Journal #1 

What stress responses have you experienced lately? Today? This week? What made them go away? How do you deal with stress? List and identify strategies that you could utilize to help with stressor's in your life. Using the textbook as a guide, list some strategies that you can use to help you deal with stress. How does your cultural background relate to your stress?

Journal #2 

Without commitment, no intimate relationship can flourish. Parents, children, siblings, friends, and lovers all need to acknowledge that they are in it together for the long run. Love.., it seems that no other concept has puzzled humankind as much as this.

Communication is the key in all relationships. In your culture are there differences in communication because of gender? If you were to make an attempt to define love, how would you begin to describe your interpretation of this concept? Is your expression of love limited by your level of self-acceptance?

In your expression of love to others, do you find that you attach conditions, maybe without realizing it? When was the first time you fell in love? Did it last? Why or why not? What advice can you give to others regarding Love?

Journal #3 

What are your ideas about responsibility for contraception? Should one partner be responsible or should responsibility be shared?

Where did you get your ideas? Are they tied to other attitudes you have about male and female gender roles? Are you comfortable with your attitude toward contraception and the effect is has on your life? Who taught you about conception? How do you think kids of today learn about conception?

What can we do as a society to help prevent unwanted pregnancies? Should schools teach sex education? If so, what should they learn? Does your culture or religion change your personal views regarding contraception?