Question 1: Consider the study in which volunteers were given nasal drops containing the cold virus to examine the relationship between stress and immune function (Cohen et al., 1998). Explain how the findings might explain how people seem to become sick during stressful times in their lives (e.g., finals week). Consider the effects of stress on children who are abused, grow up in violent neighborhoods, or grow up without proper and sufficient sustenance. Discuss how stress can impair the learning of this group.
Question 2: In considering the three dimensions of happiness (the pleasant life, the good life, and the meaningful life), describe these dimensions and identify steps you could take to improve your personal level of happiness respectively in each of these areas. Be sure to support your answer using what we learned about factors found to be associated with improved life satisfaction.