Stress Management

This course is an exploration of stress and the effects that stress can manifest in the individual. Everyone responds to stress factors in different ways and this module looks specifically at how stress can be both a positive and a negative influence. The course also provides a number of self-analysis tools that enable the individual to monitor their own stress performance, and to modify their behaviour if necessary.

The course explores stress through the following topics:

• The physiology of stress – how your body reacts to stress in different situations.
• The stressor and the response – separating and identifying these two factors.
• Change as a stressor and how to cope with change at all levels.
• The three simple ways to handle change that reduce or eliminate the stress response.
• The physical response and how to enable the body to be better equipped to respond to stressors.
• Why the words ‘just relax’ don’t work in a stressful situation and how to move beyond the platitude.
• The complete stress programme.