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Learn Effective Stress Management Strategies
- through a better understanding of the nature of stress
- through an awareness of different ways to deal with stress
This course will help you learn the physical and emotional responses to external stress so that you can learn effective stress management techniques.
This course would be ideal if you were wanting to learn the techniques for yourself or if you wanted to learn the techniques to help and assist others manage their stress.
This course covers the following lessons:
LESSON 1 NEGATIVE EMOTIONS
Introduction
What are negative emotions?
The need for control
Overview of negative emotions
Causes of negative emotions
Physiological arousal
The impact of negative emotions
Negative emotions and mental health disorders
Review what you have been learning
LESSON 2 STRESS CONTROL
Why do we need to control our stress?
Physiological response to stress
General adaptation syndrome
Responses to chronic stress
Long-term outcomes
Cognitive responses to stress
Defence mechanisms
The stress epidemic
Stress and war
Stress and disease
Stress and relationships
Stress and crime
Dealing with stress
Stress management techniques
Poor coping strategies
Useful coping strategies
Relaxation strategies
Review what you have been learning
LESSON 3 ANGER MANAGEMENT
The impact of anger
Anger as physiological arousal
Ways of conceptualising anger
Passive aggressive anger
Aggressive anger
Anger management
Ways to diffuse anger
Counselling strategies
Review what you have been learning
LESSON 4 DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY
Depression
Depressive disorders
Symptoms of depression
Causes of depression
Other physical illnesses
Anxiety
Anxiety disorders
Symptoms of anxiety
Causes of anxiety
Combating anxiety and depression
Review what you have been learning
LESSON 5 DEALING WITH SHAME, GUILT AND SELF-DOUBT
Other common negative emotions
Shame
Guilt
Self-doubt and reduced self-esteem
Other negative emotions
Review what you have been learning
LESSON 6 COPING WITH NEGATIVE EMOTIONS AT HOME
Overcoming negative thoughts
Helpful techniques for well-being
Things to avoid
Case studies
Review what you have been learning
LESSON 7 COPING WITH NEGATIVE EMOTIONS AT WORK
Work life
Causes of negative emotions at work
Anger
Stress
Fear
Disappointment
Dislike
Bringing negative emotions to work
Helpful techniques for wellbeing at work
Case studies
Review what you have been learning
LESSON 8 ACHIEVING BALANCE
Too much positivity
What is normal? What is healthy?
Some stress is fine
Dealing with conflict
Case studies
Hedonic and eudemonic approaches
Review what you have been learning
FINAL ASSESSMENT
How does this course work?
You can enrol at any time.
Once you have paid for the course, you will be able to start straight away.
Study when and where you like. Work through at your own pace.
You can download your study-guide to your smart phone, tablet or laptop to read offline.
There are automated self-assessment tests you can complete at the end
of each lesson. You can attempt these as many times as you wish and
each time, upon completion, you can see your results. You will need
internet access to complete the self assessment tests.
At the end of the course, you are presented with a large assessment
which can be attempted online, anywhere, anytime. If you achieve a 60%
pass in the exam; you immediately receive a downloadable certificate of
completion with your name on it.