COURSE OVERVIEW:

Hans Selye, considered the father of stress management, defined stress as the wear and tear on the body. Once you are in a state of stress, the body adapts to the stress by depleting its resources until it becomes exhausted. The wear and tear on your body is mounting; you can suffer from stress-related conditions.

In general, stress is a negative emotional experience associated with biological changes that trigger your body to make adaptations. For example, in response to stress, your adrenal glands pump out stress hormones that speed up your body. Your heart rate increases, and your blood sugar levels rise so that your body can divert glucose to your muscles in case you have to flee dangerous situations.

Together, these changes are known as the fight or flight response. The stress hormones, technically called the catecholamines, are broken down into epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine. The problem with stress hormones in the twenty-first century is that the fight or flight response is rarely necessary.

Today most stress stems from interpersonal situations rather than from attacks by a predator. Occasionally, you may want to flee from a bank robber or mugger, but most of us just want to flee from our jobs or our kids! As a result, your stress hormones actually put a physical strain on your body and can lower your resistance to disease.

Initially, stress hormones stimulate your immune system, but after the stressful event has passed, they can suppress the immune system, leaving you open to a wide variety of illnesses and physical symptoms.

Untreated chronic stress can result in serious health conditions including anxiety, insomnia, muscle pain, high blood pressure and a weakened immune system. Research shows that stress can contribute to the development of major illnesses, such as heart disease, depression and obesity. But by finding positive, healthy ways to manage stress as it occurs, many of these negative health consequences can be reduced.

Learning how to prevent and manage your stress takes practice, but you can - and need to - do it.

This course will help you keep your stress at bay through downshifting and hands-on healing techniques including 20 ways to help you lead a happier, healthier life.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

By the end of this course, you will be able to understand:

·       What is meant by stress management?

·       What is stress?

·       Examples of stress related conditions

·       The types of stress

·       What is good stress?

·       The importance of downshifting

·       Why you should recognise how hard you work?

·       The many places that known carcinogens can be found

·       How could you be affected by workplace carcinogens?

·       Why you should do what you love?

·       How to pursue what you love?

·       Why reduce the commute?

·       Ways to reduce your commute

·       Why and how you should reduce your workweek?

·       Why you should renegotiate vacation and leave time?

·       How to rid yourself of e-stress?

·       How to eliminate energy drains?

·       How to restructure your finances?

·       How to move or stimulate your life-force energy?

·       Why you should get a massage?

·       The types of massage that are among the most widely practiced

·       Why you should consider a chiropractor?

·       Why you should discover osteopathic manipulation?

·       Why you should learn to work your own pressure points?

·       Some simple pressure-point exercises you can try

·       Why you should consider aromatherapy?

·       Why you should avoid overeating?

·       The behaviours that are typical of a compulsive eater

·       How to make stress-fighting endorphins?

·       The ways you can adopt an active lifestyle

·       Why you should practice yoga?

·       Why and how to meditate for stress relief?

·       Some activities that can be meditative

·       How to get more sleep?        

COURSE DURATION:

The typical duration of this course is approximately 2-3 hours to complete. Your enrolment is Valid for 12 Months. Start anytime and study at your own pace.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

You must have access to a computer or any mobile device with Adobe Acrobat Reader (free PDF Viewer) installed, to complete this course.

COURSE DELIVERY:

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ASSESSMENT:

A simple 10-question true or false quiz with Unlimited Submission Attempts.

CERTIFICATION:

Upon course completion, you will receive a customised digital “Certificate of Completion”.