Stress and Illness – Good Answers

There are numerous disorders that have been linked to stress, including
depression, anxiety, heart attacks, stroke, hypertension, and immune
system disturbances. In addition, stress can have direct effects on the
gastrointestinal system by aggravating existing conditions like ulcers,
irritable bowel syndrome, and ulcerative colitis. Nervous system
disorders can be affected by stress, like insomnia and Parkinson’s
disease. In fact, it’s hard to think of any disease in which stress
cannot play an aggravating role. As you might recall from your Module 1
SLP Assignment, there are four major categories of stress symptoms:
cognitive, behavioral, emotional, and physical. In this Module’s
assignment, you will build on this knowledge by exploring disorders that
are associated with these categories.

SLP Assignment

For this SLP assignment, you will choose one disorder from the four
major categories of stress (cognitive, physical, behavioral, or
emotional) as shown in the table below. Your assignment will be to
develop a PowerPoint presentation that includes the following

Slide 1
Title Slide with Name, Course, and Date

Slide 2 – Introduction
Topics to be covered in outline form

Slides 3-5
Choose one disorder from the table above. Briefly describe your chosen
disorder. What are the symptoms of your chosen disorder? How does stress
affect/cause/manifest/enhance this condition? How many people are
affected by the disorder? Describe how your chosen disorder is
associated with its main category of stress from the table (i.e., how is
insomnia sometimes a cognitive condition?).

Slide 6
Describe how your chosen disorder overlaps with the other categories of
stress listed from the table (i.e., obesity may be influenced by
behavioral styles such as overeating in reaction to stress, but there
may be emotional components as well).

Slides 7-8
Choose and describe one occupation at high risk for stress (firefighter,
policeman, trauma nurse, service member, air traffic controller, etc).
What are the main causes for your chosen occupation’s stress? How does
this stress affect their ability to perform? (Be sure to incorporate
aspects of physical, emotional, cognitive, and/or behavioral functions).
Include an image representing your chosen occupation.

Slide 9 – Conclusion
Summarize your project findings.

Slide 10—References
APA Format

SLP Assignment Expectations

For this SLP assignment you will develop a PowerPoint Presentation that
is approximately 1-10 slides in length and addresses the requirements
outlined above. Place the text containing the answers to the questions
above in the slide area, summarizing each topic using bullet points (in
your own words, expand in more detail using the notes area). Images to
convey text will not be accepted.

Be sure to include citations referencing your sources on each slide (use
either the slide or notes area). Include a descriptive title for each
slide that describes the topic being discussed. Be sure to include a
title slide with your name, assignment type (ex. SLP Module 1 or 3), and
course title. Include an introduction slide with the subjects you will
cover in outline form. Include a slide summarizing your project findings
(Conclusion slide). Your final slide should contain a list of
references cited in APA format.

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