Stress Management

Course details

Students, workers, and parents – actually almost everyone – experience a substantial amount of stress. Not all stress is necessarily bad. It is perfectly natural and an important part of life. This kind of stress is called eustress. However, stress in its negative forms or stress that continues for too long (distress), can affect health, productivity, and one’s outlook on life.

Stress can manifest itself physically and psychologically. Life changes or events play a big part in the amount of stress that is present. Increasing one’s knowledge of stress and how it is perceived is an important part of managing it. Therefore, the more you know about yourself, your habits, your strengths, and your weaknesses, the easier it is to take control when possible — or cope and manage when it isn’t possible.

General Objective

On completion of this course delegates will have a working knowledge of the Management Standards approach to stress management and understand the importance of the Stress Working Party and the Organizational Stress Policy.

Specific Objectives

1. Upon completing the Stress Management module you will be able to:
2. To define stress.
3. To identify different kinds of stress and their effects
4. To list and prioritize stressors
5. To use and explain ways to manage or cope with stress
6. To discuss how stress works.
7. To describe the steps process to manage stress.
8. To learn effective stress-coping strategies.
9. To create an action plan to reduce stress and improve personal productivity.

Content

1. What is stress?
2. Different kinds of stress
3. General adaptation syndrome
4. Stress response
5. Managing stress 
6. Coping with stress
7. Reducing stress
8. Relaxation exercises
9. Healthy living to conquer stress
10. Questions

Methodology 

1. Course book and work book.
2. Practical exercises.
3. Presentation.
4. Group discussion. 
5. Problem solving.
6. Role play. 
7. Case study.