Home Sweet Home
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Keys: You find yourself locked out of your car in a busy parking lot while trying to go home. How will you deal with the problem and manage stress?
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Self Care: You have been going to the gym consistently, eating a healthy diet, and cannot lose weight.
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Pop quiz/Exam: You face a surprise mini-test. How will you reduce the exam pressure, quick thinking, and use stress reduction techniques to enhance performance and manage test anxiety?
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Financial Crisis: Recently lost a job and cannot pay significant bills such as car insurance or mortgage/rent.
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Getting Married: You are planning a large destination wedding with a large wedding party.
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Construction: Your home is being remodeled, and is it taking longer than planned.
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Read & Respond Went on a vacation from school and work and returned to over 500 emails.
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Power Outage: A sudden power outage during a crucial school project. How will you adapt to the situation, manage frustration, and collaborate effectively to find solutions?
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Missed Flight: You're facing the financial challenge of rebooking a flight because you missed your original flight. How will you adapt to the situation, manage your time, and manage frustration in unexpected situations?
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Possible Detention: A loved one committed a crime and may be going to jail for an extended period.
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Housing: You need to move to a different home because your home was destroyed in a natural disaster.
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Children: You have three school-aged children, each with after-school activities they must attend.
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Adult Learner: You were recently accepted into the MSOT program and have difficulty managing school and work responsibilities.
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Lost Wallet: You experience the stress of misplacing your wallet in a crowded public place. How will you work on problem-solving, emotional regulation, stress management, and effective communication to resolve the situation?
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Relationship: Recently experienced separation from your significant other and feeling very ashamed and anxious about this situation.
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Locked Out of Home: You have been locked out of your home on a stormy night. How will you promote problem-solving, emotional regulation, and resilience when facing unexpected trouble?
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Illness: You’ve recently been diagnosed with a sickness that requires surgery and several weeks of recovery.
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Deadline Pressure: You need to complete a complex project with limited time. How will you prioritize tasks and manage stress to succeed?
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Retirement: You have reached the time requirement to retire from your job and are nervous about what to do next.
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Socialization: You recently relocated to another state alone without friends and relatives nearby.
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Home management: You live on a 2 acre land and the grass is growing out of control and needs to be cut.
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Traffic Jam: You experience the frustration of being stuck in a long, unexpected traffic jam. How will you adapt to the situation., manage stress, and coping strategies?
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Presentation Glitch: During a crucial presentation, you encounter technical failures, slides going out of order, and a skeptical audience. How will you \ adapt to the situation, calm, and deliver effective communication under stress?
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Lost Travel Documents: You have lost your passport in a foreign country. How will you regulate your emotions and find coping strategies in a high-stress travel situation to solve the problem?
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Loss of friend/Family: Someone very close to us has recently passed away, and you have been tasked with arranging the funeral.