In this course we undertake a critical examination of the notion of stress, broadly speaking. Selected topics covered include: stress as fear; stress as anxiety; illness vs. disorder; responses to accumulated adversity; traumatic stress; existential despair; the concept of “flow”; and stress as opportunity, motivator, and facilitator of meaning making.

Prerequisite(s): Health Sciences 2250A/B; Registration in the third or fourth year of the School of Health Studies.

Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.