Identify healthy strategies to manage stress.

Identification should include

  • definition of stress
  • types of stress
  • symptoms (e.g., physical and emotional) of stress
  • triggers of stress and the body's reactions to them
  • healthy strategies and goal setting to manage stress
  • stress-reduction techniques.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

  • What are some possible stressors?
  • How can positive stress affect health? How can negative stress affect health?
  • Which stress-management techniques are most effective for you?

Communication

  • How can good communication alleviate stress?
  • Why is it important to have refusal skills?
  • How is stress reflected in nonverbal cues?

Leadership

  • How can delegation skills ease stress?
  • How can stress cause conflict?

Management

  • How can effective stress management enable you to accomplish simple and complex goals?
  • How can the use of the planning process help manage stress?
  • How can goal-setting or planning help manage stress?