Course Lecture on Stress, Anxiety, and Class Policies

Vocabulary terms and definitions covering class grading policies, assigned readings on anxiety and stress reduction, course logistical announcements, and related case discussions.

Kingsborough Community College Participation Policy

The college grading policy where grades cannot be penalized solely for attendance, requiring professors to evaluate students on participation, which accounts for 30% (with proposals to raise it to 45%) of the grade.

Brent space

The online course portal where class assignments, such as the job opening application assignment due on October 27, are posted.

Chapter 10

The textbook chapter designated for learning techniques to reduce stress and anxiety.

Flatbush building collapse

The collapse of an apartment building near Flatbush and Bedford avenues on Veterans Day that resulted in eight fatalities following the failure of an installed brace wall.

November 5

The date work clearance was officially signed certifying the Flatbush building site was structurally safe and sound prior to its collapse.

Barbecue king

A criminal case subject evaluated by the professor who served human remains and pled insanity, whom the professor determined was not mentally ill, asserting that hate and racism do not constitute mental illness.

Emotional arousal

The physiological response triggered by anxiety or fear, marked by nervous system reactions such as sweating, stuttering, and an elevated heart rate.

Safe words

Mutually agreed-upon verbal cues (such as 'Butterfingers') used to establish boundaries and immediately stop physical actions during intimate encounters.

Zamara

The professor's 11-year-old half-sister discovered following her father's 2019 death from prostate cancer, who is being adopted by Amber and Sham to live in California.

Brookie and Purity

The professor's two indoor cats, consisting of an older two-year-old cat named Brookie and a younger seven-month-old cat named Purity.

MH 11

The course where a student attended class only twice before disputing an impending failure and dropping the course upon learning participation accounted for 30% of the grade.

Midterm submission cutoff

The revised deadline set by the professor for submitting the class midterm exam, rescheduled to Sunday with an 11:59 PM cutoff.