This area of the specification focusses on Daily Hassles as a source of stress rather than big Life Changes that someone might experience.
Research in this area centres around comparing how ill people get from experiencing Life Changes compared to experiencing lots of Daily Hassles.
Powerpoint and note sheet below...
(there's also a video demonstrated the Accumulation Effect and a Daily Hassles scale at the bottom, see how many you score)
The Accumulation Effect - When lots of small daily hassles build up and cause a severe stress reaction
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Have a go at completing this to see what your Daily Hassles score is
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