Assignment 1: Personal Reflection Journal Entry

Write a one to two (1-2) page paper in which you:

• Reflect on how well you are:

1. adjusting to your life in terms of subjective well-being, diversity, contexts, and / or thinking critically.
2. balancing your priorities, specifically with home, work, school, recreation, and / or family.
3. developing your identity, specifically self-esteem, self-concept, ethnicity, and / or gender.
4. coping with stress, specifically social support, multiple coping strategies, and / or self-control.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; Since the only resources you will be using for this assignment are the article and your textbook, you need not include a reference page.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment. The cover page is not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Define psychology and psychological adjustment.
• Identify contextual variables (e.g., culture) that impact psychological adjustment.
• Describe self-concept, self-esteem, and identity.
• Define stress, stressors, and coping strategies, and contemplate their relationship to health and wellness.
• Use critical thinking skills to reflect on personal experiences with adjustment and identify new strategies for personal growth.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in psychology.
• Write clearly and concisely about psychology using proper writing mechanics.