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1. Assignment: The Impact of Psychosocial Health
Assignment: The Impact of Psychosocial Health ON Assignment: The Impact of
Psychosocial HealthPsychosocial health can have a significant impact on personal health
and wellness, such as a sleep deprivation, stress, and addiction. Stress is one dimension of
psychosocial health that is characterized as a “mental and physical response and adaptation
by our bodies to the real or perceived changes and challenges in our lives” (Donatelle, 2019,
pp. 74). Individual stress responses may lead to sleep deprivation and chronic physical
conditions such as ulcers or high blood pressure. It may also lead people to engage in coping
strategies that may be unhealthy. For example, a person who is experiencing a high level of
stress may seek solace in alcohol, nicotine, food, or other substances to which he or she may
become addicted.To sustain or improve psychosocial health, it is essential that individuals
learn effective coping behaviors to reduce and manage stress. Such behaviors might include
exercise, relaxation techniques, or meditation. Effective coping behaviors can have a
dramatic impact in managing stress and reducing health risks.To prepare:Review Chapter 2
in Health: The basics, 13th edition. Pay attention to the dimension of psychosocial health
and how it impacts health and wellness.Review Chapter 3 in Health: The basics, 13th
edition. Consider how stress can impact psychosocial health and the physical implications of
stress. Focus on coping strategies to reduce stress.Review the media “Dimensions of Health
Wheel.” Consider the definition and characteristics of psychosocial health.Review the media
“Dimensions of Health Wheel.” Reflect on the relationship between stress and personal
health and wellness. Consider strategies you use to manage stress.Review the article “The
emotional brain and sleep: An intimate relationship.” Consider the impact of sleep
deprivation on personal health and wellness.With these thoughts in mind:Select one of the
three Discussion Questions.Post a description of the strategies you use to manage stress and
explain why you use them. Then explain whether your strategies are similar or different
from the strategies in the Learning Resources and explain why yours may be just as
effective. Finally, explain which strategy you consider to be most important in improving
health and wellness, and why.ORPost an explanation of the relationship between sleep and
stress. Provide two examples from either your personal experience or the current literature.
Then, explain how sleep might impact health and wellness, and why.ORPost an explanation
of the how addictive behaviors can impact health and wellness. Provide two examples.
Then, explain two psychosocial factors that might influence addictive behaviors.500 words
+Please make use of the textbook.Sources to be used:Donatelle, R. J. (2019). Health: The
basics (13th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Pearson.Chapter 2, “Promoting and Preserving Your

2. Psychological Health”Chapter 3 “Managing Stress and Coping with Life’s
Challenges”Vandekerckhove, M., & Cluydts, R. (2010). The emotional brain and sleep: An
intimate relationship. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 14(4), 219–226.Note: Retrieved from the
Walden Library databases.REQUIRED MEDIALaureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer).
(2012). Personal Health and Wellness: Dimensions of Health Wheel [Multimedia],
Baltimore, MD: Author.Dimensions of Health: Week 2OPTIONAL RESOURCESMcFadden, K.
M. (2010). Cross-addiction: from morbid obesity to substance abuse. Bariatric Nursing and
Surgical Patient Care, 5(2), 145–178.Note: Retrieved from the Walden Library
databases.Assignment: The Impact of Psychosocial Health