14.3.2 Daily Hassles

• Daily hassles are the frequent, minor stressors of everyday life
• Daily hassles accumulate to significantly affect mental and physical health.
• Match the daily hassle with its description:

  Traffic jams ↔️ Being delayed and frustrated during commutes

  Lost keys ↔️ Difficulty finding necessary items

  Rude customers ↔️ Interacting with unpleasant individuals

  Technological issues ↔️ Problems with computers or phones
• What is an example of a financial worry as a daily hassle?

  Concerns about money management
• Feeling rushed or behind schedule is an example of a time constraint
• Daily hassles are minor stressors that occur frequently in everyday life.
• What is a common daily hassle related to home maintenance?

  Dealing with broken appliances
• Order the key aspects of daily hassles according to their impact on stress:

  1️⃣ Frequency: Occur regularly

  2️⃣ Accumulation: Build up over time

  3️⃣ Impact: Cause chronic stress affecting health
• What is an example of a major life event?

  Marriage
• Daily hassles accumulate over time to affect mental health
• What type of stress do major life events cause?

  Acute stress
• Major life events occur frequently.

  False
• Daily hassles have a minor impact magnitude, while major life events have a significant impact magnitude.
• What is the duration of stress caused by daily hassles?

  Continuous, persistent
• Daily hassles are often unpredictable.

  False
• Match the daily hassle with its description:

  Traffic jams ↔️ Being delayed during commutes

  Lost keys ↔️ Difficulty finding necessary items
• The high frequency and tendency of daily hassles to accumulate lead to chronic stress.
• What are examples of daily hassles that can contribute to stress?

  Traffic jams, lost keys
• Daily hassles primarily affect physical health and not mental health.

  False
• What is the key difference between daily hassles and major life events in terms of frequency?

  Daily hassles are frequent
• Major life events cause stress that is intense but temporary in duration.
• Order the research methods used to study daily hassles and stress from most to least time-consuming:

  1️⃣ Longitudinal Studies

  2️⃣ Daily Diaries

  3️⃣ Experimental Studies

  4️⃣ Self-Report Questionnaires
• What is a practical implication of research on daily hassles?

  Stress management strategies