Stress Management

Overview

Anxiety, tension, and mental and emotional strain are all common problems in modern society. Learn all about how to deal with them in this Stress Management course from Warnborough College.

Course aims

• Causes of stress, physical changes that occur in the body as a result of stress, short term and long term problems, cumulative affect of stressors.

• Understanding relaxation, fostering an easy living attitude, putting stressors behind you -forgiving yourself.

• Common drugs (Alcohol, cigarettes, cough mixtures, decongestants, headache tablets etc.) and their relationship with stress: short term and long term affects.

• “Self Esteem” (how we feel about ourselves) is influenced by many factors. A person’s upbringing, peer group pressure, current employment, physical appearance and so on, all interact to help determine how we feel about ourselves.

• “Self Esteem” (how we feel about ourselves) is influenced by many factors. A person’s upbringing, peer group pressure, current employment, physical appearance and so on, all interact to help determine how we feel about ourselves. We consider the term career in its broadest context – it is what you do with most of your time: it does not need to necessarily be paid employment.

• Problem Solving techniques, Decision Making; Self Assurance and Insecurities

• How diet can affect physical and mental stress; identifying areas of tension and deciding on relaxation techniques that suit you.

• Understanding what type of person you are; and living with that knowledge.

• Undertake an inventory of your own personality, and gain insights into yourself.