Daily Hassles ETC Flashcards
1
Q
What is a daily hassle?
A
Minor reoccurring problem
2
Q
How are daily hassles measured?
A
Hassle Scale
3
Q
What is the strength of daily hassles?
A
Can indicate if someone has had more pos or neg experiences on a give day.
4
Q
What is the weakness of daily hassles?
A
It relies on self-reported data, which can be lied on.
5
Q
What is a life event?
A
Major event in someone’s life which increases stress.
6
Q
What is the strength of life events?
A
It helps identify who is at risk as it can be found how many life events they’re going through , so people can interfere to help them.
7
Q
What is the weakness of life events?
A
May be too simplistic, assumes people who experience many life events will be stressed
