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

Antirequisite(s): Health Sciences 4091A 001 (if taken in 2014-2016).

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

Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.