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What are the techniques for managing stress?
- -build social support systems
- -develop communication skills
- -exercise regularly
- -get enough sleep
- -eat a nutritious diet
- -manage your time effectively
- -change your perceptions of stressors
- -create a personal stress management plan
- -practice relaxation techniques
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Effective Time Management
- set priorities
- schedule tasks for times of peak efficiency
- set, write down, and visualize realistic goals
- budget time
- break up long-term goals into short-term ones
- learn to say "No"
- be task oriented
- take breaks and enjoy free time
- delegate responsibilities
- avoid procrastination
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Time Management
- the prioritizing, scheduling, and execution of one's responsibilities
- -conduct a time audit
- -prioritize your activities
- -develop and action plan
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Managing Stress- Know thyself
- Locus of Control
- -phychological concept referring to a person's beliefs about underlying causes of life's events
- Internal Control
- -Outcomes are contigent on a person's actions
- External Control
- -Outcomes are determined by events or forces outside personal control
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Dealing with the Challenge of Stress
- Recognize signs of stress
- Find an enjoyable outles
- Seek control, but be realistic
- Find social support through strong relationships
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Stress Management Techniques
- Deep breathing
- progressive muscle relaxation
- visualization
- meditation
- physical activity
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Relaxation Techniques
- progressive muscle relaxation
- visualization
- meditation
- deep/controlled breathing
- biofeedback. Low tone vocal
- Yoga
- Aerobic Exersize
- Laughter
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Goal of Relaxation Techniques
Shut off stimulation of sympathetic branch of nervous system
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