Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper comparing the main themes of the social-cognitive perspective with the humanistic perspective.

• Describe the main concepts involved in each perspective.

• Explain how the perspectives differ from one another.

• Identify possible limitations of each perspective.

Include a minimum of two peer-reviewed resources.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

1. Stress and Stressors brief discussion

2. Stress in the Workplace brief discussion

3. Psychology and Health brief discussion

4. Sigmund Freud coined the term "defense mechanism". Defense mechanisms are emotions that humans wear on their sleeves so to speak in order to cope with the reality they are facing. He believed there purpose was to cope with anxiety and to protect one's ego. He labeled many different emotions as defense mechanisms: denial, displacement, intellectualization, projection, rationalization, reaction formation, regression, repression and sublimation. After researching Freud's defense mechanisms, I would like the entire class to answer the following questions: Which defense mechanisms have you engaged in? Why? Do you tend to favor one mechanism over the other? Please post your responses to this message.

5. Personalities a learned trait brief discussion

6. What are the effects of stress on the mind and body?

7. What strategies can be used to counteract stress?

8. Technology plays such a role in our lives today. We use our cellphones and the internet for several different reasons (like taking this course). It has opened up many opportunities for us. However, as I'm sure you have all discovered, it is hard to keep track of everything. Do you feel that is related to our brain capacity or the sheer fact that we have so much information thrown at us on a daily basis?
(80 or more words per question)