| Academic Year |
2024Year |
School/Graduate School |
School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences |
| Lecture Code |
AHA15001 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
ストレス科学 |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
ストレスカガク |
Subject Name in
English |
Stress science |
| Instructor |
IWANAGA MAKOTO |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
イワナガ マコト |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
3rd-Year, First Semester, 2Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(2T) Thur1-4：IAS L201 |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
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| Lecture-oriented class, PowerPoint will be used, Group-works and Presentations. |
| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
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Language of Instruction |
J
:
Japanese |
| Course Level |
3
:
Undergraduate High-Intermediate
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| Course Area（Area） |
24
:
Social Sciences |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
06
:
Psychology |
| Eligible Students |
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| Keywords |
SDG_03, Anxiety, stress, adaptation, cognition, coping, psychopathological problem |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | An overview of stress and psychological problems that occur when people have trouble adapting to society and the environment. This is a developmental class on human pathological problems. |
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | Integrated Arts and Sciences
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Knowledge and understanding of the importance and characteristics of each discipline and basic theoretical framework. |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
Stress is inescapable, as it is induced by changes to one’s environment or circumstances. Therefore, it is important for us to understand stress correctly. Students will acquire the following knowledge: (1) Knowledge about basic concepts and mechanism of stress; (2) Knowledge about the appraisals of stressors and coping with stressful situations, and individual responses to stress; and (3) Knowledge about psychopathological problems caused by maladaptation to an environment. The purpose of this class it to introduce students to the mechanisms of stress, and to develop applied skills to social adaptation through group work. |
| Class Schedule |
Lesson 1: Introduction
Lesson 2: Biological mechanisms of stress
Lesson 3: Stress process 1: Stressors and cognitive appraisal
Lesson 4: Stress process 2: Predictability, controllability, and coping
Lesson 5: Stress process 3: Stress responses
Lesson 6: Individual responses to stress
Lesson 7: Stress in the family
Lesson 8: Group work
Lesson 9: Stress in school
Lesson 10: Group work
Lesson 11: Stress in the workplace
Lesson 12: Group work
Lesson 13: Psychopathology of stress
Lesson 14: Group work
Lesson 15: Summary |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Handouts |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
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| (More Details) |
Handouts, PowerPoint presentations |
| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
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Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Think of the following matters in daily life: 1) your own stress; 2) coping strategies you employ to deal with stress; 3) contents of family stress; 4) factors of school stress; and 5) psychopathological issues regarding work stress. |
| Requirements |
Participation in adaptation psychology is required. |
| Grading Method |
Grade: Students will be assessed based on the reports by group work. |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
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| Other |
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Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. |