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Steps to Follow In Stress Management
Steps of an Ideal stress management program:
Introduction of the participant
Introduction of the program by the stress management consultant
Narration of the stressful events by the participant
Assessment of the susceptibility to stress and the vulnerability to its long-term effects.
Explaining about stress, its short and long term effects to the participant
Discuss about the different stress producing situations like stress at home , at workplace or elsewhere
Describing the danger signals of stress
Evaluate the type of stress the participant is suffering
Do stress level tests if necessary
Try to choose appropriate stress relieving techniques.
Teach the participant how to respond to different stressful events
Teach the participant how to use relevant stress relief techniques.
Conduct workshop and training in the different stress relief techniques.
Provide hand outs and other informatory
materials
Get feedbacks
Review at later date to assess the impact of the program
Effectiveness of Stress Management Programs
A stress relief management training is said to be effective only if
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The program is tailored for the individual
The program is behavior oriented
If the interventions are repeated and reinforced.
The effectiveness of the stress relief management programs are assessed by
Pre and post program evaluation
Testing the compliance of the person
Testing the persons with a control group
The pre and post program evaluation is assessment is done by assessing the following physiological and psychological variables before and after the intervention.
Blood pressure
Heart rate
Blood sugar and cholesterol levels
Muscle tension
Anxiety levels
Sleep
Interpersonal relation at home and at work place.
Stress is inevitable in life. As life is
becoming more and more competitive, the chances of suffering stress are also increasing. Fortunately, the effects of stress are well evaluated and so are the various stress management programs. A stress management program tailored to suit the individual is found to be effective in helping the person overcome it and lead a productive life. Choosing the appropriate stress management program depends on the individual, who has to assess the effectiveness by seeing the reversal of symptoms in him, both physical and psychological as mentioned above.
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