Stress Management

UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, THE STUDENT WILL BE COMPETENT IN:

• Listing definitions of stress by noted researchers.
• Discussing the causes of stress brought about in the modern world of multi-cultures.
• Describing physiological reactions of the body to stress.
• Comparing the relationship of personality to stress.
• Discussing the management of stress-induced drug and alcohol abuse.
• Listing sources of stress in business organizations.
• Comparing the actual and psychological costs of stress.
• Identifying causes and symptoms of burnout.
• Listing variables involved in overall job satisfaction.
• Outlining the problems of expressing anger, hostility, frustration, and aggression.
• Demonstrating the ability to monitor one’s physiological reactions to stress and applying stress-reduction techniques.
• Discussing the relationship between life events and the onset of illnesses.
• Developing a holistic model of managerial lifestyle that calls for a balance in the following dimensions of life: professional, financial, social, cultural, creative, and personal.
• Discussing the cognitive appraisal concept as it relates to stress.
• Describing psychosomatic disorders as manifestations of stress.
• Discussing sources of stress in the family and the community and the social approaches to stress management.
• Reviewing the current research on stress in the United States.
• Determining and reflecting on the overall picture of one’s own current stress status.
• Discussing the unique stresses of the twenty-first century brought about by changes in the American culture.
• Designing a personal stress prevention plan.