DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Discussion questions 100 word min CITED
1. Why does long term loud noise tend to cause heart and chronic stress disease? What can be
done to reduce the impact? Explain.
2. When solving complex environmental issues how should the problem be framed? What are the
best methods to logically approach complex scientific issues? Explain.
3. Discuss arousal theories as they relate to the stress response due to urban environmental
conditions. Why are some urban settings more stressful compared to other urban settings?
What may be cause and a method to reduce the stressor(s)?
4. Explain what the circumplex model is all about. How could this model be used to fit your
lifestyle?
5. What are some techniques that could be used to solve complex environmental problems? When
you have clever ideas at rest or sleep do you ever make the effort to write them down in a
journal; Why or why not?
6. What is the difference between the physical state of high density and the psychological
experience of crowding? Why is noise such a factor?
7. While urban settings may have locations where there is stress, there is also locations where
there can be well-being. Provide some examples of these types that can exist in an urban setting
and explain why. Then provide an example in your area. (Chicago, il)
