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Question
The objective of this lab is to perform a self-stress analysis. How much stress do you have present in your life? What are the triggers that make you feel stressed? How do you react to stress?
Stress often causes us to be at our worst when we need to be at our best. Identifying modifiable stress producers is one way we can keep from being a slave to stress. Mindfulness, guided imagery, and progressive muscle relaxation are all popular stress reduction techniques being recommended to combat daily stress. According to Dr. Megan Shelton a psychologist at Children's Hospital in St. Louis, MO you need to pay attention to how you display your stress because this will help you choose your treatment. For example, if you clinch your jaw when you are stressed, then you need to address muscle relaxation to combat stress. If you worry when stressed, then using a technique like Mindfulness to stay in a given moment will assist with combating unnecessary worry about the future.
Poor sleep patterns often magnify any stress being felt and make choosing healthy coping mechanisms more difficult. According to Dr. Julie Hereford, Doctor of Physical Therapy and sleep stage expert, you need to achieve at least 4 hours of uninterrupted sleep in order to combat the natural deterioration the body goes through on a daily basis, otherwise the body will not be able to heal itself from the day before. Chronic sleep deprivation, therefore, shows up with physical signs.
Follow the directions in the labs from the coursebook to complete this personal health assessment.
Turn in the following:
1. An explanation as to what you discovered about yourself by completing these lab activities. Do you need to make changes in this dimension of wellness?
2. Research a stress management, or time management technique that you think you could use to assist improving this dimension of health for yourself. Post that resource here. Explain your choice
3. Explain how this same technique could be applied in a community health approach?