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Stress Management

Please answer the following questions. Your answers are to be typed and explained in complete sentences. There are five (5) questions worth five points each. Please do not remove the questions. Total: 25 points

1. Define the concept of social support. Define and explain the four types of social support and provide an example of each type of support.

2. Define autobiographical listening and describe the four ways of listening autobiographically.

3. Define empathic listening and describe its four stages. Explain how effective listening the key to healthy communication is.

4. Define and explain relaxation. Explain some benefits of relaxation. Explain what is meant by the statement, "Cognitive techniques help stop the stress response from activating, while physical relaxation techniques help reduce stress by altering the physiological impact of stress."

5. Define meditation and its components. Describe the four factors that are present in meditation.