Lindsey Tucciarone
February 12, 2020
PSY-352
Krista Bridgmon
Stress Case Study
Max is experiencing what most people in the world do daily. His risk factors are that he
works a lot of hours as well as undesirable shifts and is not financially stable at the time and can
only afford to live in his busy city that has become unsafe. Max’s resilience factors are that he
has a ton of reliable friends and family that he can rely on as well as working out to reduce
stress. Max is at risk for stress because of his daily life stressors and well as the every once in a
while stress from events. The regular exercise would be more beneficial if Max did not eat
unhealthy foods. He is also smokes to reduce stress which affects the way his brain, lungs and
other major organ functions. He could possibly get cancer, high blood pressure, COPD or other
illnesses pertaining to tobacco smoke and it’s carcinogens and toxins (Diehl, 2011). The heavy
stress load of being unable to make important decisions at work, he is sole provider, his finances
are dwindling and his vehicle is inoperable due to the fact that he could not afford to repair it.
The human psychic is incredibly fragile when it comes to trigger and trauma’s. Research
indicates that behavior can weaken immune system functions (Sarafino & Smith, 2017). Extreme
stress may increase said bad habits. Professor Froma Walsh, has written notably on family
resilience and the constructive adaptation of families (Diehl, 2011). A developmental systems
February 12, 2020
PSY-352
Krista Bridgmon
Stress Case Study
Max is experiencing what most people in the world do daily. His risk factors are that he
works a lot of hours as well as undesirable shifts and is not financially stable at the time and can
only afford to live in his busy city that has become unsafe. Max’s resilience factors are that he
has a ton of reliable friends and family that he can rely on as well as working out to reduce
stress. Max is at risk for stress because of his daily life stressors and well as the every once in a
while stress from events. The regular exercise would be more beneficial if Max did not eat
unhealthy foods. He is also smokes to reduce stress which affects the way his brain, lungs and
other major organ functions. He could possibly get cancer, high blood pressure, COPD or other
illnesses pertaining to tobacco smoke and it’s carcinogens and toxins (Diehl, 2011). The heavy
stress load of being unable to make important decisions at work, he is sole provider, his finances
are dwindling and his vehicle is inoperable due to the fact that he could not afford to repair it.
The human psychic is incredibly fragile when it comes to trigger and trauma’s. Research
indicates that behavior can weaken immune system functions (Sarafino & Smith, 2017). Extreme
stress may increase said bad habits. Professor Froma Walsh, has written notably on family
resilience and the constructive adaptation of families (Diehl, 2011). A developmental systems
