1 page paper

I don’t understand this Psychology question and need help to study.

How to Make Stress Your Friend (Links to an external site.)

Watch the video then write a 1-2 page paper in APA format answering the questions below. Be sure to incorporate material covered in chapter 15.

Stress. It makes your heart pound, your breathing quicken and your forehead sweat. But while stress has been made into a public health enemy, new research suggests that stress may only be bad for you if you believe that to be the case. Psychologist Kelly McGonigal urges us to see stress as a positive, and introduces us to an unsung mechanism for stress reduction: reaching out to others.

1. How might personality influence stress and stress responses? Can you think of personality characteristics that might make people more or less prone to experience stress? What about characteristics that might help people manage their stress?
2. Given that stress-reduction practices can be effective, why do you think people find them so difficult to implement in their daily lives?