HEED-213 Stress Management

This course is designed to provide students with the principles and methods necessary to develop a personal stress management plan as well as experience various means of stress reduction and relaxation. The concept of wellness, and the role stress and stress management play in personal wellness development, are examined.

Credits

3

Hours Weekly

3 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. 1. Define basic concepts and definitions relevant to stress theory.
2. 2. Describe the physiological response to stress.
3. 3. Describe the impact stress has on health of the individual.
4. 4. Identify personality factors and their role in stress.
5. 5. Identify techniques and strategies for stress management.
6. 6. Describe and demonstrate basic methods of relaxation.
7. 7. Describe the impact negative health behaviors have on stress.
8. 8. Describe the relationship stress management plays in the wellness concept.
9. 9. Describe the relationship between exercise, nutrition, and stress.

Course Objectives

1. 1. Define basic concepts and definitions relevant to stress theory.
2. 2. Describe the physiological response to stress.
3. 3. Describe the impact stress has on health of the individual.
4. 4. Identify personality factors and their role in stress.
5. 5. Identify techniques and strategies for stress management.
6. 6. Describe and demonstrate basic methods of relaxation.
7. 7. Describe the impact negative health behaviors have on stress.
8. 8. Describe the relationship stress management plays in the wellness concept.
9. 9. Describe the relationship between exercise, nutrition, and stress.