Talk:Motivation and emotion/Book/2015/Cortisol and stress

Comments

Hi there - not sure if you're having trouble getting started, but I have a few references which you might be interested in regarding distress and eustress: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/store/10.1002/smi.1053/asset/1053_ftp.pdf?v=1&t=ig2vajb9&s=977dfdf20cb2ed013285a3fd62c255a33aebfa3a

McGowan, J. R. (2006). Positive and Negative Affective Outcomes of Occupational Stress. New Zealand Journal Of Psychology, 35(2), 92-98.

Also helpful for definitions and background information is the work by Simmons and Nelson 2000 and 2001.

Good luck with the assignment :) User:U3053592 23 October 2015

Heading casing

FYI, the convention on Wikiversity is for lower-cased headings. For example, use: ==Cats and dogs== rather than ==Cats and Dogs== -- Jtneill - Talk - c 04:29, 21 October 2015 (UTC)

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Overall Overall, this is a promising chapter which could be improved by abbreviating/reducing the content about the physiological aspects of cortisol and increasing the content about cortisol and stress. For more feedback see these copyedits and the comments below. Theory A strong understanding of cortisol is demonstrated, however to improve the chapter, concentrate more on its relation with psychological stress. Research Research about cortisol is well covered and cited. Provide a stronger summary about the relation between cortisol and stress, and how this can be used to improve our everyday lives. Did you consult Selye (1956)? If not, don't cite it. When describing important research studies, provide some indication of the nature of the sample and possibly cultural context. When discussing important research findings, indicate the size of effects in addition to whether or not there was an effect or relationship. Written expression Written expression The quality of written expression could be improved (e.g., see where clarification templates have been added to the page). Some paragraphs are overly long. Each paragraph should communicate one key idea in three to five sentences. Add a Conclusion Layout See earlier comments about heading casing Learning features Interwiki links could be added (e.g., to relevant Wikipedia articles and other Wikiversity book chapters) to make the text more interactive. Quiz questions are used to encourage reader engagement. Spelling Spelling could be improved - see the tags. Use Australian spelling (e.g., hypothesize -> hypothesise). Grammar and proofreading The grammar of some sentences could be improved (e.g., see the tags). Check and remove unnecessary capitalisation. Check and correct the use of ownership apostrophes (e.g., individuals vs. individual's vs. individuals'). Use abbreviations such as "e.g." inside brackets and "for example" outside brackets. APA style Add APA style captions to tables and figures (e.g., italicise Figure X). Check and correct the use of "&" vs. "and" (Use ampersand (&) inside brackets and "and" outside brackets). The reference list is not in full APA style.

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 22:05, 23 November 2015 (UTC)