Character Study

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review Chapters 1, 2, and 3 from the course text, read the article by Keller et al., (2012), Does the Perception That Stress Affects Health Matter? The Association With Health and Mortality (Links to an external site.), and watch Seriously Stressed (Links to an external site.). Many of you may be familiar with the classic tale of George Bailey (James Stewart) in It’s a Wonderful Life. George Bailey portrays a young man who encounters many major life events. Although he has ambitions to go to college and travel the world, the death of his father crushes his dreams. He decides to stay in his home town to manage the family business, Bailey Building and Loan. Over the years, Henry F. Potter, George’s nemesis, tries to overtake the family business as it struggles with financial difficulties. As time passes, George Bailey marries and has four children. George’s major stressor presents itself, and the way he perceives and reacts to this stressor, paves the way for the outcome of the movie. While George tries to run away from this stressor, the support of his family and friends help him through it.

To get a brief overview of the movie, watch It’s a Wonderful Life Trailer (Links to an external site.) (2:11). Be sure to watch Frank Capra’s 1946 version of the film. Then search for the following clips that depict some of George’s stressful moments:

• It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) – James Stewart-George Bailey’s Speech to Potter and the Loan Board (Links to an external site.) (1:59)
• It’s a Wonderful Life – Potter’s Offer.mov (Links to an external site.) (2:30)
• It’s a Wonderful Life – “Have a Hectic Day?” (Links to an external site.) (8:33)

View for the fight or flight response:

• It’s a Wonderful Life Bank Run (Links to an external site.) (4:00)
• “You Realize What This Means? It’s Bankruptcy and Scandal and Prison!” – A Wonderful Life (Links to an external site.) (0:46)
• Your* Worth More Dead Than Alive (Links to an external site.) (3:04)
• It’s a Wonderful Life |”You Look About Like the Kinda Angel I’d Get (Links to an external site.) (6:24)

Use the HWE 415 Week 1 Assignment Template  Download HWE 415 Week 1 Assignment Templateprovided, and address the following elements in your Character Study:

• Identify four of George’s stressors; these can be distressful or eustressful events.
  • Support these examples of stress with the course text.
• Assess George’s physiological, social, and emotional reactions to these stressors in the movie.
  • Provide two examples of George’s physiological reactions.
  • Provide two examples of George’s social reactions.
  • Provide two examples of George’s emotional reactions to his stressors.
  • Use the course text as a minimum to support your response; the movie should be cited when it is being explained.

Throughout the movie, George encounters many stressors, but there are two major stress events that he must decide whether to “fight or flight.” The fight-or-flight response is a way the body reacts to stress. When faced with a stressor, the body prepares to fight it or run away from it. After watching the video clips above,

• Explain George’s fight-or-flight reaction in the bank run.
• Explain George’s fight-or-flight reaction from the following:
  • “You Realize What This Means? It’s Bankruptcy and Scandal and Prison!” – A Wonderful Life (Links to an external site.)
  • Your* Worth More Dead Than Alive (Links to an external site.)
  • “You Look About Like the Kinda Angel I’d Get” (Links to an external site.)
  • Each clip is an example of the same reaction/situation to the stressor.
• Explain why you feel George reacted differently in each situation (also think of his perceptions to each stressor and cultural background)?
  • Provide examples from the movie and support your analysis with at least one reference.
• Analyze the relationship between stress and health by identifying three illnesses George may be putting himself at risk for as a result of chronic stress.
  • Use the course text and one additional scholarly reference to support your response.

Please note: The full version of It’s A Wonderful Life may be found on Websites like Vimeo https://vimeo.com/280022699 (Links to an external site.)  It can also be purchased or rented for a minimal charge from YouTube or other media sites.

The Character Study assignment

• Must use the HWE 415 Week 1 Assignment template Download HWE 415 Week 1 Assignment template
• Must be three to four double-spaced pages in length (not including title and reference pages), and formatted according to APA Style (Links to an external site.) as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word (Links to an external site.).
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper in bold font
    • Space should be between title and the rest of the information on the title page.
  • Student’s name
  • Name of institution (University of Arizona Global Campus)
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Due date
• Must use APA formatted paragraph headings to organize your paper. Refer to the Introduction to APA (Links to an external site.) for details.
• Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.
• Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
  • For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) as well as Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the Writing Center resources.
• Must use at least two scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
  • The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
  • To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view this The University of Arizona Global Campus Library Quick ‘n’ Dirty (Links to an external site.) tutorial, which introduces the Ashford University Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
• Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.)
• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Writing Center for specifications.

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