each one, provide a thorough real-life example based on diversity-related interactions or experiences. Be sure to provide a review of each approach as it relates to your example.
Then, explore how you can use a stress management practice from this class to adjust your stress response (question #3). To develop and demonstrate additional expertise on this topic, read and summarize five peer-reviewed, empirical journal articles (note: detailed links for conducting journal searches are contained within the Canvas folder). Question #3. Review of a stress management technique and five (5) peer-reviewed, empirical journal articles. For this section, choose from one of the stress management techniques described in Chapter 12, 13, or 14, such as meditation, mindfulness, guided imagery, yoga, self-hypnosis, autogenics, or breathing practices. To review your chosen stress management technique, start by describing it, and defining relevant material from the textbook. Then, provide an overview of each of the five articles you located (and read) on the topic. It may be easiest to review each of the sources sequentially. Finally, practice your chosen stress management technique and describe your experiences and reactions (Question #4).
Question #4. Implementation of the stress management technique in your life. In this section, you will consider your own experiences and reactions to the stress management technique you have chosen. How many times did you practice the technique, and what were your reactions to using the technique? Were these the same or different from those described in the textbook and/or research articles? Will you continue to use this technique in the future? If so, how will you remember to include it in your busy life? What would you recommend to another student who might be interested in this stress management technique