You are going to create a thoughtful plan for addressing 1 primary stressor in your life. Below is the process/outline broken down into more defined steps. Address each prompt below to create a personal stress management plan to address the personal stressor you have chosen to focus on:
- Identify one stressor in your life which you would like to manage better
- In your textbook on page 543-546, read & review the “Creating Your Own Stress- Management Program”.
- Pick one chapter in your textbook from Part 3-coping strategies (Chapters 9-17) to use as a reference and resource for creating a plan to managing your identified stressor. Describe how you plan to apply the material to your plan for stress management.
- Pick 2 worksheets from part 3-coping strategies in your workbook that you have not already done. Complete them and discuss how they assisted you in managing or understanding your stressor.
- Combine what you have learned from the textbook, worksheets, and class learning materials in general with your own ideas and form a real tangible plan to manage your stressor. Remember to follow the S.M.A.R.T. principles when making any goal.
- Give a summary of the plan you created including…
- Identify and describe specific things you will do to reduce the amount of stress you experience. Be specific as you can (S.M.A.R.T. goals).
- Pinpoint and describe how you will implement at least one coping skill you will practice.
- Identify at least one behavior you plan to change and how you plan to change it. (Remember Chapter 10 on Behavior Modification).
- Describe the change you expect. Describe your expectations for results.
- Discuss your rationale for the plan.