Ogden, J. (2017). The psychology of health and illness: An open-access course. The psychology of health and illness.pdf Read pages 52-67Mazlum, C. (2018). The effect of psychological capital level of

Ogden, J. (2017). The psychology of health and illness: An open-access course. The psychology of health and illness.pdf

• Read pages 52-67

Mazlum, C. (2018). The effect of psychological capital level of employees on workplace stress and employee turnover intention. Innovar 28(68), 67-75. Retrieved from https://www.jstor.org/stable/90020198

Ressler, P. K., Bradshaw, Y. S., Gualtieri, L., & Chui, K. K. H. (2012). Communicating the experience of chronic pain and illness through blogging. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 14(5), e143. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3510726/

Video Resources

Esfahani, E. ( 2017, April). There’s more to life than being happy [Video file]. TED. Retrieved from https://www.ted.com/talks/emily_esfahani_smith_there_s_more_to_life_than_being_happy#t-723656

Part 1

After completing the readings, think of a time when you were under stress and you used problem-focused coping and/or emotion-focused coping. Explain the situation and discuss how your coping strategies affected your health.  Also, consider approach vs. avoidance coping in the context of stress related to illness. 

Share at least one idea for improving coping skills (or resilience) in those who are experiencing illness.   

Your Discussion should be at least 250 words in length, but not more than 750 words. Use APA citations and references for the textbook and any other sources used.

Part 2

Write about psychological influences on pain perception. Specifically discuss the Gate Control Theory of Pain by Melzack and Wall (1965), analyzing factors that can open the gate and factors that can close the gate. Consider this in relation to the reading by Ressler et al. (2012), on the positive effects of blogging about chronic pain and illness. Discuss blogging in the context of psychological moderators such as stress, coping, social support, control, and personality.  

This paper should be supported by at least 2 of the readings. The Written Assignment should be 2-3 double spaced pages in length, not including title or reference pages. (No abstract is needed.) Make sure your assignment is APA format with double-spacing, Times New Roman, 12-point font, and 1” margins. Include citations and a list of references in APA format. Edit for spelling and grammar errors.  

You can get assistance with APA formatting at: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html

Papers will be assessed using the following criteria: 

• Student wrote about psychological influences on pain perception (examples: stress, coping, social support, control, personality) 
• Student discussed Gate Control Theory including factors that open and close the gate 
• Student discussed the article by Russler et al. (2012) regarding the positive effects of blogging about chronic pain and illness 
• Student included ideas about blogging related to psychological moderators: coping, social support, control, and personality 
• Student used at least 2 readings to support the main points in the paper (the Ogden textbook and Russler et al. article count toward this requirement) 
• Paper is 2-3 pages in length, not including the title and reference pages 
• All references cited in APA format, with a source list 
• Paper professionally written without spelling or grammar errors

Part 3

As you consider what you’ve learned about pain and stress this week, write about one theory you found especially interesting (either from the textbook or one of the articles). Include examples of how this theory could be applied to potentially improve your health or to help someone in your family or circle of friends. Also, include ideas about how this theory could potentially be applied to improve health at the community level.   

The Learning Journal entry should be a minimum of 400 words and not more than 750 words. Use APA citations and references if you use ideas from the readings or other sources.